SS Jumna
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Jumna |
| Namesake | Jamuna |
| Owner | James Nourse, Ltd |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | A Stephen & Sons, Kelvinhaugh |
| Yard number | 522 |
| Launched | 24 January 1929 |
| Completed | April 1929 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by shellfire, 25 December 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger liner |
| Tonnage | 6,078 GRT, 3,746 NRT |
| Length | 423.9 ft (129.2 m) |
| Beam | 55.9 ft (17.0 m) |
| Draught | 25 ft 1 in (7.65 m) |
| Depth | 28.1 ft (8.6 m) |
| Installed power | 612 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Crew | 64 |
| Armament | DEMS |
| Notes | sister ships: Saugor, Ganges |
SS Jumna was a steam passenger liner that was built in Scotland in 1929 and sunk with all hands by a German cruiser on Christmas Day 1940. She was a ship in the fleet of James Nourse, Ltd, whose trade included taking indentured labourers from India to the British West Indies.
Jumna was named after the Jamuna river, a tributary of the Ganges. This was the second ship in the Nourse Line fleet to be called Jumna. The first Jumna was a sailing ship that was built in 1867, sold in 1898 and reported in 1899. The third was a motor ship that was built in 1962, renamed in 1972 and scrapped in 1985.