RMS Carthage
| 300px RMS/SS Carthage | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
RMS Carthage SS Carthage SS Carthage Maru |
| Owner: | P&O 1931-1961 |
| Port of registry: |
London  |
| Route: | London, Bombay, China |
| Builder: |
Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Yard number: | 535 |
| Launched: | Tuesday 18 August 1931 |
| Maiden voyage: | 8 January 1932 |
| Fate: | Demolished 15 June 1961 by Miyachi Salvage Co Ltd, at Sakai, Japan. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 14,304 (GRT) |
| Length: | 552ft 6in |
| Beam: | 71ft 5in |
| Installed power: | Six steam turbines |
| Propulsion: | Twin screws |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Capacity: |
177 First Class 214 Second Class |
| Notes: | Originally to have been named Canton |
RMS later SS Carthage was a Royal Mail Ship and ocean liner operated by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Known as one of the 'Far East Sisters', she was launched in 1931 to serve the company's India and Far East Mail Service, along with her sister ship, the RMS Corfu. Both ships were built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd in Glasgow, Scotland and served from 1931 until 1961 when they were scrapped. [1][2]
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