SS Khedive Ismail

History
Name	Aconcagua (1922–35); Khedive Ismail (1935–44);
Namesake	Aconcagua mountain (1922–35); Khedive Isma'il Pasha (1935–44);
Owner	Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (1922–32); William Hamilton & Co, Glasgow (1932–35); Khedivial Mail Line (1935–36); Pharaonic Mail Line SAE (1936–39); Ministry of War Transport (1940–44);
Operator	Lowden Conner & Co, Liverpool (1932–35); British-India Steam Navigation Company (1940–44);
Port of registry	Valparaíso (1922–32); Liverpool (1933–34); London (1934–35); Alexandria (1935–39); London (1940–44);
Route	Valparaíso – Panama – New York (1922–32)
Ordered	April 1920
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Yard number	516
Launched	11 February 1922
Completed	October 1922
Identification	UK official number 162372; (1933–35; 1940–44); code letters HBLP (1922–33); ; Call sign LHWK (1933–34); ; call sign MKGG (1934–35); ; call sign SUBR (1935–39); ; call sign GLNL (1940–44); ;
Fate	Sunk, 12 February 1944
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,290 GRT (1922–39); 7,513 GRT (1940–44); tonnage under deck 4991; 4,184 NRT;
Length	422.8 ft (128.9 m)
Beam	56.2 ft (17.1 m)
Draught	28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Depth	30.4 ft (9.3 m)
Decks	two
Installed power	1,469 NHP; 8,450 bhp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion	four steam turbines; two screws
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Crew	187 (as troop ship)
Sensors &; processing systems	direction finding equipment; echo sounding device;
Armament	DEMS (1940–44)
Notes	sister ship: Mohamed Ali El-Kebir (formerly Teno)

SS Khedive Ismail, formerly SS Aconcagua, was a turbine steamship that was built in 1922 as an ocean liner, converted into a troop ship in 1940 and sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1944 with great loss of life. She was owned by the Chilean company CSAV 1922–1932, the Scottish William Hamilton & Co (1932–35), the Egyptian company KML 1935–1940 and the British Ministry of War Transport 1940–1944.

History

Name	Aconcagua (1922–35) Khedive Ismail (1935–44)
Namesake	Aconcagua mountain (1922–35) Khedive Isma'il Pasha (1935–44)
Owner	Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (1922–32) William Hamilton & Co, Glasgow (1932–35) Khedivial Mail Line (1935–36) Pharaonic Mail Line SAE (1936–39) Ministry of War Transport (1940–44)
Operator	Lowden Conner & Co, Liverpool (1932–35) British-India Steam Navigation Company (1940–44)
Port of registry	Valparaíso (1922–32) Liverpool (1933–34) London (1934–35) Alexandria (1935–39) London (1940–44)
Route	Valparaíso – Panama – New York (1922–32)
Ordered	April 1920
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Yard number	516
Launched	11 February 1922
Completed	October 1922
Identification	UK official number 162372 (1933–35; 1940–44) code letters HBLP (1922–33) Call sign LHWK (1933–34) call sign MKGG (1934–35) call sign SUBR (1935–39) call sign GLNL (1940–44)
Fate	Sunk, 12 February 1944
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,290 GRT (1922–39) 7,513 GRT (1940–44) tonnage under deck 4991 4,184 NRT
Length	422.8 ft (128.9 m)
Beam	56.2 ft (17.1 m)
Draught	28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Depth	30.4 ft (9.3 m)
Decks	two
Installed power	1,469 NHP; 8,450 bhp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion	four steam turbines; two screws
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Crew	187 (as troop ship)
Sensors & processing systems	direction finding equipment echo sounding device
Armament	DEMS (1940–44)
Notes	sister ship: Mohamed Ali El-Kebir (formerly Teno)