The 3,952-ton steamer Chilka was at the shipyard Barclay Curle in Glasgow built district Whiteinch and ran on August 23, 1910 by the stack. The steamer , built for the transport of passengers and cargo , was 118.95 meters long, 15.27 meters wide and had a draft of 6.58 meters. The ship was completed on October 4, 1910 . Barclay, Curle & Company's two triple expansion steam engines powered two propellers and produced 573 nominal horsepower. The ship could make a speed of 14 knots (25.9 km / h).
The Chilka was built for the British liner shipping company British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN), which was founded in 1856 and operated a lively passenger, freight and mail service from Great Britain to the Far East , especially India . The chilka was also used on this route . She was the second of four ships of this name that were put into service by the shipping company. There was space on board for 20 first class passengers, 15 second class and 4671 tween deck passengers.
On July 1, 1917, a fire broke out on the Chilka near Baruva near Gopalpur on the coast of the Indian province of Orissa . The ship ran aground and was a total loss. 70 people were killed in the fire.
