| Name: | UMTATA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 30/08/1935 |
| Completed: | 10/1935 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1480 |
| Dimensions: | 8137grt, 5060nrt, 451.4 x 61.2 x 32.1ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (22.5, 38 & 63 x 39ins) plus LP turbines, 1124nhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 15.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 164550 |
| History: | |
| 26/10/1935 | Bullard, King & Co Ltd, London |
| 07/07/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 100 x single class passengers |
| 09/03/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U161 while alongside at St Lucia | |
| Subsequently refloated and temporarily repaired | |
| 07/07/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U571, 15 miles SE of Miami | |
| Whilst under tow from St Lucia to Port Everglades for permanent repairs |
Above photo is courtesy of SeatheShips
Above photo is courtesy of Stuart Smith
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Shields Daily News, Saturday, 31/08/1935