SS Uganda (1952)

History
Uganda in Helsinki's South Harbour in the early 1980s

Name:	Uganda (1952–86) Triton (1986–92)
Namesake:	Uganda
Owner:	British-India SN Co (1952–72) P&O (1972–82, 1983)
Operator:	British-India SN Co (1952–71) P&O (1971–82) Royal Navy (1982, 1983–85)
Port of registry:	London
Route:	1952–67 UK – East Africa 1968–82 educational cruises
Builder:	Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow
Yard number:	720
Launched:	15 January 1952
Maiden voyage:	2 August 1952
Out of service:	25 April 1985
Identification:	UK official number 184658 call sign GFRQ
Honours and awards:	Falkland islands, 1982
Fate:	broken up 1992
General characteristics
Type:	passenger liner (1952–67) cruise ship (1968–82) hospital ship (1982) troopship (1982) stores ship (1983–85)
Tonnage:	1952–67: 14,430 GRT 8,034 NRT 9,630 DWT 1968–82: 16,907 GRT 8,827 NRT 5,695 DWT
Length:	516.7 feet (157.5 m) p/p 539.8 feet (164.5 m) o/a
Beam:	71.4 feet (21.8 m)
Draught:	25 feet 3 ¹⁄₂ inches (7.709 m)
Depth:	35.0 feet (10.7 m)
Installed power:	12,300 shp
Propulsion:	2 × steam turbines, twin screw
Speed:	19.52 knots (36.15 km/h) maximum 16 knots (30 km/h) cruising
Capacity:	1952–67: 167 first class passengers 133 tourist class passengers 388,250 cubic feet (10,994 m³) cargo 1967–82: 306 cabin berths 920 dormitory berths
Crew:	287

SS Uganda was a British steamship that had a varied and notable career. She was built in 1952 as a passenger liner, and successively served as a cruise ship, hospital ship, troop ship and stores ship. She was laid up in 1985 and scrapped in 1992.

Barclay Curle and Company of Whiteinch, Glasgow built Uganda for the British-India Steam Navigation Company (BI). She was a passenger and cargo liner with capacity for 167 first class and 133 tourist class passengers and 388,250 cubic feet (10,994 m³) of cargo. Her original tonnages were 14,430 GRT, 8,034 NRT and 9,630 DWT. Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company built her two Parsons steam turbines, which between them developed 12,300 shp.

Uganda was launched on 15 January 1952, completed six months later and made her sea trials on 16 July. On trial she achieved a top speed of 19.52 knots (36.15 km/h), but in service she normally cruised at 16 knots (30 km/h). Her route was between London and East Africa, calling at Gibraltar, Naples, Port Said, Aden, Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanga and Beira.

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