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{{short description|Ship of the Royal Indian Navy}} | {{short description|Ship of the Royal Indian Navy}} | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
''Jamnagar'' was built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company|J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd]], Woolston.<ref name=Ships>{{cite book | first = and Sawyer, L A| last = Mitchell, W H | year = 1995| title = The Empire Ships| publisher = Lloyd's of London Press Ltd| location = London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong|isbn=1-85044-275-4}}</ref> She was yard number 1030. ''Jamnagar'' was launched on 2 September 1924 and completed in October 1924.<ref name=Miramar>{{csr|register=MSI|id=1147002|access-date=30 December | ''Jamnagar'' was built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company|J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd]], Woolston.<ref name=Ships>{{cite book | first = and Sawyer, L A| last = Mitchell, W H | year = 1995| title = The Empire Ships| publisher = Lloyd's of London Press Ltd| location = London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong|isbn=1-85044-275-4}}</ref> She was yard number 1030. ''Jamnagar'' was launched on 2 September 1924 and completed in October 1924.<ref name=Miramar>{{csr|register=MSI|id=1147002|access-date=30 December 2009}}</ref> | ||
The ship was {{convert|160|ft|9|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|26|ft|1|in|m|2}} and a depth of {{convert|11|ft|7|in|m|2}}. She was propelled by a [[triple expansion steam engine]] which had cylinders of 13½ inches (62 cm){{convert|13.5|in|cm}}, {{convert|22|in|cm}} and {{convert|35|in|cm}} bore by {{convert|27|in|cm}} stroke. The engine was built by Thornycroft. She had a GRT of 567 and a NRT of 279.<ref name=Jamnagar40>{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/40/40a0479.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=30 December | The ship was {{convert|160|ft|9|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|26|ft|1|in|m|2}} and a depth of {{convert|11|ft|7|in|m|2}}. She was propelled by a [[triple expansion steam engine]] which had cylinders of 13½ inches (62 cm){{convert|13.5|in|cm}}, {{convert|22|in|cm}} and {{convert|35|in|cm}} bore by {{convert|27|in|cm}} stroke. The engine was built by Thornycroft. She had a GRT of 567 and a NRT of 279.<ref name=Jamnagar40>{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/40/40a0479.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=30 December 2009}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
''Jamnagar'' was operated by the Mercantile Marine Department of the State of [[Jamnagar|Nawanagar]].<ref name=Jamnagar38>{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/38/38b0443.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=30 December | ''Jamnagar'' was operated by the Mercantile Marine Department of the State of [[Jamnagar|Nawanagar]].<ref name=Jamnagar38>{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/38/38b0443.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=30 December 2009}}</ref> In 1940, she was sold to Hashim Mohomed Ganchi, [[India]]. Her port of registry was Karachi.<ref name=Jamnagar40/> In 1940, ''Jamnagar'' was requisitioned by the Royal Indian Navy for use as an [[patrol vessel|auxiliary patrol vessel]]. She was returned to Ganchi in 1944 and then requisitioned by the MoWT and renamed ''Empire Bulbul''. In 1947, she was sold to Yannoulatos (Far East) Ltd, [[Hong Kong]] and renamed ''Hellenic Bulbul''.<ref name=Ships/> She was operated under the management of the [[British-India Steam Navigation Company|British Indian Steam Navigation Co Ltd]].<ref name="Jamnagar40"/> The name ''Hellenic Bee'' had been allocated,<ref name=Ships/> but on 29 August 1948 she ran aground on Domanik Island, [[Bay of Bengal]] ({{coord|21|53|N|90|48|E}}), and then sank.<ref name=Miramar/> | ||
==Official Numbers and Code Letters== | ==Official Numbers and Code Letters== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:56, 6 May 2022
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| Builder: | J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd, Woolston |
| Yard number: | 1030 |
| Launched: | 2 September 1924 |
| Completed: | October 1924 |
| Out of service: | 29 August 1948 |
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| Fate: | Sank |
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| Length: | 160 ft 9 in (49.00 m) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 1 in (7.95 m) |
| Depth: | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × triple expansion steam engine |
Jamnagar was a Template:GRT coaster which was built in 1924 for Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. In 1941 she entered service with the Royal Indian Navy. In 1944, she was sold into merchant service before being requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Bulbul. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Hellenic Bulbul. The name Hellenic Bee had been allocated but she ran aground and sank before the proposed name change could be implemented.
Description[edit | edit source]
Jamnagar was built by J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd, Woolston.[1] She was yard number 1030. Jamnagar was launched on 2 September 1924 and completed in October 1924.[2]
The ship was 160 feet 9 inches (49.00 m) long, with a beam of 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) and a depth of 11 feet 7 inches (3.53 m). She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 13½ inches (62 cm)13.5 inches (34 cm), 22 inches (56 cm) and 35 inches (89 cm) bore by 27 inches (69 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Thornycroft. She had a GRT of 567 and a NRT of 279.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Jamnagar was operated by the Mercantile Marine Department of the State of Nawanagar.[4] In 1940, she was sold to Hashim Mohomed Ganchi, India. Her port of registry was Karachi.[3] In 1940, Jamnagar was requisitioned by the Royal Indian Navy for use as an auxiliary patrol vessel. She was returned to Ganchi in 1944 and then requisitioned by the MoWT and renamed Empire Bulbul. In 1947, she was sold to Yannoulatos (Far East) Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed Hellenic Bulbul.[1] She was operated under the management of the British Indian Steam Navigation Co Ltd.[3] The name Hellenic Bee had been allocated,[1] but on 29 August 1948 she ran aground on Domanik Island, Bay of Bengal (21°53′N 90°48′E / 21.883°N 90.800°E), and then sank.[2]
Official Numbers and Code Letters[edit | edit source]
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Bulbul had the United Kingdom Official Number 147002.[3]
Jamnagar used the Code Letters MNLX.[3] Empire Bulbul used the Code Letters MNLS.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 December 2009.