MV Dwarka
British passenger & cargo liner that traded in the Indian Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MV Dwarka was a British India Steam Navigation Company passenger and cargo ship that operated between the Indian subcontinent and Persian Gulf. She was in service from 1947 until 1982. She was the second of four "modern D Class" sister ships built between 1946 and 1950, and the only one of the four to be built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Low Walker.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Dwarka |
Namesake | Dwarka |
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Port of registry | London |
Route | Bombay – Persian Gulf |
Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Low Walker |
Yard number | 1828 |
Launched | 25 October 1946 |
Completed | 25 June 1947 |
Out of service | 1982 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped 1983 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | D-class passenger and cargo ship |
Tonnage | 4,851 GRT, 2,672 NRT, 4,525 DWT |
Length |
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Beam | 54.8 ft (16.7 m) |
Draught | 21 ft 11 in (6.68 m) |
Depth | 23.6 ft (7.2 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 894 NHP, 4,200 bhp |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 13+1⁄2 knots (25 km/h) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 122 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Notes | sister ships: Dumra, Dara, Daressa |
She was the third BI ship to be named after Dwarka, an ancient city of religious significance in the state of Gujarat, on India's northwest coast. The first was a steamship that was built in 1894 and scrapped in 1920.[1][2] The second was a motor ship that was built in 1922 and scrapped in 1937.[3][4]