Uganda (ship, 1952)

Uganda

Uganda launched in September 1985

Ship data flag  United Kingdom other ship names Triton (1986) Ship type Passenger ship home port London Shipping company British India Steam Navigation Company Shipyard Barclay, Curle & Company , Glasgow Build number 720 Launch January 15, 1952 takeover 17th July 1952 Commissioning 2nd August 1952 Decommissioning April 1985 Whereabouts Crashed off Kaohsiung in 1986, scrapped in 1992

Ship dimensions and crew length 164.6 m ( Lüa ) width 21.7 m Draft Max. 8.4 m measurement 14,430 (later 16,907) GRT   crew 287

Machine system machine 2 × Wallsend Slipway & Narrow steam turbines Machine performance 9,176 kW (12,476 hp) Top speed 17 kn (31 km / h) propeller 2 ×

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 300 (later 1,224)

Others Registration numbers IMO no. 5372094

The Uganda was a passenger ship of the British British India Steam Navigation Company , which was put into service the 1,952th The ship, converted for cruises in 1967 , was best known for its use as a hospital ship in the Falklands War . The Uganda remained until 1985 in travel and in 1986 for scrapping to Kaohsiung sold where they wrecked on 22 August of that year. Her wreck was scrapped in 1992.

history

The Uganda was built under the hull number 720 at Barclay, Curle & Company in Glasgow and was launched on January 15, 1952. After its delivery to the British India Steam Navigation Company on July 17, 1952, the ship began the liner service from London to Beira on August 2 .

On April 5, 1967, Uganda arrived at Howaldtswerke Hamburg , where it was converted into a cruise ship. On August 27, 1968, the ship began its first voyage after the conversion. In 1973 Uganda became the property of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company .

The Uganda in Helsinki, early 1980s

In 1982, the Uganda was used by the British government as a hospital ship in the Falklands War, before returning to cruise service in August of that year. In January 1983 the British government chartered the ship again for the service of Ascension in the Falkland Islands . In April 1985 Uganda was retired and launched .

After almost a year of berthing, the ship was renamed Triton and sold to Kaohsiung for scrapping, where it arrived on July 15th. However, before the demolition work began, the Triton was driven to the coast by a tropical cyclone on August 22 , where it capsized in shallow waters. The wreck remained off Kaohsiung until March 1992 before it was scrapped.

In 1993 the SS Uganda Trust was founded, which supports aid projects for children and young people as well as projects on the topic of seafaring.

Web links

Commons : IMO 5372094  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• the ship on faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)
• Web of Trust SS Uganda (English)
• History of the ship on seadogs-reunited.com (English)