 Robert Coryndon's wreck in 2009
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert Coryndon |
| Namesake | Sir Robert Coryndon, Governor of Uganda 1918–22 |
| Operator | Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours (1930–48); East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (1948–67) |
| Port of registry |  |
| Route | fortnightly between Butiaba on Lake Albert and Kasenyi on Lake George[1] |
| Builder | J.I. Thornycroft & Co, Woolston, England |
| Yard number | 1086 |
| Launched | September 1929 |
| In service | 1930 |
| Fate | Sank 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger & cargo ferry |
| Tonnage | 860 tons[2] |
| Propulsion | Steam engine; twin screws |
SS Robert Coryndon was a British twin-screw passenger and cargo ferry on Lake Albert in central Africa.
She was built in England in 1929 and reassembled in kit form at Lake Albert in 1930. She ran aground in 1962 and lay derelict until she was broken up for scrap between 2009 and 2012.
- ^ "General Notice No 197; Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours; Steamer Services, Lake Albert". Kenya Gazette. Vol. XXXVII, no. 8. 12 February 1935. p. 120.
- ^ "Gazette Notice No 265; East Africa Railways & Harbours". Kenya Gazette. Vol. LXVIX, no. 4. 24 January 1967. p. 67.