ship s name prefix JALA

[Keith Tindell]

After discussions on a previous post, and locking ships toilets in port etc, i looked in my discharge book for the name of the ship i was on, when running round the Pakistan/indian coast. Now the ship was British with a British crew, red ensign, and i believe the original name of the ship was the SILTON HALL, when i was on her she was the JALASILTON HALL, would this have been because she was on charter to an Indian company??, and was it normal for a charter company to change the name?. In my distant memory i recall lots of Indian ships with the prefix JALA to their name. Cannot find any reference to this name on the internet. Perhaps some of the ex skippers will know the answer, regards KT

[robpage]

Jala जाला {jala} <===> WEB[Noun]

Usage:A spider was busily weaving a web in the corner of the room. .
We have a web of information from the computers.

could it be a network of owners ?

[Keith at Tregenna]

May be of help or of interest Keith:

LINK: Ship broke away from tugs - Nostalgia - Hartlepool Mail

Also:

New shipping service between Long Beach and India. The "Lord of the Waters" is the translation of Jala- krishna, which is the name of a 12,590-deadweight-ton freighter of the Scindia Steam Navigation Co. All of the ships in the company's fleet have, the prefix Jala, which means "water," in their names. ' In emphasis of Long Beach as the "International City," pretty Joyce Loedige, 19, represented the Chamber of Commerce in welcoming the ship and her crew. The 'Jalakrishna loaded 2,500 tons of general cargo and 12,000 bales of cotton before departing on her return trip to Bombay. The Scindia line is one of the few in the world headed by a woman. Report from 1961

Scindia Steam Navigation Co LINK: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/scindia.shtml

ex- Siltonhall, 1959 chartered from West Hartlepool S.N. Co. renamed Jalasiltonhall, 1964 purchased and renamed Jalagomati, 1983 scrapped.

K.

[Keith at Tregenna]

If he is still about member Norman Calver sailed on JALASILTON HALL 1960:

LINK: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/m...d-begging.html

K.