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The
Slavonia
Built by Sir James Laing & Sons Limited, Sunderland, England, 1903.
10 gross tons; 526 (bp) feet long; 59 feet wide. Steam triple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13 knots. 840
passengers (40 first class, 800 third class).
Built for British India Line, British flag, in 1903 and named
Yamuna. London-East Africa service. Sold to Cunard Line, British
flag, in 1904 and renamed Slavonia. Trieste-New York service.
Wrecked in the Azores in June 1909. Abandoned as a complete loss in
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The
Ultonia
Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle,
England, 1898. 10,402 gross tons; 513 (bp) feet long; 57 feet wide.
Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13
knots. 840 passengers (40 first class, 800 third class).
Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1898 and named Ultonia.
Liverpool-Boston and later, Trieste-New York service. Torpedoed and
sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast on June 27, 1917. |
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The
Havel
Built by A/G Vulcan Shipyard, Stettin, Germany, 1890. 6,875 gross
tons; 463 (bp) feet long; 51 feet wide. Steam triple
expansion engine, single screw. Service speed 18 knots. 826
passengers (244 first class, 122 second class, 460 third class).
Built for North German Lloyd, German flag, in 1890 and named
Havel. Bremerhaven-New York service. Sold to Spanish
Government, Spanish flag, in 1898 and renamed Meteoro. Used as an
armed merchant cruiser in the Spanish Navy. Sold to Compania
Transatlantica Line, Spanish flag, in 1899 and renamed Alfonso XII.
After 1916 Bilbao-New York service. Scrapped in Italy in 1926. |
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The
Gneisenau
Built by A/G Vulcan Shipyard, Stettin, Germany, 1903. 8,081 gross
tons; 442 (bp) feet long; 55 feet wide. Steam triple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13.5 knots. 2,102
passengers (124 first class, 116 second class, 1,862 third class).
Built for North German Lloyd, German flag, in 1903 and named
Gneisenau. Bremerhaven-New York service. Seized by Italian
owners, in 1919 and renamed Citta Di Genova. Scrapped in Italy in
1930. |
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The
Pannonia
Built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland, 1904. 9,851
gross tons; 501 (bp) feet long; 59 feet wide. Steam triple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 14 knots. 840
passengers (40 first class, 800 third class).
Built for Anchor Line, British flag, in 1904 and named Pannonia.
London-New York, Mediterranean-New York service. Scrapped in 1922. |
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The
Caronia
Built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland,
1905. 19,524 gross tons; 678 (bp) feet long; 72 feet wide. Steam
quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 18
knots. 1,550 passengers (300 first class, 350 second class, 900
third class).
Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1905 and
named Caronia. Liverpool-New York service. armed merchant cruiser,
then troopship during World War I. Scrapped in 1933. |
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The
Ryndam
Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1901.
12,527 gross tons; 575 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide. Steam triple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 15 knots. 2,282
passengers (286 first class, 196 second class, 1,800 third class).
Built for Holland - America Line, Dutch flag, in 1901 and named
Rijndam. Rotterdam-New York service. Laid up in 1917 due to World
War I. Chartered by United States Navy, American flag, in 1918. Used
as a troopship. Rotterdam-New York service 1919-28. Scrapped in
Holland in 1929. |
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The
Patricia
Built by A/G Vulcan Shipyard, Stettin, Germany, 1899. 13,023 gross
tons; 585 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide. Steam quadruple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13 knots. 2,489
passengers (162 first class, 184 second class, 2,143 third class).
Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1899.
Hamburg-New York service. Laid-up 1914-1919. Transferred to United
States Government, American flag, in 1919 and renamed USS
Patricia. US Government service. Scrapped in 1921. |
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The
Graf Waldersee
Built by Blohm & Voss Shipbuilders, Hamburg, Germany, 1899. 12,830
gross tons; 586 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide. Steam quadruple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13 knots. 2,546
passengers (162 first class, 184 second class, 2,200 third class).
Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1899 and
intended to be the Pavia. Hamburg-New York service. Name
changed to Graf Waldersee prior to completion. Scrapped at Hamburg
in 1922. |
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The
Belgravia
Built by Blohm & Voss Shipbuilders, Hamburg, Germany, 1899. 10,155
gross tons; 516 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide. Steam quadruple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 12 knots. 2,700
passengers (300 second class, 2,400 third class).
Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1899 and named
Belgravia. Hamburg-New York, Genoa-Naples-New York,
Hamburg-Baltimore service. Sold to Russian Navy, Russian flag, in
1905 and renamed Riga. Transport service. Transferred to Sovtorgflot, Russian
flag, in 1920 and renamed Transbalt. Used as a hospital ship until
1923 service. Accidentally torpedoed, misidentified as a Japanese
freighter on June 13, 1945. |
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The
S.S. Carpathia
Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle,
England, 1903. 13,603 gross tons; 558 (bp) feet long; 64 feet wide.
Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 14
knots. 1,704 passengers (204 first class, 1,500 third class).
Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1903 and named Carpathia.
Liverpool-New York and Trieste-New York service. Rescued 705
survivors on April 15, 1912 from the sunken TITANIC. Torpedoed and
sunk by a German submarine off the English coast in 1918. |
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The
Pretoria
Built by Blohm & Voss Shipbuilders, Hamburg, Germany, 1898. 12,800
gross tons; 586 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide. Steam quadruple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13 knots. 2,579
passengers (197 first class, 2,382 third class).
Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1898 and named
Pretoria. Hamburg-New York service. Laid up in Germany throughout
World War I, 1914-18. Scrapped in 1921. |
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The
President Grant
Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1907.
18,072 gross tons; 616 (bp) feet long; 68 feet wide. Steam quadruple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 14.5 knots. 3,830
passengers (326 first class, 152 second class, 3,352 third class).Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1907 and
intended to be the Boston. Renamed Servian in 1907. Sold to
Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1908 and renamed President
Grant. Hamburg-New York service. Laid up at New York in 1914. Seized
by U.S. authorities, in 1914 and renamed USS President Grant.
Troopship service. Transferred to United States Lines, in 1923 and
renamed Republic. Hamburg-New York service. Sailed as a fulltime
troopship 1931-51. Scrapped in 1952. |
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The
Cincinnati
Built by Schichau Shipyard, Danzig, Germany, 1909. 16,339 gross
tons; 603 (bp) feet long; 63 feet wide. Steam quadruple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 15 ? knots. 2,827
passengers (246 first class, 332 second class, 2,249 third class).
Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1909 and named
Cincinnati. Hamburg-New York service. Interned at Boston 1914 owing
to World War I. Seized by United States Government, American
flag, in 1917 and renamed USS Covington. Torpedoed and sunk by a
German U-boat in the North Atlantic in 1918. |
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The
Finland
Built by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilders, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1902. 12,188 gross tons; 580 (bp) feet long; 60 feet
wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 16
knots. 1,162 passengers (342 first class, 194 second class, 626
third class).
Built for Red Star Line, British flag, in 1902 and named Finland.
New York-Antwerp and later New York-Liverpool service. Transferred
to American Line, in 1916. Used as US Army transport 1918-19.
Returned to Red Star Line, British flag, in 1919. New York-Antwerp
and New York-Hamburg service. Sold to American Line, in 1923. New
York-Hamburg service. Sold to Panama Pacific Line, US flag, in 1923.
New York-Panama Canal-San Francisco service. Scrapped in Scotland in
1927. |
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The
George Washington
Built by A/G Vulcan Shipyard, Stettin, Germany, 1909. 25,570 gross
tons; 723 (bp) feet long; 72 feet wide. Steam quadruple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 18 1/2 knots. 2,679
passengers (568 first class, 433 second class, 1,678 third class).
Built for North German Lloyd, German flag, in 1909 and named
George Washington. Bremerhaven-New York service. Interned at New
York at the start of World War I in 1914. Seized by United States
Lines, in 1917 and renamed USS George Washington. Also Bremerhaven-New
York service. Assigned to United States Lines; began Bremerhaven-NY
sailings 1921. Laid up in 1940 and Caitlin. Refitted as troopship in
1940; World War II service. Reverted to George Washington.
Completely destroyed by a fire at Baltimore; wreckage scrapped in
1951. |
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The
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
Built by J.C. Tecklenborg, Geestemunde, Germany, 1908. 17,082 gross
tons; 613 (bp) feet long; 68 feet wide. Steam quadruple
expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 17 knots. 2,519
passengers (425 first class, 338 second class, 1,756 third class).
Built for North German Lloyd, German flag, in 1908 and named
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm. Bremerhaven-New York service. Laid up
during World War I. Given as reparations to Canadian Pacific
Steamships, British flag, in 1921 and renamed Empress of China.
Renamed Empress of India in 1921. Liverpool-Quebec City service.
Renamed Montlaurier in 1922. Renamed Monteith in 1925. Renamed
Montnairn in 1925. Scrapped in Italy in 1930. |
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