SS Jeddah
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Jeddah |
| Namesake | Jeddah |
| Owner | Singapore Steamship Company |
| Port of registry | UK |
| Builder | W.Denny & Brs., Dumbarton |
| Launched | 1872 |
| Identification | Official number 67990 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 100 A1 (Lloyds Register) |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 1,030 NRT |
| Length | 280 ft 0 in (85.3 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
| Capacity | 1100 (crew + passengers) |
| Crew | 50 |
| Notes | Abandoned |
SS Jeddah was a British-flagged Singaporean-owned passenger steamship. It was built in 1872 in Dumbarton, UK, especially for the Hajj pilgrim trade, and was owned by Singapore-based merchant Syed Mahomed Alsagoff. In 1880, the officers onboard the Jeddah abandoned it when it listed and appeared to be sinking, leaving more than 900 passengers aboard. The event later inspired the plot of Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim. The vessel was retrieved and continued to sail, later being renamed Diamond.