| Name: | TALMA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 14/06/1923 |
| Completed: | 13/09/1923 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 529 |
| Dimensions: | 10000grt, 6154nrt, 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 |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 147875 |
| History: | |
| 13/09/1923 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London |
| 29/05/1949 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Built for the Calcutta to the Far East service at a cost of £285,502 |
| Accommodation for 60 x 1st, 74 x 2nd Class & 3136 deck passengers | |
| Used as a troop ship during WW2 | |
| 12/04/1949: Sold to BISCO for £32,000, delivered at Bombay | |
| 14/04/1949: Left Bombay in tow of tug TWYFORD | |
| 29/05/1949: Arrived at Inverkeithing for breaking up | |
| 05/1949: Broken up by TW Ward Ltd |
Above photo is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
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Shields Daily News, Friday, 15/06/1923