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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
| image = [[File:RMS_Kashgar.jpg]] | | image = [[File:RMS_Kashgar.jpg]] | ||
| caption = courtesy Old Ship Picture Galleries | | caption = courtesy Old Ship Picture Galleries | ||
− | | image2 = [[File:.jpg]] | + | | image2 = [[File:RMS_Kashgar_1.jpg]] |
| caption2 = | | caption2 = | ||
| shipname = SS Kashgar | | shipname = SS Kashgar | ||
| shipowner = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock | | shipowner = Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Greenock | ||
| shipbuilder = Caird & Company, Greenock | | shipbuilder = Caird & Company, Greenock | ||
− | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 328 |
| shiplaunched = 3 Nov 1914 | | shiplaunched = 3 Nov 1914 | ||
| shipcompleted = 1915 | | shipcompleted = 1915 | ||
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| shiptype = passenger / cargo | | shiptype = passenger / cargo | ||
| shiptonnage = 9,135 tons | | shiptonnage = 9,135 tons | ||
− | | shiplength = 479.9 ft | + | | shiplength = 479.9 ft (146.27m) |
− | | shipbeam = 58.2 ft | + | | shipbeam = 58.2 ft (17.74m) |
− | | shipdepth = 33.7 ft | + | | shipdepth = 33.7 ft (10.27m) |
| shippropulsion = twin screw | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| shipspeed = 15 knots (27.78 km/h) | | shipspeed = 15 knots (27.78 km/h) | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | Owned by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. | + | Owned by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Her sister ships were ''SS Karmala''; S''S Kashmir''; ''SS Kiva''; and ''SS Kyber''. For most of the war she continued to carry mail between the UK and Australia, while carrying some passengers and AIF Troops. |
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+ | Post WW1 she serviced the London to China and Japan route via Singapore, Bombay, Port Said, Marseilles and Gibraltar. She was sold to Japan in 1932 to be broken up. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
− | ==Port Said to Plymouth 9 - 30 January 1918== | + | ===Port Said to Plymouth 9 - 30 January 1918=== |
− | *[[Aubrey Turner]] | + | * [[Aubrey Turner]] |
− | ==Bombay to Singapore 9 - 18 November 1919== | + | ===Bombay to Singapore 9 - 18 November 1919=== |
− | *[[Inez Clare Cronin]] | + | * [[Inez Clare Cronin]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Latest revision as of 13:03, 2 October 2023
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Remarks
Owned by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Her sister ships were SS Karmala; SS Kashmir; SS Kiva; and SS Kyber. For most of the war she continued to carry mail between the UK and Australia, while carrying some passengers and AIF Troops.
Post WW1 she serviced the London to China and Japan route via Singapore, Bombay, Port Said, Marseilles and Gibraltar. She was sold to Japan in 1932 to be broken up.