 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 ,And then salvaged out of the water by James Weatherill ,The wreck resulted in 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.