U G A N D A 1952 |
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RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE
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Welcome to
our website
celebrating the famous S/S Uganda of the British India Steam Navigation
Company
Ltd. The Uganda was built in 1952 and served on their London to East
Africa service via the Suez Canal. She later became a well known
educational cruise ship and finally saw active service as a hospital
ship and later as a troopship during the Falklands War. This very
popular ship was retired from service in 1985 and a preservation
campaign was launched to try to save her as a "classic example of
British passenger shipping". Sadly this campaign was unsuccessful and
the venerable Uganda set sail on her final voyage bound for the
scrappers after a distinguished, eventful and long career.
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Her Regular
Service Route: Great Britain to East Africa via the Suez Canal London (Tilbury Docks) to Gibraltar, Port Said, Suez Canal, Aden, Mombasa, Tanga, Zanzibar, Dar Es Salaam and Beira "East Africa Mail" service "THE EAST AFRICA MAIL
SERVICE" THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY, LONDON (BRITISH INDIA LINE) |
(c) Cruise Ship History Collection 2018 including www.thecunarders.co.uk A Edward Elliott