Builder:

Alexander Stephen & Sons, Linthouse, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Yard Number:

616

Date of Build:

1948

Vessel Name:

RMS Karanja

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

10^th March 1948

Launched by:

?

Maiden Voyage:

1948:

Bombay (India) – Seychelles – Mombasa – Zanzibar – Dar-Es-Salaam – Beira – Durban

Final Commercial Voyage:

1988:

Madras-Port Blair-Andaman Island and return

Final Voyage:

1988:

Bombay to the scrapyard of Mansoor Taherbhai of Bombay

Date Scrapped:

December 1988 scrapping commenced.

Mansoor Taherbhai scrap merchants, Bombay, India

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

London, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

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

Length:

507 ft

Breadth:

?

Draft:

?

Gross Registered Tonnage:

10, 294 tonnes

Power:

3 Parsons Single Reduction Geared Turbines, developing 8,800 BHP driving twin screws

Maximum Speed:

18.43 knots

Service Speed:

15 knots

Passengers & Crew:

60 First Class, 180 Second Class, and 2441 Deck Passengers