General cargo ship “Chilka” at Penang, Malaysia, in October 1967
Owner: British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London
Flag: British
Port of registry: London
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Newcastle (Hull-1872)
Gross tons: 7,087
Deadweight: 9,614
Length overall: 147.67 m
Max. draft: 8.290 m
Engine: 6-cylinder Doxford diesel. 6,800 b.h.p., by builder
Service speed: 14.5 knots
Completed October 1950
Placed under management of P&O General Cargo Division October 1971
Sold July 1972 for demolitian at Kaohsiung, Taiwan