Back Jeddah (Schiff) German اساس جده Persian ジッダ (客船) Japanese SS Jeddah Polish SS Jeddah Serbo-Croatian
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Jeddah |
| Namesake | Jeddah |
| Owner | Singapore Steamship Company |
| Port of registry |  UK |
| Builder | W.Denny & Brs., Dumbarton |
| Launched | 1872[1] |
| Identification | Official number 67990 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 100 A1 (Lloyds Register) |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 1,030 NRT |
| Length | 280 ft 0 in (85.3 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
| Capacity | 1100 (crew + passengers) |
| Crew | 50 |
| Notes | Abandoned |
SS Jeddah was a British-flagged Singaporean-owned passenger steamship. It was built in 1872 in Dumbarton, Great Britain, especially for the Hajj pilgrim trade, and was owned by Singapore-based merchant Syed Mahomed Alsagoff. In 1880, the officers onboard the Jeddah abandoned it when it listed and appeared to be sinking, leaving more than 700 passengers aboard.[2] The event later inspired the plot of Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim. The vessel was retrieved and continued to sail, later being renamed Diamond.
- ^ "Letter to the editor : A Singapore Merchant". The Times (London). 17 August 1880.
- ^ "REPORT of a Court of Inquiry held at Aden into the cause of the abandonment of the steamship "JEDDAH"". Plimsoll.org. British Department of Trade. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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