Kohinur
Ship Number
174
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
8 October 1884
Delivered
16 January 1885
Owner
Asiatic Steam Navigation Co
Weight
2967 grt
BP Length
350 feet
Breadth
40 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
350 h.p.
Official No.
91171
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Sank
Kohinur

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Nurjahan and Kohinur Asiatic Steam Navigation Company's first all steel ships.
 
In 1904/5 the company sold on for further trading four of its oldest vessels, Shahzada, Maharaja, Shahjehan and Kohinur, they were replaced by ships carrying the same name.
 
1905 sold to Nakamura S., Kobe and renamed Kohina Maru
 
On August 2nd, 1916, Kohina Maru, on a voyage from Barry via Bizerta to Port Said, was sunk by the German submarine UB-46 (Cäsar Bauer), near Alexandria. There were no casualties.