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SS Fatima
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SS Fatima was the first ship ever registered in Karachi, Pakistan in 1948.[1] It was cargo vessel belonging to East & West Steamship Company.
Name
The ship was named after the stateswoman Fatima Jinnah, who was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.[1]
History
She was built by Burn and Company, Howrah, Calcutta in 1942.[2] She was then a 'Basset' class naval trawler of the Royal Indian Navy under the name SHILLONG, pennant number T.250, deployed in anti-submarine and minesweeping duties. Her engine was a triple-expansion steam engine built by Lobnitz & Company, Renfrew. Sold out of the navy in 1947 and converted to a cargo ship in 1948. On 11 August 1948, she was registered at the newly established Port of Registry at Karachi.[1]
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Fate
It was scrapped in March 1962.[2]
References
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