Passenger/cargo ship “Akbar” at Bahrain, July 1972
Owner: Mohul Line Ltd., Bombay (now Mumbai), India
Port of registry: Bombay
Builder: Helsingør Skibs. & Msk., Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark
Gross tons: 6,600
Deadweight: 8,875
Length overall: 140.4 m
Max. draft: 7.77 m
Engine: 2 x B&W type 8S45HU diesels, total 9,680 b.h.p., by builders; geared to single KaMeWa c.p. propeller
Built to operate either as a pilgrim carrier or general cargo ship
Service speeds: 18.5 knots (pilgrim service), 17.5 knots (cargo service)
Passenger capacity (pilgrim service): 80 x 1st class, 1,500 pilgrims
Completed: 1972; Bombay – Persian Gulf service
1986: owner went bankrupt; taken over by Shipping Corporaton of India. Ship retained name, refurbished & transferred to East coast of India – Andaman & Nicobar Islands service (121 cabin passengers & 1,414 bunk/deck)
1991: ownership transferred to Indian Government (Andaman & Nicobar Administration)
2019: sold for scrapping (Tradewings says at Alang, robindesbois.org says Pakistan but the former is probably correct); renamed “Akb” & re-registered in Gabon for delivery voyage.