SS Santhia
SS Santhia was a Template:GRT 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.
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| Namesake: | Santhia Upazila |
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| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers |
| Yard number: | 648 |
| Launched: | 30 September 1901 |
| Completed: | November 1901 |
| Maiden voyage: | 13 December 1901 |
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| Fate: | Scrapped 1935 |
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| Type: | Steamship |
| Tonnage: | Template:GRT, Template:NRT |
| Length: | 411 ft 0 in (125.27 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft 7 in (15.42 m) |
| Draught: | 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) |
| Depth: | 29 ft 1 in (8.86 m) |
| Installed power: | Triple expansion steam engine 2,387 ihp (1,780 kW) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity: | 9 first class, 16 second class and 1,377 steerage class passengers or 2,204 on deck |
| Crew: | 94 |
DescriptionEdit
The ship was 411 feet 0 inches (125.27 m) long, with a beam of 50 feet 7 inches (15.42 m). she had a depth of 29 feet 1 inch (8.86 m) and a draught of 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m). She was assessed at Template:GRT, Template:NRT. The ship was powered by a triple expansion steam engine of 2,387ihp and made by Denny & Co, Dumbarton. It had cylinders of 26.5 inches (67 cm), 42 inches (110 cm) and 66.5 inches (169 cm) diameter by 51 inches (130 cm) stroke.[1] It could propel the ship at 12 knots (22 km/h).[2]
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.[3][4]
HistoryEdit
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.[4] She was launched on 30 September 1901,[2] and was completed that November.[1] She was the first of three vessels of that name to serve with the company.[5] Santhia made her maiden voyage on 13 December 1901. She sailed from London to Colombo, Ceylon and Madras & Calcutta in India.[6]
She was used for the transportation of Indian indentured labourers to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows:[citation needed]
| Destination | Date of Arrival | Number of Passengers | Deaths During Voyage |
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| Fiji | 22 April 1910 | 1021 | n/a |
| Fiji | 8 July 1910 | 1030 | n/a |
Between August 1917 and February 1919 Santhia was requisitioned by the British Government.[4]
In 1923, Santhia was sold to Saka Kisen K.K., Japan and renamed Saka Maru.[2] Her port of registry was Dairen and the Code Letters QBST were allocated.[1] She was scrapped in 1935 in Japan.[2][4]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lloyd's Register of Ships, Vol II: Steamers & Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1930. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Template:Cite ship register
- ↑ "BI Fleet list 1900-1909". BI Ship.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Laxon, W A; Perry, F W (1994). B.I. - The British India Steam Navigation Company Limited. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-905617-65-7.
- ↑ "British India Steam Navigation Company". The Fleets. The Ships List. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "(advertisement)". The Times. No. 36612. London. 14 November 1901. col A, p. 2.
Further readingEdit
- Blake, George (1956). B.I. Centenary. Collins.
