Demerara
Ship Number
425
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
8
Launch Date
December 21, 1911
Delivered
August 8, 1912
Owner
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
Weight
11484 grt
BP Length
500 feet
Breadth
62 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
13 knots
Propulsion
quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 23, 34, 48 & 69 inches diameter each pair; stroke 51 inches; 680 nominal horsepower; engine built by Harland and Wolff
Official No.
132024
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
Demerara

Demerara, a British steamship built by Harland and Wolff at Belfast, Ireland was launched on December 21, 1911. She was owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, London, England was 500 feet long, of 11,484 tons gross with a speed of 13.5 knots. She was a refrigerated meat carrier with accommodation for 933 passengers. She was equipped with wireless and refrigerated cargo spaces.
 
1st July1917 torpedoed off La Rochelle but reached port and repaired.
 
1933 scrapped in Japan.
 
[Merchant Fleets, vol.5 by Duncan Haws]