| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Namesake |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | Bibby Brothers & Co |
| Port of registry |
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| Route | until 1930: Liverpool – Rangoon |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 403 |
| Launched | 3 June 1909 |
| Completed | 11 September 1909 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | scuttled 17 April 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | as built: 8,299 GRT, 5,165 NRT by 1930: 8,059 GRT, 5,034 NRT |
| Length | 467.2 ft (142.4 m) |
| Beam | 54.3 ft (16.6 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
| Depth | 31.7 ft (9.7 m) |
| Installed power | 823 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 to 15 knots (26 to 28 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Notes | sister ship: Gloucestershire |
SS Zamzam was a steam ocean liner that was launched in 1909 in Ireland and scuttled in 1941 in the South Atlantic.
She was launched as Leicestershire and was a UK troop ship in the First World War. In 1930 she was converted into an exhibition ship and renamed British Exhibitor.
In 1933 she was bought by an Egyptian company that renamed her Zamzam and had her converted into a pilgrim ship. In 1941 she took passengers from Egypt to the USA. On her return voyage to Egypt a German merchant raider attacked and scuttled her.