HMT Rajula
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 Rajula in late 1950's | |
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMT Rajula |
| Builder | Barclay, Curle and Company, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 614 |
| Launched | 22 Sep 1926 |
| Completed | December 1926 |
| In service | 1927 |
| Out of service | 1974 |
| Fate | Broken up at Bombay from December 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / troop ship |
| Tonnage | 8,478 tons |
| Length | 462.0 ft (140.82m) |
| Beam | 61 ft 7 in (18.77m) |
| Depth | 38.0 ft (11.58m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.15 km/h) |
| Capacity | 30 x 1st; 30 x 2nd; 92 x 3rd; 5113 (later 3,622) deck |
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.