MUMBAI: The sinking of the passenger-cargo liner, SS Tilawa, which sailed from Mumbai in 1942, was commemorated on the 83rd anniversary at a public function in Leicester, UK, recently. Three days earlier, SS Tilawa, owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company, set sail from the Mumbai dock en route to Mombasa, Maputo, and Durban. After scanning the waters for two days, HMS Birmingham and SS Carthage rescued the majority of the 958 people on board. "Interestingly, five months after Tilawa's sinking, the same Japanese crew and submarine rescued and provided safe passage to Indian freedom fighter, Subhas Chandra. "The first micro museum dedicated to HMS Kelly and SS Tilawa in Hebburn, Newcastle, has been planned.

Source: The Times December 07, 2025 17:41 UTC