World War 1, Middle East, RMIS Dufferin, 1918

The Indian Mercantile Marine Training Ship, I. M. M. T. S. Dufferin, as it was then known, was built in 1904 and served as a troopship for the Royal Indian Marine (R.I.M.) until 1925. She was named after the Marquess of Dufferin, Viceroy and Governor General of India, 1884-88. In 1927, it was decided to convert R.I.M.S. “Dufferin” into a training ship, and the Government of India agreed to her sale to the Department of Commerce for that purpose.