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RMS Arabia

type	Ocean liner
tonnage	,‡R1R‡
length	499.9 ft (pp)
beam	54 ft
draught	26 ft
depth	37.6 ft
power	11,000 ihp
propulsion	triple-expansion steam engine single screw
speed	service: 16.5 kn‡R1R‡ Max: 18 kn
capacity	Passengers: 317 1st class, 152 2nd class *Cargo: 171303 cuft
troops	2,500
crew	283 (116 Europeans and 167 lascars)
notes	Sister ships: SS China (1896), SS Egypt, SS India (1896), SS Persia (1900)

RMS Arabia was a P&O ocean liner. She was sunk in the Mediterranean in 1916 by a German U-boat during World War I.

History

Caird & Company built Arabia at Greenock on the River Clyde, launching her in November 1897 and completing her in March 1898. She had capacity for 317 first class and 152 second class passengers, a total of 469.[2]

Arabia's route was between Tilbury, Essex and Bombay. On her maiden voyage she took Lord Kedleston to take up his post as Viceroy of India. In 1902 she took passengers to India for the 1903 Delhi Durbar.[2]

On 15 March 1905 the cargo steamship SS Riverdale (1900) was manœuvreing in Bombay Harbour when she struck Arabia amidships on her port side, damaging the liner's promenade deck, boat deck and upper works. The collision was caused by Riverdale's chief engineer inexplicably setting her engine to go ahead when ordered to go astern.

RMS Arabia

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