Passenger/cargo ship “Dwarka” leaving Doha, November 1977
Owner: British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London
Flag: British
Port of registry: London
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Hull 1828)
Gross tons: 4,851
Deadweight: 4,525
Length overall: 121.48 m
Max. draft.: 6.705 m
Engine: Doxford diesel by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow
Speed: 14 knots
Passengers: 20 1st class, 30 2nd class, 1,537 deck
Completed June 1947
1971 October: management transferred to P&O General Cargo Division
1973 April: ownership transferred to Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co., London
1975 May: reverted to nominal ownership of British India S.N. Co.
1982 May: sold for scrapping at Gadani Beach, Pakistan