Takliwa was a 7,936 GRT cargo liner that was built in 1924 by Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland for the British India Steam Navigation Company.

[1] Takliwa was a cargo liner built by Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Glasgow for the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd.[1] Yard number 601, she was launched on 19 May 1924.

[1] In January 1927, she transported troops of the 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry to Calcutta and then to Hong Kong.

[7] In August 1944, she took part in Operation Dragoon,[6] although it is not recorded how many troops she transported as a member of Convoy TF 1.

[6] In 1945, she was converted to a hospital ship and assisted in the repatriation of prisoners of war from Hong Kong to India.

On 16 October,[10] whilst repatriating ex-PoWs from Hong Kong to Madras,[1] Takliwa ran aground at Indira Point, Great Nicobar, Indonesia and caught fire.