SS Chenab
British-built steamship that carried Indian indentured labourers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SS Chenab was a steamship that was built in England in 1911 and scrapped in Scotland in 1953. For nearly two decades she was part of Nourse Line, which carried Girmityas (indentured labourers) from India to colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific. In 1914 she was requisitioned for service in the First World War.
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Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Cost | £52,000 |
Yard number | 771 |
Launched | 10 June 1911 |
Completed | August 1911 |
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Fate | scrapped in 1953 |
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Tonnage | 3,549 GRT, 2,157 NRT, 5,200 DWT |
Length | 350.2 ft (106.7 m) |
Beam | 44.2 ft (13.5 m) |
Draught | 19 ft 1⁄2 in (5.80 m) |
Depth | 27.6 ft (8.4 m) |
Decks | 1 |
Installed power | 426 NHP |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Notes | sister ships: Indus, Ganges, Mutlah, Sutlej |
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In 1930 Nourse sold Chenab, and in 1931 she was renamed Ville de Beyrouth. In 1939 she was renamed Al Rawdah. In 1940 the UK Government requisitioned her for Second World War service. She was returned to her owners in 1946, and scrapped in 1953.