Rohilla

Rohilla was a steamship of the British India Steam Navigation Company which ran aground in 1914 while serving as the HMHS Rohilla.

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Rohilla (7,114 tons gross) was built in 1906 in Belfast by Harland & Wolff. It was called up at the outset of World War I and converted into a naval hospital ship.

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Sailing south through the North Sea, at around 04:00 on 30 October 1914, the Rohilla struck a reef at Saltwick south of Whitby. At the time there was a fierce gale and due to wartime blackout conditions no landmarks were visible. Although only 600 meters from shore, the treacherous conditions of the high seas and storm force winds made rescue difficult.

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British India Steam Navigation Company: British India Steam Navigation Company was formed in 1856 as the Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company. The company had been formed out of Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co, a trading partnership of William Mackinnon and Robert Mackenzie, to carry mail between Calcutta and Rangoon. It became British ...

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