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	Between August 1917 and February 1919 ''Santhia'' was requisitioned by the British Government.<ref name="L&P" />		Between August 1917 and February 1919 ''Santhia'' was requisitioned by the British Government.<ref name="L&P" />

	In 1923, ''Santhia'' was sold to Saka Kisen K.K., [[Japan]] and renamed ''Saka Maru''.<ref name=Clydesite/> Her port of registry was [[Dairen]] and the [[Code Letters]] QBST were allocated.<ref name="LR1930">{{cite book\|title=Lloyd's Register of Ships, Vol II: Steamers & Motorships\|date=1930\|publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping\|location=London\|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/30/30b1034.pdf\|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> She was scrapped in 1935 in Japan.<ref name=~~"L&P"~~ /><ref name=~~Clydesite~~/>		In 1923, ''Santhia'' was sold to Saka Kisen K.K., [[Japan]] and renamed ''Saka Maru''.<ref name=Clydesite/> Her port of registry was [[Dairen]] and the [[Code Letters]] QBST were allocated.<ref name="LR1930">{{cite book\|title=Lloyd's Register of Ships, Vol II: Steamers & Motorships\|date=1930\|publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping\|location=London\|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/30/30b1034.pdf\|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> She was scrapped in 1935 in Japan.<ref name=Clydesite/><ref name="L&P" />

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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|+SS ''Santhia''
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{{Infobox ship career
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|Ship name=*''Santhia'' (1901–1923)
*''Saka Maru'' (1923–1935)
|Ship namesake=[[Santhia Upazila]]
|Ship owner=*[[British-India Steam Navigation Company]] (1901–1923)
*Saka Kisen KK (1923–1935)
|Ship operator=
|Ship registry=*{{flagicon|UKGBI|civil}} [[Glasgow]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] (1901–23)
*{{flagicon|Empire of Japan}} [[Dairen]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] (1923–35)
|Ship route=
|Ship ordered=
|Ship builder=[[William Denny & Brothers]]
|Ship original cost=
|Ship yard number=648
|Ship way number=
|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched=30 September 1901
|Ship completed=November 1901
|Ship christened=
|Ship acquired=
|Ship maiden voyage=13 December 1901
|Ship in service=
|Ship out of service=
|Ship identification=*Code Letters QBST (1923–34)
*{{ICS|Quebec}}{{ICS|Bravo}}{{ICS|Sierra}}{{ICS|Tango}}
|Ship fate=Scrapped 1935
|Ship status=
|Ship notes=
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|Ship class=
|Ship type=[[Steamship]]
|Ship tonnage={{GRT|5,544}}, {{NRT|3,385}}
|Ship displacement=
|Ship length={{convert|411|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|50|ft|7|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|Ship height=
|Ship draught={{convert|32|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|Ship depth={{convert|29|ft|1|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|Ship decks=
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|Ship power=Triple expansion steam engine {{convert|2387|ihp|abbr=on}}
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|Ship speed={{convert|12|kn}}
|Ship capacity=9 first class, 16 second class and 1,377 steerage class passengers or 2,204 on deck
|Ship crew=94
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|}'''SS ''Santhia''''' was a {{GRT|5,544}} [[steamship|steam]] [[cargo liner]] built for the [[British-India Steam Navigation Company]] in 1901 by [[William Denny & Brothers]], [[Dumbarton]]. She was sold to Japan in 1923 and was in service until 1935, when she was scrapped.

==Description==
The ship was {{convert|411|ft|0|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|50|ft|7|in|m|2}}. she had a depth of {{convert|29|ft|1|in|m|2}} and a draught of {{convert|32|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}. She was assessed at {{GRT|5,544}}, {{NRT|3,385}}. The ship was powered by a [[triple expansion steam engine]] of 2,387[[indicated horsepower|ihp]] and made by Denny & Co, Dumbarton. It had cylinders of {{convert|26.5|in|cm}}, {{convert|42|in|cm}} and {{convert|66.5|in|cm}} diameter by {{convert|51|in|cm}} stroke.<ref name=LR1930/> It could propel the ship at {{convert|12|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=Clydesite>{{cite ship register |register=c |id=15200 |shipname=Santhia|accessdate=2018-12-26}}</ref>

She had accommodation for 9 first class, 16 second class and 1,377 steerage class passengers or 2,204 deck passengers and was operated by a crew of 24 officers and 70 [[Ratings in the Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|ratings]].<ref name=BI>{{cite web |url=http://www.biship.com/fleetlists/fleet1900-1909.htm |website=BI Ship |title=BI Fleet list 1900-1909}}</ref><ref name="L&P">{{cite book|last1=Laxon|first1=W A|last2=Perry|first2=F W|title=B.I. - The British India Steam Navigation Company Limited|date=1994|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Kendal, England|isbn=0-905617-65-7|pages=87–88}}</ref>

==History==
''Santhia'' was built as [[yard number]] 648 by [[William Denny & Brothers]], [[Dumbarton]], [[Renfrewshire]] for the [[British-India Steam Navigation Company]] at a cost of £91,000.<ref name="L&P" /> She was launched on 30 September 1901,<ref name=Clydesite/> and was completed that November.<ref name=LR1930/> She was the first of three vessels of that name to serve with the company.<ref name=List>{{cite web |url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bisn.html |website=The Ships List |title=British India Steam Navigation Company |department=The Fleets |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716185202/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bisn.html |archivedate=16 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''Santhia'' made her [[maiden voyage]] on 13 December 1901. She sailed from [[London]] to [[Colombo]], [[Ceylon]] and [[Madras]] & [[Calcutta]] in [[British Raj|India]].<ref name=Times141101>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=(advertisement) |day_of_week=Thursday |date=14 November 1901 |page_number=2 |issue=36612 |column=A }}</ref>

She was used for the [[transport]]ation of [[India]]n [[indenture]]d labourers to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:{{cn|date=March 2016}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+''Santhia'' voyages
|----- align="center"
! Destination
! Date of Arrival
! Number of Passengers
! Deaths During Voyage
|----- align="center"
| [[Fiji]] || 22 April 1910 || 1021
| n/a
|----- align="center"
| Fiji || 8 July 1910 || 1030 || n/a
|}

Between August 1917 and February 1919 ''Santhia'' was requisitioned by the British Government.<ref name="L&P" />

In 1923, ''Santhia'' was sold to Saka Kisen K.K., [[Japan]] and renamed ''Saka Maru''.<ref name=Clydesite/> Her port of registry was [[Dairen]] and the [[Code Letters]] QBST were allocated.<ref name="LR1930">{{cite book|title=Lloyd's Register of Ships, Vol II: Steamers & Motorships|date=1930|publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping|location=London|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/30/30b1034.pdf|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> She was scrapped in 1935 in Japan.<ref name="L&P" /><ref name=Clydesite/>

== See also ==
* [[Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji]]
* [[Indian indenture system]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last=Blake |first=George |authorlink=George Blake (novelist) |title=B.I. Centenary |publisher=Collins |year=1956 }}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110526071124/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/ships/1901/SANTHIA_648.jpg Photograph of ''Santhia'']

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[[Category:Passenger ships of the United Kingdom]]
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