Jamnagar was a coaster which was built in 1924 for Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. In 1941 she entered service with the Royal Indian Navy. In 1944, she was sold into merchant service before being requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Bulbul. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Hellenic Bulbul. The name Hellenic Bee had been allocated but she ran aground and sank before the proposed name change could be implemented. Description Jamnagar was built by J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd, Woolston. She was yard number 1030. Jamnagar was launched on 2 September 1924 and completed in October 1924. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 13½ inches (62 cm), and bore by stroke. The engine was built by Thornycroft. She had a GRT of 567 and a NRT of 279. Career Jamnagar was operated by the Mercantile Marine Department of the State of Nawanagar. In 1940, she was sold to Hashim Mohomed Ganchi, India. Her port of registry was Karachi. In 1940, Jamnagar was requisitioned by the Royal Indian Navy for use as an auxiliary patrol vessel. She was returned to Ganchi in 1944 and then requisitioned by the MoWT and renamed Empire Bulbul. In 1947, she was sold to Yannoulatos (Far East) Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed Hellenic Bulbul. She was operated under the management of the British Indian Steam Navigation Co Ltd. The name Hellenic Bee had been allocated, but on 29 August 1948 she ran aground on Domanik Island, Bay of Bengal (), and then sank. Official Numbers and Code Letters Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Bulbul had the United Kingdom Official Number 147002. Jamnagar used the Code Letters MNLX. Empire Bulbul used the Code Letters MNLS. References 1924 ships Ships built in Southampton Steamships of India Merchant ships of India World War II merchant ships of India Auxiliary ships of the Royal Indian Navy Empire ships Ministry of War Transport ships Steamships of the United Kingdom Steamships of Hong Kong Merchant ships of Hong Kong Shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean Maritime incidents in 1948