S.S. Irwin ran between Dhanushkodi and Talaimannar Pier. The ship was built in 1929 and put on service in the year 1930. The tonnage of the ship is 970.11 gross and 377.39 registered. The overall length and breadth are 259 feet and 38 feet respectively. Its passenger carrying capacity in fair and rough weather is 1552 and 1045 respectively. The normal speed of this is approximately 10 knots.

 

1948 Government of India - Southern Railway, Madras

1965 Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Madras / Bombay

 

She was renamed Ramanujan in 1972

 

Broken Up in Bombay 9th June 1987