SS Fazilka
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Fazilka |
| Namesake | Fazilka |
| Owner | British India SN Co |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Builder | Wm Doxford & Sons, Pallion |
| Yard number | 199 |
| Laid down | 12 May 1890 |
| Launched | 17 August 1890 |
| Completed | 11 October 1890 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | wrecked, 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo liner |
| Tonnage | 4,152 GRT, 2,698 NRT, 5,900 DWT |
| Length | 366.0 ft (111.6 m) |
| Beam | 48.2 ft (14.7 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 8 in (7.2 m) |
| Depth | 26.5 ft (8.1 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 462 NHP, 2,453 ihp |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | two masts |
| Speed | 11+1⁄2 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Notes | sister ship: Fultala |
SS Fazilka was a British India Steam Navigation Company (BI) steamship. She was built in England in 1890, operated mostly in the Indian Ocean, and was wrecked in the Nicobar Islands in 1919. She was a troop ship in the Second Boer War and the First World War. From 1901 to 1907 she took Indian indentured labourers to Fiji.
In 1900, when Fazilka was returning from Natal to India, her propeller shaft broke. A P&O liner tried to tow her, but failed. Fazilka's engineers eventually managed to repair her, and she reached Ceylon under her own power.