SS Egypt

History
NameEgypt
NamesakeEgypt
Owner P&O Steam Navigation Co
Operator P&O Steam Navigation Co
Port of registryUnited Kingdom London
RouteTilburyBombay
BuilderCaird & Company, Greenock
Yard number285
Launched15 May 1897
Identification
FateSunk in collision 20 May 1922
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length499.9 ft (152.4 m)
Beam54.3 feet (16.6 m)
Draught26 feet 9 inches (8.15 m)
Depth24.5 feet (7.5 m)
Installed power11,000 ihp
Propulsion
Speedservice: 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph). Max: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity
  • Passengers: 301 1st class, 208 2nd class
  • Cargo: 171,303 cubic feet (4,851 m3)
Crew283 (116 Europeans and 167 Lascars)
NotesSister ships: Arabia, China, India, Persia

SS Egypt was a P&O ocean liner. She sank after a collision with Seine on 20 May 1922 in the Celtic Sea. 252 people were rescued from the 338 passengers and crew aboard at the time. A subsequent salvage operation recovered most of the cargo of gold and silver.