RMS Viceroy of India information

RMS *Viceroy of India*
	1935 postcard of Viceroy of India in civilian service
History
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[citation needed]
Launched	15 September 1928
Christened	By Dorothy, Countess of Halifax, wife of the 1st Earl of Halifax, Viceroy of India[citation needed]
Completed	March 1929
Maiden voyage	7 March 1929[citation needed]
In service	7 March 1929
Out of service	11 November 1942
Homeport	Tilbury
Identification	UK official number 160238; code letters LCTV (until 1933); ; call sign GLVX (from 1930); ;
Fate	Sunk 11 November 1942 by U-407
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	19,648 GRT; 14,069 tonnage under deck; 10,069 NRT; 9,180 LT DWT;
Length	586.1 ft (178.6 m) moulded; 612.3 ft (186.6 m) o/a[citation needed];
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
Installed power	3,565 NHP; 17,000 shp (13,000 kW);
Propulsion	Turbo-electric transmission;; twin screw;
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) or 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity	Passengers:; 415 1st class; 258 2nd class[citation needed]; Cargo: 217,752 cu ft (6,166 m3)[citation needed];
Crew	14 officers; 19 petty officers; 59 seamen; 18 engineers; 53 firemen; 248 pursers and stewards; 1 surgeon and 1 assistant; (413 total)[citation needed];
Sensors and ; 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^[4] 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.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
^ Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "SS Viceroy of India". Clydebuilt database. Clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Talbot-Booth 1942, p. 368
^ Helgason, Guðmundur (1995–2013). "Viceroy of India". uboat.net: Ships hit by U-boats. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
^ Harnack 1938, p. 560.

[LR-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

[2] Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

[Clyde-3] "SS Viceroy of India". Clydebuilt database. Clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[TB-4] Talbot-Booth 1942, p. 368

[U2410-5] Helgason, Guðmundur (1995–2013). "Viceroy of India". uboat.net: Ships hit by U-boats. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

[FOOTNOTEHarnack1938560-6] Harnack 1938, p. 560.

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History
1935 postcard of Viceroy of India in civilian service
United Kingdom
Name	RMS Viceroy of India
Namesake	Viceroy & Governor-General of India
Owner	P&O Steam Navigation Co^[1]
Operator	P&O Steam Navigation Co
Port of registry	Glasgow^[1]
Route	Tilbury — Bombay^[4]
Builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glasgow^[1]
Cost	£1,090,987
Yard number	519^[3]
Laid down	April 1927^{[citation needed]}
Launched	15 September 1928^[3]
Christened	By Dorothy, Countess of Halifax, wife of the 1st Earl of Halifax, Viceroy of India^{[citation needed]}
Completed	March 1929^[1]
Maiden voyage	7 March 1929^{[citation needed]}
In service	7 March 1929
Out of service	11 November 1942
Homeport	Tilbury
Identification	UK official number 160238^[1] code letters LCTV (until 1933)^[1] call sign GLVX (from 1930)^[2]
Fate	Sunk 11 November 1942 by U-407^[5]
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	19,648 GRT^[1] 14,069 tonnage under deck^[1] 10,069 NRT^[1] 9,180 LT DWT^[3]
Length	586.1 ft (178.6 m) moulded^[1] 612.3 ft (186.6 m) o/a^{[citation needed]}
Beam	76.2 ft (23.2 m)^[1]
Draught	28 ft 2.75 in (8.60 m)^[1]
Depth	41.5 ft (12.6 m)^[1]
Decks	5
Installed power	3,565 NHP^[1] 17,000 shp (13,000 kW)^[3]
Propulsion	Turbo-electric transmission; twin screw^[1]
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)^[6] or 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)^[4]
Capacity	Passengers: 415 1st class 258 2nd class^{[citation needed]} Cargo: 217,752 cu ft (6,166 m³)^{[citation needed]}
Crew	14 officers 19 petty officers 59 seamen 18 engineers 53 firemen 248 pursers and stewards 1 surgeon and 1 assistant (413 total)^{[citation needed]}
Sensors and processing systems	direction finding equipment^[1]