Where was this ship going?

[CarolBurns]

Could someone be able to tell me where this ship may have been going?

The photo is one that my father in law (now deceased) sent to his parents Mr and Mrs Peter James Burns. The writing at the top of the page is what was written on the back though (Pansy) was not included. Pansy was his wife and my sister  in law thought it might be to her but it isn't.

I am unable to get service records for my father in law as hubby is not the eldest. I would love to find out what he was doing and when. He was in the Koylis and was stationed in Burma.

Could that be where the ship was going?

Any help appreciated

Thanks

Carol

[liverpool annie]

Hi Carol !

You didn't have a time frame .... so this is spread over a few years !!  read through them ... they may give you some ideas !!

NEVASA 1912
9071 gross tons, length 480.5ft x beam 58.1ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 128-1st and 98-2nd class pasengers. Launched 12th Dec.1912 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow for British India Steam Navigation Co., she started her maiden voyage from London to East Africa and Calcutta on 22nd Mar.1913. In Aug.1914 she was taken over and converted to a troopship, and from Jan.1915 to 1918 was fitted as a 660 bed hospital ship. Used in the East Africa, Persian Gulf, Salonika and Mesopotamia campaigns. Later in 1918 she was used as a North Atlantic troopship, ferrrying US troops and later repatriating Allied forces. In late 1919 she resumed commercial service on the UK - East Africa and UK - Calcutta services. 1925 rebuilt as a permanent troopship with capacity for 1,000 men. In 1935-37 she carried out a series of off-season educational cruises for the School Journey's Association, London and in 1937 attended the Spithead Coronation Naval Review. Between 1939 and 1945 she trooped steadily and was used between the UK, India, Basra, Madagascar and for the Normandy Landings. She resumed commercial service in 1946 but was basically a troopship..Jan.1948 laid up in the River Blackwater and then scrapped at Bo'ness. Photo in "Sea Safari" by Peter C. Kohler, ISBN 1-872006-05-1

HMT Nevasa (2) British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Built 1913. 9200 GRT. Scrapped Bo'ness 1948.

One of 2 troopers provided by the British India until the specially designed ships appeared just before the war. Twin-screw, quadruple-expansion engines, 7 boilers. 1,515 tons fuel. In later years carried parties of school children on visits to the Norwegian fjords.

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/troop_ships.htm

troopship HMT Nevasa.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/013x/

HMT. Nevasa - Built to celebrate the company's centenary in 1956, SS Nevasa spent her first few years trooping. However, as National Service came to an end and air transport became more efficient, the ship was made redundant and laid up in the River Fal in 1962 for two years. SS Nevasa was converted to B.I.'s third and largest educational cruise ship at Falmouth in 1964/5. Her powerful machinery gave her a greater range than the other educational cruise ships and her anti-roll stabilisers provided greater comfort. She ran alongside the SS Uganda between 1968 and 1974. However the SS Nevasa was suddenly withdrawn in January 1975 and sent to breakers in Taiwan, a victim of the 1970's oil crisis.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/013y/ 

Steamer Point on the Arabian Peninsula.

http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Museum/Troopship/Nevasa.html

http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Museum/Troopship/Nevasa2.html

http://biship.com/logentries2.htm

Annie 

[CarolBurns]

Thanks Annie

Looks like the part between 1939 and 1945 is the part for him as he was in Burma and India in WW2 - one of the few KOYLIs that returned (Thank God)

Will have a look at the sites later today

Thanks again

Carol