Kaisar I Hind was built in Greenock for P&O in 1914 as a passenger liner.
At 11,430 GRT and 158m (520ft) she had a cruising speed of 18.5 knots, and operated a seasonal passenger service between UK and Bombay.
"Kaisar I Hind" is Hindi for "Empress of India".
Although she didn't have much cargo space, she had electric fans in every cabin, which were very popular with passengers.
She was almost hit five times by U-Boat torpedos during WWI. In fact, she was hit the fifth time, but luckily the torpedo failed to explode.
More info available here:
http://portal.pohub.com/pls/pogprtl/poghistory.display_document.pdf?p_id=1250
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