| Name: | TILAWA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/02/1924 |
| Completed: | 02/05/1924 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 530 |
| Dimensions: | 10006grt, 6153nrt, 451.0 x 59.3 x 36.8ft |
| Engines: | Q4cyl (29, 41.5, 59 & 85 x 54ins), 900nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 147894 |
| History: | |
| 02/05/1924 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
| 23/11/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | Built for the Calcutta to the Far East service |
| Accommodation for 62 x 1st, 74 x 2nd Class & 3957 deck passengers | |
| 23/11/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by Japanese submarine I18 | |
| in the Indian Ocean 270 miles SE of Socotra. 280 people died |
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Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship