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RMS ''Viceroy of India'' was an ocean liner of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). She was a British Royal Mail Ship on the Tilbury–Bombay route〔 and was named after the Viceroy of India. In World War II she was converted to and used as a troopship. She was sunk in the Mediterranean in November 1942 by . ==Building== P&O ordered the ship from Alexander Stephen and Sons of Glasgow in 1927. She was originally to be called ''Taj Mahal'',〔 after the 17th-century mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal in New Delhi. She was laid down in April 1927, launched in September 1928 and completed in March 1929. She cost £1,090,987 She had six water-tube boilers with a combined heating surface of that supplied steam at 400 lbf/in2 to two turbo generators.〔 These supplied current to electric motors with a combined rating of 3,565 NHP that drove twin screw propellers.〔 British Thomson-Houston (BT-H) of Rugby, Warwickshire built the turbo-generators and motors.〔 Each turbo-generator ran at 2,690–3,110 RPM, producing three-phase current at 2,720 volts and rated at 900 kW. Each propeller shaft was driven by two three-phase 3,150 volt electric motors running at 109 RPM and giving ''per'' shaft. At reduced power of up to only one turbo-generator was needed to supply current to both motors, thus maximising fuel economy. Variation of propeller speed in either direction was achieved by changing the turbine speed. The accommodation aboard was considered luxurious by the standards of the era. The first class staterooms were especially so, but standards were high in all classes on this ship. All cabins were single berth with interconnecting doors, with extra rooms for servants who often travelled with colonial families. Her onboard amenities also included the then unusual luxury of an indoor swimming pool. Much of the interior decoration was designed by the Honourable Elsie Mackay, youngest daughter of James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape,〔 who was the chairman of P&O from 1914 until his death in 1932. ''Viceroy of India'' carried cargo as well as passengers, and her holds were refrigerated for carrying perishables.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RMS Viceroy of India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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