SS Robert Coryndon
Robert Coryndon's wreck in 2009 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert Coryndon |
| Namesake | Sir Robert Coryndon, Governor of Uganda 1918–22 |
| Operator | Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours (1930–48); East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (1948–67) |
| Port of registry | |
| Route | fortnightly between Butiaba on Lake Albert and Kasenyi on Lake George |
| Builder | J.I. Thornycroft & Co, Woolston, England |
| Yard number | 1086 |
| Launched | September 1929 |
| In service | 1930 |
| Fate | Sank 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger & cargo ferry |
| Tonnage | 860 tons |
| Propulsion | Steam engine; twin screws |
SS Robert Coryndon was a British twin-screw passenger and cargo ferry operated on Lake Albert in Uganda from 1930 until 1960s. It was built as part of the British colonial transport network. She played a key role in lake transport and regional connectivity before sinking and becoming a long-standing wreck.