Karanja (1931)

Later names:
HMS Karanja F-128

Builder:
Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd.
Glasgow, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1931
Launched:
December 18, 1931
Type:
Passenger/Cargo (refrigerated)
Landing Ship Infantry (Large)
Completed:


March 31, 1931
Fate:
Sunk Nov. 12, 1942 by German aircraft during the Operation Torch landings.

Location: Mediterranean Sea off Bejaia (Bougie), Algeria.

No reported casualties.


Owner
British India Steam Navigation Company
London, England


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
486' 6"
Engines:
2 Parsons geared steam turbines
Beam:
64' 3"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
26' 10" (depth)
Shafts:
2
Gross Tons:
9,891
HP:
12,000
DWT:
8,370
Speed:
18 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1
Passengers:
2,475
Masts:
2


Armament as built
Guns
Number
Type
Arrangement
1
6"
Single mount
1
12 pounder
Single mount
12
20mm AA
Single mounts
Landing craft
Number
Type
Personnel
2
LCM
297 crew
2
LCP (L)
1,500 troops
10
LCP(S)
1
LCS
9
LCA


History

Mar. 11, 1931:
Sea trials.
Mar. 13, 1931:
Delivered.
Mar. 26, 1931:
Maiden voyage Cardiff to Bombay.
July 24, 1941:
Requisitioned by the Admiralty.
Nov. 11, 1942:
Sunk.


Builder's Data
Page published Dec. 5, 2008