HMT Morvada
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Morvada |
| Owner | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow |
| Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend |
| Yard number | 943 |
| Launched | 23 Jul 1914 |
| Completed | September 1914 |
| In service | 1914 |
| Out of service | 1933 |
| Fate | broken up October 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 8,193 tons |
| Length | 450 ft (137.16m) |
| Beam | 58 ft 3 in (17.75m) |
| Depth | 32 ft 7 in (9.92m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24.08 km/h) |
| Capacity | 66 x 1st; 63 x 2nd class passengers |
Contents
Remarks
Built for the British India Steam navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow and used on the London to Calcutta service.
Scrapped in October 1933 by Van Heyghen Freres in Ghent, Belgium.
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 4 January -12 February 1919
Other journeys
- Egypt to Adelaide 20 July - 23 August - 3rd Light Horse Regiment