SS Al-Abbas

SS Al-Abbas was the first major ship to be built at the Karachi Shipyard in 1967.

History
SS Al-Abbas was built for Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited in 1967. She was a cargo vessel plying between Karachi and Chittagong.

She was blown up and sunk on August 16, 1971 during Operation Jackpot in the Bangladesh Liberation War. She was berthed at Jetty No. 6 of the Port of Chittagong when Indian-trained commandoes of the Bangladeshi guerrilla force, Mukti Bahini, used limpet mines to blow her up.

Specifications

 * Registry: 18 January 1968
 * Gross tonnage: 6,087
 * DWT tonnage: 12,860
 * LOA: 486 feet