Difference between revisions of "HMT Rajula"
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Revision as of 01:38, 14 May 2019
 Rajula in late 1950's. | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMT Rajula |
| Builder/Built | 1926 Barclay, Curle and Company, Glasgow |
| Type | Passenger / troop ship |
| Displacement | 8,478 tons |
| Speed | 12.5 knots |
Remarks
The construction of this ship was sponsored by the British Government, but it was owned and operated by British India Steam Navigation Company. Used as a troop ship during WW2, her last voyage was controversial, leading to questions about discipline on board and conditions being asked in the British Parliament. As a result she was returned to her owners. In 1973 she was sold to the Shipping Corporation of India and renamed SS Rangat. Laid up in India in 1974, and broken up for scrap the following year.