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Name Official number Flag IMO
ELLORA  129577  GBR   
Year built Date launched Date completed
1911  11/05/1911  29/06/1911 
Vessel type Vessel description
Passenger / Cargo   Steel Screw Steamer 2 Masts 
Builder Yard Yard no
Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Govan Linthouse  442 
 

Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft
5201 grt / 2567 nrt / 409.8 ft  52.4 ft  24.7 ft   
Engine builder Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., Govan
Engine detail
2- Screw. 2xT3Cyl.(24.5, 41 & 69 - 48)in, 1078nhp, 6700 ihp, giving 16.5 knots 

First owner First port of register Registration date
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Glasgow  Glasgow   
Other names
 
Subsequent owner and registration history
 
Vessel history
12/11/1915 requisitioned by the Admiralty for use as a Hospital Ship
Served in Mesopotamia and was present at the Basra Landings
1917-1920 became a hospital transport/troopship
10/1/1920 Returned
 
Remarks
 
End year Fate / Status
1938  Broken Up 19/08/1938 
Disposal Detail
Sold at Bombay for breaking in India. 
 

 

Ellora
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Ellora
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HMHS Ellora in Mespotamia
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