SS Vyner Brooke
Scottish built royal yacht of Sarawak / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS Vyner Brooke was a Scottish-built steamship that was both the royal yacht of Sarawak and a merchant ship frequently used between Singapore and Kuching. She was named after the 3rd Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke. At the outbreak of war with Japan the ship was requisitioned by the Royal Navy, armed, and sunk in 1942.
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Name | Vyner Brooke |
Namesake | Sir Charles Vyner Brooke |
Owner | Sarawak Steamship Co |
Operator | Ritchie & Bisset |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Route | Kuching – Singapore |
Builder | Ramage & Ferguson Ltd, Leith, Scotland |
Yard number | 264 |
Launched | 10 November 1927 |
Completed | February 1928 |
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Fate | Sunk by aircraft, 14 February 1942 |
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Length | 240.7 ft (73.4 m) |
Beam | 41.3 ft (12.6 m) |
Draught | 16 ft 2+3⁄4 in (4.95 m) |
Depth | 16.1 ft (4.9 m) |
Decks | one |
Installed power | 297 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
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Notes | royal yacht |
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