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SS Vaitarna in Grangemouth Docks, 1885
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SS Vaitarna
NameVaitarna
OwnerA J Shepherd & Co, Bombay[1]
OperatorBombay Steamer Navigation Company
Port of registryGlasgow[1]
RouteMandvi – Bombay
BuilderGrangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.[1]
Yard number86
Laid down1882
Launched1885
IdentificationOfficial Number 90062[1]
Nickname(s)Vijli
FateMissing after 8 November 1888 and presumed sunk
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Tonnage292 GRT, 63 NRT, 258 under deck[1][2]
Length170.1 ft (51.85 m)[2]
Beam26.5 ft (8.08 m)[2]
Depth9.9 ft (3.02 m)[2]
Installed power73 hp
PropulsionSteam propulsion
Speed13 knots
Notesas per Lloyd's Register of Shipping[2]

SS Vaitarna, popularly known as Vijli or Haji Kasam ni Vijli, was a steamship owned by A J Shepherd & Co, Bombay that disappeared on 8 November 1888 off the coast of Saurashtra region of Gujarat in a cyclonic storm during a crossing from Mandvi to Bombay. More than 740 people on board went missing in the disaster. The incident resulted in the creation of nautical lore and songs.

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference ws1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e "Lloyd's Register of Shipping". Internet Archive. 1889. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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