| Name: | SHIRALA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 05/08/1925 |
| Completed: | 10/1925 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 536 |
| Dimensions: | 7841grt, 4872nrt, 437.2 x 57.8 x 33.5ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (20.75, 35.5 & 60 x 45ins), 802nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 148687 |
| History: | |
| 30/09/1925 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
| 03/05/1951 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Designed for use on the Calcutta to Japan service. Cost £211,900 |
| Accomodation for 30 x 1st, 32 x 2nd Class & 2950 deck passengers | |
| 03/05/1951: Broken up by Hughes Bolckow at Blyth. Cost £60,000 |
Above photo is copyright of A Duncan
Shields Daily News, Monday, 10/08/1925