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RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                            RMS DWARKA 1947

Historical Statistics:

 

 

Builder:

Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd, Wallsend on Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

Yard Number:

1828

Date of Build:

1947

Vessel Name:

RMS Dwarka (1947 – 1982)

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

25th October 1946

Launched by:

Mrs G.F. Hotblack

(wife of one of the Directors of the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd)

Maiden Voyage:

1947:

Bombay (India) – Karachi (Pakistan) – Muscat (Oman) – Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – Doha (Qatar) – Manama (Bahrain) – Kuwait City (Kuwait) – Basra (Iraq)

Final Commercial Voyage:

Basra to Bombay, where she arrived on the 15th May 1982

Final Voyage:

15th May 1982

Bombay to Gadani Beach, Pakistan

Date Scrapped:

13th June 1982 scrapping commenced.

Zulfigar Metals Ltd of Pakistan

Gadani Beach, Pakistan

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

London, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd (British India Line), London

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

Length:

398.7 ft

Breadth:

54.9 ft

Draft:

21.11 ft

Gross Registered Tonnage:

4,851 tonnes

Power:

Doxford diesel engines developing 4,200 bhp and driving a single screw

Maximum Speed:

15.29 knots

Service Speed:

13.5 knots

Passengers & Crew:

20 First Class, 30 Second Class, 1,537 Deck Passengers and 130 crew

 

 









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