- HMS Malabar (1866)
HMS "Malabar" was a
Royal Navy troopship commissioned for the Indian Government and launched in 1866.This ship was operated by the Royal Navy in order to transport up to 1,200 troops and family from
Portsmouth toBombay . The voyage took approximately 17 days, and continued until the ship was disposed of in 1894."Malabar" was one of five sister ships, the others being HMS "Crocodile", HMS "Jumna", HMS "Serapis", and HMS "Euphrates".
She weighed 6,211 gross tonnes, with a single screw, a speed of 15 knots, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), 3 guns, and a white painted hull. Her bow was a "ram bow" and projected under water.
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