INDRAMAYO (2) was built
in 1902 by Chas. Connell & Co. of Scotstoun, Glasgow with
a tonnage of 5200grt, a length of 410ft 5in, a beam of 49ft
4in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Indrasamha
she had a raked profile instead of a vertical rig. She was sold
to Ryoto Kisen K.K, managed by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha of Dairen,
in 1913 and renamed Kongosan Maru, serving with them until March
1928 when she was wrecked.
INDRAWADI was built in
1902 by Chas. Connell & Co. of Scotstoun, Glasgow with a
tonnage of 5194grt, a length of 410ft 4in, a beam of 49ft 4in
and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Indrasamha she
was launched on 20th May 1902. She was purchased by Alfred Holt's
Blue Funnel Line in 1915, renamed Eurymedon (1), and was deployed
on their New York - Far East service. In 1922 she was sold to
A/s Southern Queen, renamed Southern Queen, and was managed
by Thor Thorensen of Tonsberg as a whale industry supply ship.
On 24th February 1928 she became lost in pack ice east of South
Orkney Island. When the ship was holed an began to sink the
crew abandoned her by jumping onto the ice. At the time she
was loading whale oil from the Thorensen catchers and 22,700
barrels were lost.
INDRALEMA (2) was built
in 1901 by Chas. Connell & Co. of Scotstoun, Glasgow with
a tonnage of 6669grt, a length of 450ft 7in, a beam of 55ft
and a service speed of 12 knots. She was transferred to the
Commonwealth & Dominion on its formation in January 1914
and renamed Port Alma in April 1916. In 1923 she was sold to
the Vianda Steam Ship Company of London and renamed Vianda.
Three years later she was sold to P. Ravano of Genoa and renamed
Fidelitas. In 1928 she was sold to Societe Anonyme di Nav.'Unione'
of Genoa without a change of name and was scrapped at Genoa
in 1932.
INDRABARAH (1) was built
in 1905 by Sir James Laing & Sons at Sunderland with a tonnage
of 5194grt, a length of 477ft, a beam of 49ft 4in and a service
speed of 11 knots. Sister of the Indralema, and although built
as the Indrabarah, she was sold on the stocks to the Admiralty
who converted her into a Floating Workshop and Distilling Ship
and named her HMS Cyclops. In 1922 she was designated a Depot
Ship and during the Second World War served as a submarine depot
ship with a complement of 266 officers and ratings. She was
removed from the Navy List in 1946 and put up for sale but was
eventually scrapped by J. Cashmore at Newport, Monmouthshire
in 1947.
INVERCLYDE was built in
1906 by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
4995grt, a length of 400ft 7in, a beam of 52ft 4in and a service
speed of 11 knots. The first of two ships which were identical
to the Indrasamha she was built for Inver Steamships Ltd who
were managed by T.B. Royden. In 1915 she was acquired by Alfred
Holt's Blue Funnel Line for their New York - India service and
briefly retained her name before it was changed to Eurymachus.
On 11th June 1917 she was chased by a U-boat in the Atlantic
but managed to escape by returning gunfire and laying a smoke
screen. She was sold to Jugoslavensko Amerikanska Plovidba of
Rijeka in 1926 and renamed Nikola Mihanovic. She was finally
broken up by Thos. W. Ward at Inverkeithing in 1929.
INVERESK was built in 1907
by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 4986grt,
a length of 400ft 7in, a beam of 52ft 4in and a service speed
of 11 knots. The second of two ships which were identical to
the Indrasamha she was built for Inver Steamships Ltd who were
managed by T.B. Royden. On 22nd March 1911, during a voyage
from New York to Yokkaichi with a cargo of rails and machinery,
she was wrecked at Juan de Nova in the Mozambique Channel.
INDRADEO
was built in 1910 by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow with
a tonnage of 5529grt, a length of 430ft 2in, a beam of 50ft
2in and a service speed of 12 knots. In 1925 she was sold to
Alfred Holt's Ocean Steam Ship Co. and renamed Eurybates. She
was sold for £22,000 in December 1926 to R & J Thomas
of Holyhead and renamed Cambrian Peeress. Two years later she
was transferred to William Thomas Shipping Ltd of Holyhead with
R & J Thomas as managers. In 1931 she was acquired by William
Thomson's Ben Line and renamed Bendoran. In June 1944 she was
sunk as a blockship at Arromanches as part of the Mulberry harbour
and in 1947 she was raised and towed to Blythe where she was
broken up by Hughes, Bolckow & Co. (Photo: Glasgow University
Archives)
INDRABARAH (2) was built
in 1910 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson. at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 7395grt, a length of 471ft, a beam of 58ft
5in and a service speed of 12 knots. She was transferred to
the Commonwealth & Dominion Line on its formation in January
1914 and renamed Port Elliott in May 1916. On 12th January 1924,
during a voyage from Auckland to Wellington, New Zealand she
was wrecked near Horoera Point 80 miles north of Gisborne. The
cargo was recovered by Richardson & Co. of Napier
INDRAPURA (3) was built
in 1911 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Newcastle
with a tonnage of 8144grt, a length of 490ft 7in, a beam of
61ft 4in and a service speed of 13 knots. Built as a replacement
for the Indrapura (2) she was immediately placed on the Government
of Victoria's emigrant service .On 23rd January she was transferred
to the Commonwealth & Dominion Line on its formation and
in the same year was deployed as a troopship carrying troops
from Australia. In April 1916 she was renamed Port Adelaide.
