 transport ship Rohilla at Port Said, 1914
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| History | |
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  United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rohilla |
| Owner | British India Steam Navigation Co |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Route | 1906: London – Calcutta |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 381 |
| Launched | 6 September 1906 |
| Completed | 16 November 1906 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | On 30 October 1914, struck a reef at Saltwick, near Whitby, and sank. |
| Notes | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship/troopship, later hospital ship |
| Tonnage | 7,114 GRT, 3,970 NRT |
| Length | 460.1 ft (140.2 m) |
| Beam | 56.0 ft (17.1 m) |
| Depth | 30.6 ft (9.3 m) |
| Installed power | 8,000 ihp (6,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | Twin Harland & Wolff quadruple expansion engines |
| Speed | 16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph) |
| Capacity | 167 passengers; later about 1,600 troops |
| Notes | |
Rohilla was a passenger steamer of the British India Steam Navigation Company which was built for service between the UK and India, and as a troopship. After becoming a hospital ship in the First World War, She ran aground in October 1914, near Whitby, with the loss of 83 lives.
- ^ a b Laxon, W A (Bill); Perry, F W (Fred) (1994). B I: The British India Steam Navigation Company Limited. Kendal: World Ship Society. pp. 100–101, 245. ISBN 0-905617-65-7.
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