SS Virawa
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Virawa |
| Owner | British India SN Co |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Builder | Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton |
| Cost | £59,600 |
| Yard number | 441 |
| Launched | 15 September 1890 |
| Completed | 5 November 1890 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | scrapped, 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,333 GRT, 2,158 NRT, 4,933 DWT |
| Length | 340.0 ft (103.6 m) |
| Beam | 43.1 ft (13.1 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 1 in (7.0 m) |
| Depth | 26.0 ft (7.9 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 320 NHP, 1,628 ihp |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Capacity | 8 × 1st class passengers |
| Crew | 54 |
| Notes | sister ship: Vadala |
SS Virawa was British India Steam Navigation Company (BI) steamship. She was launched in Scotland in 1890 and scrapped in India in 1921. Her trades included taking horses from Australia to India, and indentured labourers from India to Fiji and Trinidad. In 1899 she was a troop ship in the Second Boer War.