Balakani

Petroleum Steamship Company

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Length:	335 ft.
Breadth:	45.0 ft.
Draft (or Depth):	28.0 ft (depth)
Tonnage:	3,696 (gross); 3,435 (underdeck); 2,345 (net)
Engines:	Triple expansion, 3 cyl. 24" 50" 60" x 45" stroke.
Speed:	10 knots
Builder:	Sir J. Laing & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland. Yard no. 570
Launched:	August 8, 1899
Maiden Voyage:
Disposition:	September 9, 1915 - Mined and sunk.
Particulars:	Port of Registry: London, England Flag of Registry: British Funnel color: White; 3 narrow black bands beneath black top Company flag: Burgee with alternating red and white vertical stripes of equal width, red at the hoist (4 red stripes, 3 white). Signal Letters: R H N S Wireless call letters: Details: Steel hull, 1 funnel; single screw; 3 masts, 2 steel decks. Machinery aft, carrying petroleum in bulk

Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries.

Eastbound, Philadelphia to London. Reported that on the night of April 14-15, the weather was very cold and the sea's temperature dropped to 38°.

At 4 a.m. on April 15, was at 40°49'N., 52°07'W. The weather was fine and clear and the sea smooth. Later that evening, signaled Ypiranga and received news of Titanic's loss.

Data:

August 8, 1899

Launched

September 9

Sea trials

September

Maiden voyage, Manchester UK to Batoum (a Black Sea port), Russia

September 9, 1915

Mined and sunk 1/2 mile SW of S. Longsand Buoy, Thames Estuary. Six lost.

Courtesy: John P. Eaton. Used with permission.