Name: | DWARKA |
Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Vessel |
Launched: | 25/10/1946 |
Completed: | 06/1947 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1828 |
Dimensions: | 4851grt, 2672nrt, 4525dwt, 398.6 x 54.8 x 21.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 5cyl (600 x 2000mm), 894nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
Reg Number: | 181650 |
History: | |
12/06/1947 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
1973 | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, London |
1975 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
19/05/1982 | Broken up |
Comments: | Accommodation for 13 x 1st, 41 x 2nd & 1050 x Deck Class passengers |
Built for the Bombay to the Persian Gulf services | |
19/05/1982: Arrived at Gadani Beach for breaking up by Zulfiqar Metal Ltd |
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