HMIS Jamnagar

History
Name
  • Jamnagar (1924–44)
  • Empire Bulbul (1944–47)
  • Hellenic Bulbul (1947–48)
Owner
  • The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (1924–40)
  • Hashim Mohomed Ganchi (1940–41)
  • Royal Indian Navy (1941–44)
  • Hashim Mohomed Ganchi (1944)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1944–47)
  • Yannoulatos (Far East) Ltd, Hong Kong (1947–48)
Operator
  • Merchant Marine Dept, Nawanagar State (1924–40)
  • Hashim Mohomed Ganchi (1940–41)
  • Royal Indian Navy (1941–44)
  • Hashim Mohomed Ganchi (1944)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1944–47)
  • British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd (1947–48)
Port of registry
BuilderJ I Thornycroft & Co Ltd, Woolston
Yard number1030
Launched2 September 1924
CompletedOctober 1924
Out of service29 August 1948
Identification
  • Code Letters MNLX (1924–41)
  • UK Official Number 147002 (1944–48)
  • Code Letters MNLS (1944–47)
FateSank
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length160 ft 9 in (49.00 m)
Beam26 ft 1 in (7.95 m)
Depth11 ft 7 in (3.53 m)
Propulsion1 × triple expansion steam engine
HMIS Jamnagar is located in Bangladesh
HMIS Jamnagar
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Location of the sinking of Hellenic Bulbul off Bangladesh.

Jamnagar was a 576 GRT coaster which was built in 1924 for Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. In 1941 she entered service with the Royal Indian Navy. In 1944, she was sold into merchant service before being requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Bulbul. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Hellenic Bulbul. The name Hellenic Bee had been allocated but she ran aground and sank before the proposed name change could be implemented.