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SS Rohilla
''Rohilla'' was a passenger steamer of the British India Steam Navigation Company which was built for service between the UK and India, and as a troopship. After becoming a hospital ship in World War I, ''Rohilla'' ran aground in October 1914 near Whitby with the loss of 83 lives.
==History==
''Rohilla'' was ordered in 1905 by the British India Steam Navigation Company (BI) from Harland & Wolff Ltd of Belfast, at the same time as sister ship ''Rewa'' from William Denny & Bros at Dumbarton. They differed mainly in their engines: ''Rewa'' was triple-screw with steam turbines, while ''Rohilla'' had a pair of quadruple expansion steam engines, also made by Harland & Wolff, and twin screws. ''Rohillas engines totalled IHP, producing 16.6 knots on sea trials. Although ordered for the London to Calcutta service, increased competition prompted BI to design the two sisters to be suitable also as troopships.〔
The steamship was named ''Rohilla'' in honour of the Rohillas, Pashtun highlanders who lived in Rohilkhand, east of Delhi, in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.〔
After entering service, the sisters were soon taken up for trooping, in 1908 for ''Rohilla'' as 'Troopship No.6'. Two years later they were the first BI ships to have radio receivers fitted, and were both hired in that year for the Coronation Fleet Review, carrying members of the House of Lords (''Rewa'') and House of Commons (''Rohilla'').〔
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