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The SS Kaiser-i-Hindweighed 11,430 tons with an average cruise speed of 18 knots or 33.33 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London. Her name is Hindi for 'Empress of India'.
She serviced London and Bombay primarily. Later requisitioned for transport in World War I, she carried British, French & Indian troops.
1938: The P & O liner Kaiser-I-Hind at Tilbury docks. The ship is due to be scrapped and is flying a 72 foot long pennant, which is a yard in length for every year of her service.