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]

Specifications
  • Gross tonnage: 671[2]
  • LOA: 153 feet[2]

Fate

It was scrapped in March 1962.[2]

References
  1. Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009 Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 12
  2. Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, History of Pakistan Merchant Navy 1947- 2009 Karachi 2010 (privately published) pg 15
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