RMS Viceroy of India
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Not to be confused with HMS Viceroy (D91).
RMS Viceroy of India was an ocean liner of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). She was a British Royal Mail Ship on the Tilbury–Bombay route[2] and was named after the Viceroy of India. In World War II, she was converted to and used as a troopship. She was sunk in the Mediterranean in November 1942 by German submarine U-407.
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1935 postcard of Viceroy of India in civilian service | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RMS Viceroy of India |
Namesake | Viceroy & Governor-General of India |
Owner | P&O Steam Navigation Co[1] |
Operator | P&O Steam Navigation Co |
Port of registry | Glasgow[1] |
Route | Tilbury — Bombay[2] |
Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glasgow[1] |
Cost | £1,090,987 |
Yard number | 519[3] |
Laid down | April 1927[citation needed] |
Launched | 15 September 1928[3] |
Christened | By Dorothy, Countess of Halifax, wife of the 1st Earl of Halifax, Viceroy of India[citation needed] |
Completed | March 1929[1] |
Maiden voyage | 7 March 1929[citation needed] |
In service | 7 March 1929 |
Out of service | 11 November 1942 |
Homeport | Tilbury |
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Fate | Sunk 11 November 1942 by U-407[5] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | |
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Beam | 76.2 ft (23.2 m)[1] |
Draught | 28 ft 2.75 in (8.60 m)[1] |
Depth | 41.5 ft (12.6 m)[1] |
Decks | 5 |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)[6] or 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[2] |
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Crew |
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Sensors and processing systems | direction finding equipment[1] |
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