SS Talamba
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NameSS Talamba
NamesakeTalamba
Owner
- British India Steam Navigation Company
- (1924-1938)
- Royal Navy
- (1938-1943)
BuilderHawthorn Leslie, Hebburn
 HMHS Talamba as a hospital ship on 24 April 1943. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Talamba |
| Namesake | Talamba |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn |
| Yard number | 533 |
| Laid down | 1924 |
| Launched | 16 July 1924 |
| Completed | 2 October 1924 |
| Reclassified | HMHS Talamba (No.35 & 43) |
| Identification | Callsign: GKNM |
| Fate | Sunk by Regia Aeronautica in 1943. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | |
| Displacement | 8018 tons |
| Length | 137.4 m (450 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 19.4 m (63 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
| Depth | 17.1 m (56 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 14 x Lifeboats |
| Capacity | 8100 dwt |
SS Talamba was a British ocean liner which was converted to a hospital ship in 1941. She was named after Tulamba, Pakistan.