SS Sir Harvey Adamson
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sir Harvey Adamson |
| Namesake | Harvey Adamson |
| Owner | British India SN Co |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Route | Rangoon – Tavoy – Mergui |
| Builder | A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow |
| Cost | £40,200 |
| Yard number | 306 |
| Launched | 1 October 1914 |
| Completed | 27 November 1914 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | missing without trace, 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | coastal passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 1,030 GRT, 528 NRT, 691 DWT |
| Length | 219.7 ft (67.0 m) |
| Beam | 35.1 ft (10.7 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
| Depth | 11.3 ft (3.4 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 155 NHP, 700 IHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Capacity | 500 passengers: 12 1st class, 12 2nd class, 476 deck class |
| Crew | 64 |
SS Sir Harvey Adamson was a coastal passenger steamship that was built in Scotland in 1914 for the British India Steam Navigation Company (BI). She traded along the coast of Burma until 1947, shen she disappeared in a gale in the Andaman Sea. No survivor or identifiable wreckage was ever found.
A. & J. Inglis built the ship at Pointhouse, Glasgow, as yard number 306. She was launched on 1 October 1914 and completed in 27 November.[1] She was named after Sir Harvey Adamson, who was lieutenant governor of Burma from 1910 until 1915.[2] She cost £40,200.[3]
The ship's registered length was 219.7 ft (67.0 m), her beam was 35.1 ft (10.7 m), her depth was 11.3 ft (3.4 m), and her draught was 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m). Her tonnages were 1,030 GRT, 528 NRT,[4] and 691 DWT.[3] She had capacity for 500 passengers: 12 in first class, 12 in second class, and 476 on deck.[2]
The ship had twin screws, each driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine. The combined power of her twin engines was rated at 155 NHP[4] or 700 IHP, and gave her a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).[2]
