The P. & O. Company's steamer Kaisar-i-Hind, so named in commemoration of the visit of their Majesties the King and Queen to India in connexion with the Imperial Durbar of 1911-12 (at which time the vessel was projected), has been completed at the yard of Messrs.
Caird & Ca., Greenock.
of 11,430 tons gross register length of s20ft.; breadth 6ift.; depth, amidships, 38.3ft, and is driven by two sets of quadruple expansion reciprocating engines developing 16,000 horse-power. While she embodies the general design of recent steamers of the "M" close hon internal planning presents a further development of this favor ite type among P. & O. steame and, being intended more especially for the company's mail and passenger services between London, Mar seilles and Bombay, all her arvangements are made to meet that particular trade.
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