MV Dara information

History
United Kingdom
Name	Dara
Namesake	Dara Island
Owner	British India SN Co
Port of registry	London
Route	Bombay – Persian Gulf
Builder	Barclay, Curle & Co, Whiteinch
Yard number	711
Launched	17 December 1947
Completed	June 1948
Identification	UK official number 181938; call sign GDTT; ;
Fate	explosion & fire 8 April 1961; sank 10 April 1961;
General characteristics
Class and type	D-class passenger and cargo ship
Tonnage	5,030 GRT, 2,766 NRT, 4,465 DWT
Length	398.7 ft (121.5 m) overall; 382.3 ft (116.5 m) registered;
Beam	54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Draught	21 ft 11+3⁄4 in (6.70 m)
Depth	23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Decks	2
Installed power	4,200 bhp (3,100 kW)
Propulsion	1 × 5-cylinder 2-stroke diesel engine; 1 × screw;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity	passengers: 20 × 1st class; 30 × A 2nd class; 24 × B 2nd class; 1,377 deck class
Crew	132
Sensors and ; processing systems	wireless direction finding, echo sounding device, radar
Notes	sister ships: Dumra, Dwarka, Daressa

MV Dara was a British passenger ship, built in 1948 by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland.^[4] She travelled mostly between the Persian Gulf and the Indian subcontinent, carrying expatriate passengers who were employed in the nations of the Gulf.^[5]

After a powerful explosion on 8 April 1961, Dara caught fire and sank in the Persian Gulf on 10 April 1961. The disaster killed 238 of the 819 people aboard at the time, including 19 officers and 113 crew.^[6] Another 565 people were rescued in an operation by a British Landing Ship, Tank, three Royal Navy ships, and several British and foreign merchant ships.^[7]^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Vol. I. A–L. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1949. DAR – via Internet Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dara (1948)" (PDF). P&O Heritage. October 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Haws, Duncan (1987). British India S.N. Co. Merchant Fleets. Vol. 11. Burwash: Travel Creatours Ltd Publications. pp. 160–161. ISBN 0-946378-07-X.
^ Cite error: The named reference ws was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "The MV Dara is a passenger liner which sank and lost 238 passengers when the vessel struck an Omani mine". uae.greatestdivesites.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ Al Serkal, Mariam (9 April 2011). "Fifty years on, the tragedy of vessel MV Dara lingers". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^ "165 Missing From The Dara". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1961. p. 1.
^ John Cavendish, Lord Chesham (11 April 1961). "Sinking of the M.V. "Dara"". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). United Kingdom: Lords Sitting. col. 244.

[LR1949-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Vol. I. A–L. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1949. DAR – via Internet Archive.

[P&OH-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Dara (1948)" (PDF). P&O Heritage. October 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[Haws-3] Haws, Duncan (1987). British India S.N. Co. Merchant Fleets. Vol. 11. Burwash: Travel Creatours Ltd Publications. pp. 160–161. ISBN 0-946378-07-X.

[ws-4] Cite error: The named reference ws was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "The MV Dara is a passenger liner which sank and lost 238 passengers when the vessel struck an Omani mine". uae.greatestdivesites.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[gndara-6] Al Serkal, Mariam (9 April 2011). "Fifty years on, the tragedy of vessel MV Dara lingers". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

[7] "165 Missing From The Dara". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1961. p. 1.

[sinking-8] John Cavendish, Lord Chesham (11 April 1961). "Sinking of the M.V. "Dara"". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). United Kingdom: Lords Sitting. col. 244.

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History

United Kingdom
Name	Dara
Namesake	Dara Island^[2]
Owner	British India SN Co^[1]
Port of registry	London^[1]
Route	Bombay – Persian Gulf^[3]
Builder	Barclay, Curle & Co, Whiteinch^[1]
Yard number	711^[2]
Launched	17 December 1947^[2]
Completed	June 1948^[1]
Identification	UK official number 181938^[1] call sign GDTT^[1]
Fate	explosion & fire 8 April 1961 sank 10 April 1961
General characteristics
Class and type	D-class passenger and cargo ship
Tonnage	5,030 GRT, 2,766 NRT, 4,465 DWT^[2]
Length	398.7 ft (121.5 m) overall 382.3 ft (116.5 m) registered^[1]
Beam	54.8 ft (16.7 m)^[1]
Draught	21 ft 11+3⁄4 in (6.70 m)^[1]
Depth	23.6 ft (7.2 m)^[1]
Decks	2^[1]
Installed power	4,200 bhp (3,100 kW)^[2]
Propulsion	1 × 5-cylinder 2-stroke diesel engine^[1] 1 × screw^[1]
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)^[2]
Capacity	passengers: 20 × 1st class; 30 × A 2nd class; 24 × B 2nd class; 1,377 deck class^[2]
Crew	132
Sensors and processing systems	wireless direction finding, echo sounding device, radar^[1]
Notes	sister ships: Dumra, Dwarka, Daressa^[3]