JANUS

JANUS

Sorry, just realised this image was posted by Threebs back in 2016.

Built for A. Currie & Co, Melbourne, Australia by Palmers of Jarrow. She was launched as a 4824 passenger-cargo ship on 12 April 1910 and powered by a 3 cylinder steam engine.
In 1913 she was purchased by British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and registered at Calcutta without name change.
She is shown here in this lovely study sporting a garish dazzle paint scheme and looks every bit of the part.
On 7 January 1933 she was scuttle off Vizagapatam (Vizag to we Brocklebank lads) to act as a breakwater.

Photograph belongs to Stuart Smith.
Photographer unknown.