SS Narkunda

History
United Kingdom
NameNarkunda
Operator
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number471
Launched25 April 1918
In service30 March 1920
FateSunk on 14 November 1942
General characteristics [1][2]
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage16,227 GRT
Length177.22 m (581 ft 5 in)
Beam21.16 m (69 ft 5 in)
Draft13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)
Installed power15,300 hp (11,253 kW)
PropulsionQuadruple expansion steam engines, 2 Propeller
Speed17.5 knots (32 km/h)
Capacity673 total passengers

The SS Narkunda was a passenger ship commissioned in 1920 by the British shipping company, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, which carried passengers and mail from Great Britain to Australia and later to the Far East. From 1940 she served as a troop ship until she was sunk on 14 November 1942, on the Algerian coast during a German air raid.

  1. ^ "The Narkunda 1920". Uk Shipbuilders.
  2. ^ "SS Narkunda [+1942]". wrecksite.