SS Rajputana
 SS Rajputana
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rajputana |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Greenock |
| Yard number | 661[1] |
| Laid down | 1925 |
| Launched | 6 August 1925 |
| Completed | 30 December 1925[1] |
| Acquired | September 1939 |
| Commissioned | December 1939 |
| Reclassified | Armed merchant cruiser |
| Homeport | London |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-108 off Iceland, 13 April 1941, in position 65°50′N 27°25′W / 65.833°N 27.417°W |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 547 ft (166.7 m) |
| Beam | 71 ft (21.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Quad expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 323 (as armed cruiser) |
| Armament |
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SS Rajputana was a British passenger and cargo carrying
British India
.
She was requisitioned into the
armed merchant cruiser and commissioned HMS Rajputana. The installation of eight six-inch guns gave her the firepower of a light cruiser without the armor protection. She was torpedoed and sunk off Iceland on 13 April 1941, after escorting a convoy
across the North Atlantic.
World War II
In the
including BHX 42, BHX 45, BHX 49, BHX 52, BHX 54, BHX 61, BHX 64, BHX 71, BHX 83, BHX 94, BHX 101, BHX 111 and BHX 117.On 13 April 1941, four days after parting company with convoy HX 117, she was
Daniel Lionel Hanington, who later become a rear admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy
.
Passengers
The following are some notable passengers who sailed in the SS Rajputana.
- In 1935 Paramahansa Yogananda and his troupe arrived in Bombay after completing a trip through the holy land.
- On 12 January 1929 British India, arriving in Plymouthin February 1929.
- On 29 August 1931 Mahatma Gandhi who was sailing to the second Round Table Conference in London.[3]
- On 7 September 1931 Egyptian essayist and author
References
- ^ ISBN 9780752488615.
- ^ P & O Line Ships (and technical data) from 1920 to 1930 Archived 30 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kalchuri, Bhau: "Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba", Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 1380
- ISBN 977-01-6651-0
Bibliography
- Osborne, Richard; Spong, Harry & Grover, Tom (2007). Armed Merchant Cruisers 1878–1945. Windsor, UK: World Warship Society. ISBN 978-0-9543310-8-5.
External links
- SS Rajputana at Clyde-built database
- Mahatma Gandhi Photo Gallery 1915 & 1932
- HMS Rajputana (F 35) at uboat.net]
- Armed Merchant Cruiser
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