Tamil Nadu Timeline

Chennai Port

3 events, 1881 to 1926.

  1. 1881

    1. 1881 to 1885Infrastructure

      Madras Harbour begins operations

      An artificial harbour at Madras began handling ships in 1881, though a cyclone the same year wrecked much of the breakwater.

  2. 1914

    1. 22 Sep 1914Conflict

      German cruiser Emden shells Madras

      Early in the First World War, the German light cruiser SMS Emden shelled Madras, setting fire to oil tanks in the harbour area.

  3. 1926

    1. 1926 to 1972Diplomacy

      SS Rajula begins the Madras to Penang and Singapore service

      The steamer SS Rajula ran a fortnightly Straits Service from Madras to Penang, Port Klang and Singapore from 1926 to 1972.