SS India (1896)
 India 1906
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| History | |
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| Name | SS India |
| Owner | Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 281 |
| Launched | 15 April 1896[1] |
| Completed | 3 September 1896[1] |
| Homeport | Greenock |
| Fate | Sunk by German submarine SM U-22 on 8 August 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 7,911 GRT[1] |
| Length | 499 ft 11 in (152.37 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 4 in (16.56 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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SS India was a steam
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
(P&O) between 1896 and 1915.
India was the first of five sister ships built for P&O, the others being the Persia, China, Egypt and Arabia. India was the largest ship built for P&O at the time.
Built by
First World War, and carried Admiral Doveton Sturdee from Gibraltar back to England after the Battle of the Falkland Islands
.
She was hired by the
armed merchant cruiser, serving in the 10th Cruiser Squadron. On 8 August that year she stopped off Helligvær, near Bodø, Norway, to investigate a suspected blockade runner, and was torpedoed by SM U-22
.
India's sinking caused the deaths of 160 of the crew. The surviving 22 officers and 119 men were taken to Narvik.
HMS India common grave and memorial in Bodø, Norway
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Memorial and common grave for five crew members of HMS India, English language side -
Memorial and common grave for five crew members of HMS India, Norwegian language side
Notes
- ^ a b c d e "India (1105572)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
References
- Osborne, Richard; Spong, Harry & Grover, Tom (2007). Armed Merchant Cruisers 1878–1945. Windsor, UK: World Warship Society. ISBN 978-0-9543310-8-5.
- "India (1105572)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: India". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
- India at clydebuilt.co.uk
- P&O heritage Ship Fact Sheet
External links
- "Royal Navy Log Books - HMS India". naval-history.net. Retrieved 22 December 2013. OldWeather.org transcription of ship's logbooks April to June 1915
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