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HMHS Talamba as a hospital ship on 24 April 1943.
History
SS TalambaUnited Kingdom
NameSS Talamba
NamesakeTalamba
Owner
  • British India Steam Navigation Company
  • (1924-1938)
  • Royal Navy
  • (1938-1943)
BuilderHawthorn Leslie, Hebburn
Yard number533
Laid down1924
Launched16 July 1924
Completed2 October 1924
ReclassifiedHMHS Talamba (No.35 & 43)
IdentificationCallsign: GKNM
FateSunk by Luftwaffe in 1943.
General characteristics
Type
  • Ocean liner
  • Hospital ship
Displacement8018 tons
Length137.4 m (450 ft 9 in)
Beam19.4 m (63 ft 8 in)
Draft9' 1''
Depth17.1 m (56 ft 1 in)
Installed power
  • 4x Triple expansion turbines
  • 2x shafts
Speed17 knots (31 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried		14 x Lifeboats
Capacity8100 dwt

SS Talamba was a British ocean liner which was converted to a hospital ship in 1941. She was named after Tulamba, Pakistan.

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