Ship Details
Rig
Steel Twin Screw Steamer, 13000 ihp
Built
1925
Built In
Tonnage
15,346g 8,773n
Built By
Dimensions
526.3 x 70.3 x 42.3
Demise
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., reg. London. Australian service via Suez & colombo. 1930: Engine modified. 1932: Bombay added to her route. 1939 Oct.: Commissioned as an armed merchant cruiser. 1939 Nov.23: Rescued the survivors of HMS Rawalpindi off Iceland. 1943: Troopship. 1948: Resumed Australian service. 1953 April: Broken up at Dalmuir.
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