SS Al-Abbas

SS Al-Abbas was the first major ship to be built at the Karachi Shipyard in Pakistan in 1967.^[1]

History
Name	Al-Abbas
Owner	Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited
Operator	Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited
Port of registry	Pakistan
Route	Karachi - Chittagong
Builder	Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works
Completed	1967
Fate	Blown up and sunk in Operation Jackpot by Mukti Bahini

History

SS Al-Abbas was built for Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited in 1967. She was a cargo vessel plying between Karachi and Chittagong.

She was blown up and sunk on August 16, 1971, during Operation Jackpot in the Bangladesh Liberation War. She was berthed at Jetty No. 6 of the Port of Chittagong when Indian-trained commandoes of the Bangladeshi guerrilla force, Mukti Bahini, used limpet mines to blow her up.^[2]

Specifications

• Registry: 18 January 1968^[3]
• Gross tonnage: 6,087
• DWT tonnage: 12,860
• LOA: 486 feet