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SS Dongola
SS Dongola, launched 14 September 1905, was a steam-powered ocean liner of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), at various times used as a Royal Navy troop ship (HMT Dongola) and hospital ship (HMHS Dongola).
Except during the First World War, the ship's main use was as a passenger liner on the routes from England through the Suez Canal to India and the Far East, and she was fast enough to carry mail.
P&O sold the ship in June 1926 to be broken up for scrap.
Dongola was ordered by P&O from the shipbuilders Barclay, Curle and Co. of Whiteinch on the River Clyde, and work was reported to be in hand in March 1905. She was one of four ships built in 1905 and 1906 called the "D" class, the others being Delhi, Devanha, and Delta. The ship was launched on Thursday, 14 September 1905, and named Dongola in memory of an Anglo-Egyptian victory on 21 September 1896 in the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan.
The ship's dimensions were: registered length 470.0 ft (143.3 m), beam 56.2 ft (17.1 m), depth 23.2 ft (7.1 m), draught 27 feet 8 inches (8.43 m). Her tonnages were gross register tonnage 8,056; net register tonnage 4,742; deadweight tonnage 8,165. After sea trials and fitting out, she was delivered to her owners on 15 November 1905, at a price of £160,167, equivalent to £16,837,913 in 2025.
Dongola was a twin-screw steamer with two quadruple-expansion engines, also built by Barclay, Curle. They were rated at 1,252 nominal horsepower or 8,000 indicated horsepower, and gave her a top speed of 15.5 knots. As built, she had berths for 243 passengers: 163 in First Class and 80 in Second Class, and had a cargo capacity of 356,112 cubic feet (10,084 m3).
The ship was designed to be crewed by 236 officers and men, 61 on deck, 91 in the engine room, and 84 in the purser's department.
Dongola was registered at Glasgow. Her UK official number was 121270 and her code letters were HDTL. By 1914 she was equipped for wireless telegraphy. Her call sign was MNH.
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SS Dongola
SS Dongola, launched 14 September 1905, was a steam-powered ocean liner of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), at various times used as a Royal Navy troop ship (HMT Dongola) and hospital ship (HMHS Dongola).
Except during the First World War, the ship's main use was as a passenger liner on the routes from England through the Suez Canal to India and the Far East, and she was fast enough to carry mail.
P&O sold the ship in June 1926 to be broken up for scrap.
Dongola was ordered by P&O from the shipbuilders Barclay, Curle and Co. of Whiteinch on the River Clyde, and work was reported to be in hand in March 1905. She was one of four ships built in 1905 and 1906 called the "D" class, the others being Delhi, Devanha, and Delta. The ship was launched on Thursday, 14 September 1905, and named Dongola in memory of an Anglo-Egyptian victory on 21 September 1896 in the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan.
The ship's dimensions were: registered length 470.0 ft (143.3 m), beam 56.2 ft (17.1 m), depth 23.2 ft (7.1 m), draught 27 feet 8 inches (8.43 m). Her tonnages were gross register tonnage 8,056; net register tonnage 4,742; deadweight tonnage 8,165. After sea trials and fitting out, she was delivered to her owners on 15 November 1905, at a price of £160,167, equivalent to £16,837,913 in 2025.
Dongola was a twin-screw steamer with two quadruple-expansion engines, also built by Barclay, Curle. They were rated at 1,252 nominal horsepower or 8,000 indicated horsepower, and gave her a top speed of 15.5 knots. As built, she had berths for 243 passengers: 163 in First Class and 80 in Second Class, and had a cargo capacity of 356,112 cubic feet (10,084 m3).
The ship was designed to be crewed by 236 officers and men, 61 on deck, 91 in the engine room, and 84 in the purser's department.
Dongola was registered at Glasgow. Her UK official number was 121270 and her code letters were HDTL. By 1914 she was equipped for wireless telegraphy. Her call sign was MNH.