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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 1909.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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.

   
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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