SS Dunera
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NameDunera
OwnerBritish India Associated Steamers Ltd., Glasgow; British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd., Glasgow
Port of registryGlasgow, 
United Kingdom
United KingdomBuilderA & J Inglis Ltd., Glasgow
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Dunera |
| Owner | British India Associated Steamers Ltd., Glasgow; British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd., Glasgow |
| Port of registry | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Builder | A & J Inglis Ltd., Glasgow |
| Yard number | 215 |
| Launched | 12 March 1891 |
| Out of service | 1922 |
| Identification | Official Number 98623 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1922, Shanghai |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Troopship |
| Type | Steel Screw Steamer |
| Tonnage | 5,413 GRT; 3,457 NRT |
| Length | 425 ft 00 in (129.54 m) |
| Beam | 48 ft 00 in (14.63 m) |
| Draught | 30 ft 00 in (9.14 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam T3cy1 (33, 52, 86.5 x 60in), 621 nhp, 1-screw |
Voyages
1900 Voyage from Southampton to Alexandria and back
The SS Dunera was a British troopship.[1][2][3][4][5]
The details of a planned voyage of the SS Dunera were printed in the Daily Malta Chronicle on 7 February 1900:[6]
MOVEMENTS
The following is the programme of S.S. Dunera, which will convey the 2nd Batt. Leicester Regt. from Queenstown to Alexandria, and the 2nd Batt. R. West Kent Regt. thence to England en route to South Africa, also details to and from Mediterranean port : -
| Arrive | Port | Leave |
|---|---|---|
| - | Southampton | 5 Feb: |
| 6 Feb | Queenstown | 7 " |
| 11 " | Gibraltar | 12 " |
| 15 " | Malta | 16 " |
| 19 " | Alexandria | 20 " |
| 23 " | Malta | 24 " |
| 27 " | Gibraltar | 28" |
| 4 March | Southampton | - |
NB. Queenstown is now called Cobh and is in County Cork.
