SS El Kahira was a British Passenger/Cargo ship that sank during a storm in the English Channel on 9 July 1922 while she was travelling from London, United Kingdom to Algiers, Algeria while carrying a cargo of 1,310 tons of bagged sugar. Construction El Kahira was launched on 18 February 1892 and completed the same year at the Napier R. & Sons shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. The ship was long, had a beam of and had a depth of . She was assessed at and had 1 x 3 cyl. Triple expansion engine driving a single screw propeller. The ship could generate 510 n.h.p. with a speed of 16 knots. Early career El Kahira passed through several owners during her career but always kept her name whether it being as a Passenger or Cargo ship. During the First World War she was used as a troop transport ship, most notably transporting troops of the 1st Battalion (4th Gurkha Rifles) from Mudros, Greece to Alexandria, Egypt in 1915 for participation in the Gallipoli campaign. Sinking El Kahira departed London, United Kingdom bound for Algiers, Algeria on 7 July 1922 while carrying a cargo of 1,310 tons of bagged sugar and one passenger along with her crew of 28 including Captain Pepperell. She was last seen passing St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight by the captain and two officers of the SS Staffa on the afternoon of 8 July. The weather had already started to get rough by that time and the crew of Staffa reported seeing structural damage to El Kahira in the form of twisted rails, broken stanchions and part of the boat deck missing. During the night of 8 July, the bad weather turned into a gale with heavy rain and large waves which lasted until the following day. It is believed El Kahira sank sometime during the storm with the loss of all hands. The only body recovered, was that of Captain Pepperell who had washed up ashore at Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France on 1 August with his jacket following his example on 7 August. Inquiry An inquiry was held concerning the disappearance and probable sinking of the El Kahira starting on 18 September 1923. They discovered that the ship was unfit to be at sea due to several factors including the fact that she had prior to her voyage been moored on the river