RMS Arabia

RMS Arabia on a pre-war postcard
History
NameRMS Arabia
NamesakeArabia
Owner P&O Steam Navigation Co
Port of registry Greenock
RouteTilbury – Bombay (1898–1914)
BuilderCaird & Company, Greenock
Cost£250,000
Yard number286
Launched10 November 1897
Completed12 March 1898
Identification
FateSunk by torpedo, 6 November 1916
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage7,903 GRT, 4,167 NRT
Length499.9 feet (152.4 m) (pp)
Beam54 feet (16 m)
Draught26 feet 9 inches (8.15 m)
Depth37.6 feet (11.5 m)
Installed power11,000 ihp
Propulsion
Speedservice: 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) Max: 18 kn (33 km/h)
Capacity
  • Passengers:
  • 317 1st class, 152 2nd class
  • Cargo: 171,303 cubic feet (4,851 m3)
Troops2,500
Crew283 (116 Europeans and 167 lascars)
NotesSister ships: China, Egypt, India, Persia

RMS Arabia was a P&O ocean liner. She was sunk in the Mediterranean in 1916 by a German U-boat during World War I.

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