Troopships

HM Indian Troopship Malabar, 1890

Class Troopship

Sister Ships Jumna, Crocodile, Serapis and Euphrates.

Built 1866

Troop Capacity 1200

Fate Became the receiving ship at Bermuda in 1897. Becoming the Base ship there from 1901. In 1918 she was sold off.

Notes Commissioned for the Indian Government, the Malabar initially ran from the Suez to Bombay. When the canal was opened it undertook the entire journey, travelling from Portsmouth to Bombay and back in 70 days. She had a black line around the hull to distinguish her from her sister ships.

Troopships | Ships

Class	Troopship
Sister Ships	Jumna, Crocodile, Serapis and Euphrates.
Built	1866
Troop Capacity	1200
Fate	Became the receiving ship at Bermuda in 1897. Becoming the Base ship there from 1901. In 1918 she was sold off.
Notes	Commissioned for the Indian Government, the Malabar initially ran from the Suez to Bombay. When the canal was opened it undertook the entire journey, travelling from Portsmouth to Bombay and back in 70 days. She had a black line around the hull to distinguish her from her sister ships.