LEICESTERSHIRE (1909) Bibby Line

Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland for the Bibby Line, British flag. Tonnage: 8,059. Dimensions: 467’x54’. Twin-screw, 15 knots, quadruple expansion engines four masts and one funnel.

Commenced her maiden voyage in September 1909. Service: England-Ceylon-Burma, via Suez  Canal. Passengers 230 first class.

Renamed: (A) BRITISH EXHIBITOR (1931) (B) ZAMZAM (1933). Served as a pilgrim ship under the Misr Company ownership. Sunk by the enemy raider TAMESIS in the Atlantic during 1941 with the loss of a number of lives. Sister ship: GLOUCESTERSHIRE.