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CANARA (1905)
Service dates: 1914-1932
Official number: 121276
Shipping lines: BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.
Ship type:
Passenger/Cargo Ship.
Career
- 30.09.1905
- Launched.
- 19.11.1905
- Delivered as Canara for British India Steam Navigation Company at a cost of £72,500. She was the first of the new C-class ships to be delivered with her sisters being Colaba, Chanda, Chupra, Culna and Chyebassa.
- 24.06.1914
- Takeover of British India Steam Navigation Company by The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company agreed.
- 14.01.1915
- Ran aground off Cave Point Lighthouse, Petite Riviere, Mauritius, but was refloated with minimal damage.
- 1916
- Nine months spent on charter to the French authorities.
- 05.1917
- Nearly missed being struck by a torpedo in the Mediterranean.
- 28.07.1917
- On a voyage from Baltimore to La Pallice she had to put back to port with damage due to weather stress.
- 09.08.1917
- Struck by a torpedo from UC53 3 miles south-west of Cape Licosa, on her way from Naples to Oran in ballast. Through a valiant effort made by the crew, she was brought back to Naples, although there was a loss of nine lives at the initial explosion.
- 1918
- Re-boilered due to the original boilers weakening from the torpedo attack.
- 28.11.1932
- Sold for £3,250 to Paolo Treves of London.
- 1933
- Broken up at Italy.