Sgeir
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Not sure if this will be of much interest to anyone these days, but I have my late uncle's papers from his time as an engineering officer with the British India Steam Navigation Company, 1940 - 1953.
His ships are listed below, and I've taken the ship details from The Ships List. There are some minor discrepancies in the Gross Tonnages between those quoted in his papers and those at the website; <ul type="square"> Itola, built1940, 1958 sold to Pakistan renamed Pakistan Promoter. Gross Tonnage 6,793
Santhia, built 1925, 1943 caught fire and capsized in River Hooghly. Gross Tonnage 7,754
Itaura, built 1940, 1958 sold to Pakistan renamed Jahangirabad. Gross Tonnage 6,793
Takliwa, built 1924, 1945 stranded and burnt out Nicobar Islands. Gross Tonnage 7,936
Varela, built 1914, 1951 scrapped. Gross Tonnage 4,645
Ethiopia, built 1922, 1949 scrapped in Calcutta. Gross Tonnage 5,575
Ellenga, built 1911, 1948 scrapped in Calcutta. Gross Tonnage 5,196
Sir Harvey Adamson, built1914, 1947 disappeared without trace off Burma; loss of 269 lives. Gross Tonnage 1,030
Itola, built1940, 1958 sold to Pakistan renamed Pakistan Promoter. Gross Tonnage 6,793
Padana, built 1945, 1961 sold to Surrendra Ltd, Bombay, renamed Apj Rita. Gross Tonnage 7,541
Karapara, built 1915, 1950 scrapped in Bombay. Gross Tonnage 7,117
Bandra, built 1914, 1951 scrapped. Gross Tonnage 3,284
Ekma, built 1911, 1948 scrapped at Bombay. Gross Tonnage 5,107
Vita, built 1914, 1949 scrapped at Calcutta. Gross Tonnage 4,691
Aronda, built 1941, 1963 scrapped in Hong Kong. Gross Tonnage 8,328
Durenda, built 1922, 1956 sold to Liberia, renamed Elene. Gross Tonnage 7,241
Pundua, built 1945, 1967 sold to Hong Kong owners renamed Shun On. Gross Tonnage 7,295
Karanja, built 1948, 1976 sold to Shipping Corp.of India, renamed Nancowry. Gross Tonnage 10,294
Chyebassa, built 1942, 1969 scrapped in Hong Kong. Gross Tonnage 7,043
Chandpara, built 1949 1970 sold to Jebshun Shipping, Hong Kong, renamed Precious Ruby. Gross Tonnage 7,273
Purnea, built 1947, 1971 scrapped in Spain. Gross Tonnage 5,340
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His ships are listed below, and I've taken the ship details from The Ships List. There are some minor discrepancies in the Gross Tonnages between those quoted in his papers and those at the website; <ul type="square"> Itola, built1940, 1958 sold to Pakistan renamed Pakistan Promoter. Gross Tonnage 6,793
Santhia, built 1925, 1943 caught fire and capsized in River Hooghly. Gross Tonnage 7,754
Itaura, built 1940, 1958 sold to Pakistan renamed Jahangirabad. Gross Tonnage 6,793
Takliwa, built 1924, 1945 stranded and burnt out Nicobar Islands. Gross Tonnage 7,936
Varela, built 1914, 1951 scrapped. Gross Tonnage 4,645
Ethiopia, built 1922, 1949 scrapped in Calcutta. Gross Tonnage 5,575
Ellenga, built 1911, 1948 scrapped in Calcutta. Gross Tonnage 5,196
Sir Harvey Adamson, built1914, 1947 disappeared without trace off Burma; loss of 269 lives. Gross Tonnage 1,030
Itola, built1940, 1958 sold to Pakistan renamed Pakistan Promoter. Gross Tonnage 6,793
Padana, built 1945, 1961 sold to Surrendra Ltd, Bombay, renamed Apj Rita. Gross Tonnage 7,541
Karapara, built 1915, 1950 scrapped in Bombay. Gross Tonnage 7,117
Bandra, built 1914, 1951 scrapped. Gross Tonnage 3,284
Ekma, built 1911, 1948 scrapped at Bombay. Gross Tonnage 5,107
Vita, built 1914, 1949 scrapped at Calcutta. Gross Tonnage 4,691
Aronda, built 1941, 1963 scrapped in Hong Kong. Gross Tonnage 8,328
Durenda, built 1922, 1956 sold to Liberia, renamed Elene. Gross Tonnage 7,241
Pundua, built 1945, 1967 sold to Hong Kong owners renamed Shun On. Gross Tonnage 7,295
Karanja, built 1948, 1976 sold to Shipping Corp.of India, renamed Nancowry. Gross Tonnage 10,294
Chyebassa, built 1942, 1969 scrapped in Hong Kong. Gross Tonnage 7,043
Chandpara, built 1949 1970 sold to Jebshun Shipping, Hong Kong, renamed Precious Ruby. Gross Tonnage 7,273
Purnea, built 1947, 1971 scrapped in Spain. Gross Tonnage 5,340
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