On 3rd February 1917, during a voyage from London to Sydney
she was torpedoed by U-81 180miles south west of Fastnet Rock.
INDRAGHIRI (2) was built
in 1912 by London & Glasgow Shipbuilding and Engineering
Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 5723grt, a length of 430ft
6in, a beam of 53ft 11in and a service speed of 12 knots. She
was the first of a class of four ships and launched on 6th February
1912. She was acquires by Alfred Holt's China Mutual Steam Navigation
Co. in 1915 serving briefly as Indraghiri before the name was
changed to Eurylochus. On 22nd July 1918 she was chased by a
surfaced U-boat but managed to escape in the rough seas but
twenty three years later she met her end during the Second World
War. On 29th January 1941, during a voyage from Liverpool to
Takoradi she was approached by the German raider Kormoran (formerly
Hamburg America Line's Steiermark) off Cape Verde Islands and
ordered to 'heave to and use no wireless'. The master, Captain
A.M.Caird, ordered full speed ahead and began transmitting 'RRR'
for 'raider'. The Kormoran sent up star shells to illuminate
the Eurylochus and opened fire. The Eurylochus returned four
rounds before her superstructure was wrecked and the ship stopped.
When the raider's searchlights spotted the crew abandoning ship
they sent a boarding party to examine the ship where they found
16 heavy bombers without engines. The Kormoran's captain, Theodore
Detmers, ordered the ship to be sunk but because wireless traffic
indicated a lot of shipping in the area a torpedo was to be
used instead of gunfire. As the torpedo was fired a lifeboat
was observed in the searchlight beam alongside the ship where
the crew were trying to reboard. The Kormoran signalled that
a torpedo had been fired but this was not acknowledged and when
the missile struck the lifeboat disappeared in the explosion.
As the Eurylochus settled in the water the radio was restarted
and gave the raiders name. The German ship immediately opened
fire with her AA guns and continued to shell the Eurylochus
until the radio transmission ceased. The British cruisers HMS
Norfolk and HMS Devonshire raced to the scene but the Kormoran
escaped in the darkness. In the attack 23 crew members lost
their lives and 42 were taken prisoner. The Kormoran was later
sunk on 19th November 1941 by HMAS Sydney who was also lost
in the action.
INDRANI (3) was built in
1912 by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
5706grt, a length of 430ft 6in, a beam of 53ft 11in and a service
speed of 12 knots. Sister of the Indraghiri she became, in September
1914, the fifth ship to be captured and scuttled by the German
cruiser Karlsruhe During her campaign, which ended when she
suddenly blew up on 4th November 1914 350 miles east of Trinidad,
the Karlsruhe captured 17ships totalling 76,000grt, retained
three as supply tenders and sank the remaining fourteen.
INDRAKUALA was built in
1912 by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
5691grt, a length of 430ft, a beam of 54ft and a service speed
of 12 knots. Sister of the Indraghiri she was completed in July
1912. In 1915 she was acquired by Alfred Holt for the China
Mutual Steam Navigation Co. and briefly sailed with them as
the Indrakuala before her name was changed to Euryplus (1).
She was sold to the Continental Transit Co. of London in 1938
and renamed Trade. In September 1939 she was acquired by the
Board of Trade under the management of Sir William Reardon Smith
& Sons and renamed Botavon. The 'Bot' prefix indicated Board
of Trade ownership. In 1940 ownership was transferred to the
Ministry of Shipping and then to the Ministry of War Transport.
On 2nd May 1942 she was torpedoed by German aircraft while at
anchor off Murmansk as part of a Russian convoy and sank the
following day with the loss of 22 lives.
INDRA
(3) was built in 1913 by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow
with a tonnage of 5713grt, a length of 430ft, a beam of 54ft
and a service speed of 12 knots. Almost identical to the Indrakuala
she was acquired by Alfred Holt in 1915 for the Ocean Steam
Ship Co. retaining her name briefly before it was changed to
Euryades (1). On 4th February 1918 she was missed by a torpedo
when sailing in the Irish Channel. She continued to served until
19th October 1948 when she arrived at Briton Ferry in South
Wales to be broken up by Thos. W. Ward. (Photo: Glasgow University
Archives)
INDRADEO
was built in 1910 by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow with
a tonnage of 5529grt, a length of 430ft 2in, a beam of 50ft
2in and a service speed of 12 knots. In 1925 she was sold to
Alfred Holt's Ocean Steam Ship Co. and renamed Eurybates. She
was sold for £22,000 in December 1926 to R & J Thomas
of Holyhead and renamed Cambrian Peeress. Two years later she
was transferred to William Thomas Shipping Ltd of Holyhead with
R & J Thomas as managers. In 1931 she was acquired by William
Thomson's Ben Line and renamed Bendoran. In June 1944 she was
sunk as a blockship at Arromanches as part of the Mulberry harbour
and in 1947 she was raised and towed to Blythe where she was
broken up by Hughes, Bolckow & Co. (Photo: Glasgow University
Archives) 
INDRA
(3) was built in 1913 by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow
with a tonnage of 5713grt, a length of 430ft, a beam of 54ft
and a service speed of 12 knots. Almost identical to the Indrakuala
she was acquired by Alfred Holt in 1915 for the Ocean Steam
Ship Co. retaining her name briefly before it was changed to
Euryades (1). On 4th February 1918 she was missed by a torpedo
when sailing in the Irish Channel. She continued to served until
19th October 1948 when she arrived at Briton Ferry in South
Wales to be broken up by Thos. W. Ward. (Photo: Glasgow University
Archives) 
