SS Al-Abbas
SS Al-Abbas was the first major ship to be built at the Karachi Shipyard in Pakistan in 1967.
History
SS Al-Abbas was built for Muhammadi [Steamship Company Limited] in 1967. She was a cargo vessel plying between Karachi and Chittagong.She was blown up and sunk on August 16, 1971, during Operation Jackpot in the Bangladesh [Liberation War]. She was berthed at Jetty No. 6 of the Port of Chittagong when Indian-trained commandoes of the Bangladeshi guerrilla force, Mukti Bahini, used limpet mines to blow her up.
Specifications
- Registry: 18 January 1968
- Gross tonnage: 6,087
- DWT tonnage: 12,860
- LOA: 486 feet