SS Jeddah
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SS Jeddah was a British-flagged Singaporean-owned passenger steamship. It was built in 1872 in Dumbarton, Great Britain, especially for the Hajj pilgrim trade, and was owned by Singapore-based merchant Syed Mahomed Alsagoff. In 1880, the officers onboard the Jeddah abandoned it when it listed and appeared to be sinking, leaving more than 700 passengers aboard.[2] The event later inspired the plot of Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim. The vessel was retrieved and continued to sail, later being renamed Diamond.
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Name | SS Jeddah |
Namesake | Jeddah |
Owner | Singapore Steamship Company |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Builder | W.Denny & Brs., Dumbarton |
Launched | 1872[1] |
Identification | Official number 67990 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 100 A1 (Lloyds Register) |
Type | Steamship |
Tonnage | 1,030 NRT |
Length | 280 ft 0 in (85.3 m) |
Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
Capacity | 1100 (crew + passengers) |
Crew | 50 |
Notes | Abandoned |
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