RMS Corfu
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
RMS Corfu SS Corfu SS Corfu 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: | Wednesday 20 May 1931 |
| Maiden voyage: | 16 October 1931 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 17 October 1961 by Miyachi Salvage Co Ltd, at Osaka, Japan. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 14,293 (GRT) |
| Length: | 543ft |
| Beam: | 71ft 5in |
| Draught: | 29ft 9in |
| Installed power: | Six steam turbines |
| Propulsion: | Twin propellers |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Capacity: |
177 First Class 214 Second Class |
| Notes: | Originally proposed name Chefoo |
RMS Corfu 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 Carthage. 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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