SS Fatima
SS Fatima was the first ship ever registered in Karachi, Pakistan in 1948.[1] It was cargo vessel belonging to East & West Steamship Company.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Fate | Transferred to Pakistan |
| History | |
 Pakistan | |
| Name | SS Fatima |
| Fate | scrapped in March 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
Name
The ship was named after Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, the First Lady of Pakistan.[1]
History
She was built by Burn and Company, Howrah, Calcutta in 1942.[2] She was then a 'Basset' class naval trawler of the Royal Indian Navy under the name SHILLONG, pennant number T.250, deployed in anti-submarine and minesweeping duties. Her engine was a triple-expansion steam engine built by Lobnitz & Company, Renfrew. Sold out of the navy in 1947 and converted to a cargo ship in 1948. On 11 August 1948, she was registered at the newly established Port of Registry at Karachi.[1]
Fate
It was scrapped in March 1962.[2]
References
- Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009 Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 12
- Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009 Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 15
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