RMS Viceroy of India
1935 postcard of Viceroy of India in civilian service | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMS Viceroy of India |
| Namesake | Viceroy & Governor-General of India |
| Owner | P&O Steam Navigation Co |
| Operator | P&O Steam Navigation Co |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Route | Tilbury — Bombay |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glasgow |
| Cost | £1,090,987 |
| Yard number | 519 |
| Laid down | April 1927 |
| Launched | 15 September 1928 |
| Christened | By Dorothy, Countess of Halifax, wife of the 1st Earl of Halifax, Viceroy of India |
| Completed | March 1929 |
| Maiden voyage | 7 March 1929 |
| 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 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length |
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| Beam | 76.2 ft (23.2 m) |
| Draught | 28 ft 2.75 in (8.60 m) |
| Depth | 41.5 ft (12.6 m) |
| Decks | 5 |
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) or 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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| Crew |
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| Sensors & processing systems | direction finding equipment |
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 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.