SS Omrah
 The SS Omrah (HMT Omrah)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Omrah |
| Owner | Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Clydebank, Scotland |
| Launched | 3 September 1898 |
| Completed | January 1899 |
| Fate | Sunk by U-boat near Sardinia |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 8,291 tons (8,291 tonnes) displacement |
| Length | 139.6 m (458 ft) |
| Beam | 17.3 m (57 ft) |
| Propulsion | Twin propellers |
SS Omrah was an
Marseilles to Alexandria, Omrah was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-52 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Sardinia
. One person aboard Omrah died in the attack.
References
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Omrah". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- "Omrah". Miramar Ship Index. R.B.Haworth. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
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