Sir Harvey Adamson, Passenger steamboat in Andaman Sea, Burma.
The Sir Harvey Adamson was a passenger steamboat measuring approximately 67 meters long, equipped with two triple-expansion steam engines to power its voyages. It could accommodate around 500 passengers across three separate classes of travel.
Built in Glasgow in 1914, the vessel was operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company along Burma's coast. It served this route for several decades before vanishing in 1947.
The ship bore the name of Burma's colonial administrator, marking British influence over the region's shipping routes and port cities. Such naming practices reflected how the empire organized and controlled maritime networks across Asia.
The steamboat offered regular passage between Rangoon and Mergui along Burma's Tenasserim coast, calling at various ports and settlements. Travelers had access to scheduled departures serving different destinations along this maritime route.
On April 17, 1947, the vessel disappeared with 269 people aboard during a storm in the Andaman Sea, leaving no wreckage or traces behind. Despite extensive search efforts, the ship and its passengers vanished without explanation.
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