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TRANSYLVANIA Call sign:GLKZ/Official registration#:148874 Rigging:twin screws passenger liner; 3 decks cruiser stern; equipped with refrigerating machinery, gyro-compass, direction finder, submarine signalling device and echo sounding device; fitted for oil fuel water ballast.Tonnage: 16,923 tons gross, 12,115 under deck & 10,035 net.Dimensions: 552.4 feet long,70.3 foot beam and holds 38.8 feet deep; Bridge Deck and Forecastle 578 feet long. Construction:1925 by Fairfield Co.Ltd.in Glasgow. Propulsion:6 steam turbines double reduction geared to 2 screw shafts; engine built by the same company as the hull.Owners: Anchor Line (1935)Ltd.Port of registry:Glasgow

CEYLON Call sign:SGYA/Official registration #:5244
Rigging:steel single screw Schooner;2 steel deck, Upper deck sheathed in wood; well deck;7 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electrial light & direction finder; cellular double bottom, aft 122 feet long,under engine & boilers 29 feet & forward 212 feet;990 tons; Forward Peak Tank 82 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 25 tons. Tonnage:5,235 tons gross, 4,907under deck and3,627 net.Dimensions:425 feet long, 54.1 foot beam and holds 26.9 feet deep;Poop & Bridge Deck 349 feet long; Forecastle 44 feet.Construction:1911 by Hawthorn,Leslie & Co. Ltd. in Newcastle Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27, 45 & 75 inches diameter respectively; stroke 51 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 544 nominal horsepower; 3 single ended boilers;9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 184 sq. ft.; heating surface 7,900 sq. ft.;engine built by North East Marine Engine Co.Ltd. in Newcastle. Owners:A/B Svenska Ostasiatiska Komp(G. Borin manager)Port of registry: Gothenburg/Flag: Swedish

NORTHERN LIGHT Built by J. Simonson, New York
(engines by Allaire Works, New York)
in 1851 for the US owned Vanderbilt European Line. She was a 1,768 gross ton ship, length 253.5ft x beam 38.2ft, two funnels, two masts,wooden construction, side paddle wheel propulsion and a speed of 12 knots.Launched on 25th Oct.1851, she started her first New York/Southampton/Havre voyage in June 1858. She made a second voyage on this route in Aug.1858 and was chartered to the New York & Bremen Line and started New York/Southampton/Bremen sailings on 18th May 1867. She started her second and last voyage on this service on 13th July 1867. Chartered to Ruger's American Line, she sailed from New York for Bremen on Aug/22/1868 and then made a second voyage for this company between
New York/Southampton and Copenhagen on 27th Mar.1869. She was scrapped in 1875.

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RE d'ITALIA She was a 6,560 gross ton ship, built by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland (engines by G. Clark Ltd, Sunderland)in 1906 for Lloyd Sabaudo of Italy. Her details were, length 430ft x beam 52.7ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. Accommodation for 120-1st and 1,900-3rd class passengers. Launched on 22nd Dec.1906, she left Genoa on her maiden voyage to Naples, Palermo and New York on 6th Apr.1907. Her first voyage after the Armistice from Genoa to Marseilles and New York started on Apr/1919 and in 1920 was refitted to carry 2nd and 3rd class passengers only. She continued Mediterranean - New York sailings until 1922 when she was transferred to the South America service. On Oct 26,1923 she resumed the Genoa - Naples -Palermo - New York route for one round voyage and was scrapped at Genoa in 1929.

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CITY OF LONDON Call sign: PLHP Official registration
#: 73818 Master: Captain J. Black, appointed to the Shipping
Line and to the ship in 1882. Rigging: iron single screw Schooner; 3 decks, 2 of iron; 5 cemented bulkheads. Tonnage: 3,212 tons gross 3,076 under deck and 2,097 net. Dimensions: 381.6 feet long, 38.8 foot beam and holds 29 feet deep; Forecastle 28 feet long. Construction: 1876
by C. Connell & Co. in Glasgow. Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 52 & 89 in. diameter respectively; stroke 48 inches; operating at 75 p.s.i.; new boilers in 1885; engine built by J. & J. Thompson in Glasgow. Owners: G. Smith & Sons. Port of registry: Glasgow

GRAF WALDERSEE Call sign: RLGB Master: Captain A. Krech.
Rigging: steel twing screw Schooner; 4 decks; fitted with electric light and refrigerating machinery; water ballast. Tonnage: 13,193 tons gross, 10,520 under deck and 8,375 net. Dimensions: 561.2 feet long, 62.2 foot beam and holds 37.7 feet deep; Bridge 160 feet. Construction: 1898 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg. Propulsion: quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 23, 33, 48 and 69 3/4 in. diameter each pair; stroke 54 inches; 714 nominal horsepower; engine built by the same company as the hull.
Owners: Hamburg-Amerika Linie Port of registry: Hamburg

APOLLO Master: Captain G. Milne.
Rigging: Bark sheathed in yellow metal in 1844. Tonnage: 289 tons. Construction: 1827 in Yarmouth; new top sides & some repairs in 1842. Owners: Stewart & Co. Port of registry: London.

STATE OF NEVADA Call sign: NDHF Official registration #:71653 Master: Captain A. G. Braes. Rigging: iron single screw 3 masts Schooner; 3 decks; 5 bulkheads cemented in 1874. Tonnage: 2,488 tons gross, 2,431 under deck and 1,588 net. Dimensions: 332.1 feet long, 36.3 foot beam and holds 28.6 feet deep; Forecastle 38 feet long. Construction:
1874 by London & Glasgow Co. Ltd.; repairs for damages in 1875 & 1876. Propulsion: compound engine with 2 direct
action cylinders of 46 & 82 in. diameter respectively; stroke 46 inches; surface condensing; 400 horsepower; engine built by the same company as the hull.
Owners: State Line Steam Ships Co. Ltd.
Port of registry : Glasgow.

SCOTLAND
Call sign: JTGV Official registration #: 62293
Master: Captain J. James. Rigging: iron single screw Brig; 3 decks; 5 bulkheads cemented in 1870 tonnage: 2,645 tons gross, 2,492 under deck and 1,694 net. Dimensions: 356.5 feet long, 38.1 foot beam and holds 27.3 feet deep; Forecastle 88 tons. Construction: 1869 by J. Key in
Kinghorn; repairs to damages in 1871; lengthened in 1874. Propulsion: compound engine with 2 horizontal direct action cylinders of 46 & 80 in. diameter respectively; stroke 38 inches; surface condensing; machinery certified 1874;
new boilers 1874; engine built by J. Key in Kinghorn.
Owners: Temperlyes & Co. Port of registry: London.

SIREN Captain: Captain Catchpole.
Rigging: Brig, sheathed in copper in 1844. Tonnage: 182 tons using old measurements and 187 using the new ones.
Construction: 1841 in Rye; some repairs in 1844. Owners: Newman. Port of registry: London Voyage: sailed from London, destination not listed.

SCOTIAN, ex. STATENDAM Call sign: HSKG Official registration #: 129547 Master: Captain H. Blanchard, appointed to the ship in 1912 Rigging: steel twin screws
Schooner; 3 steel decks, Upper deck sheathed in wood; awning deck partly steel & sheathed in wood; 9 bulkheads, partly asphalted & partly cemented; fitted with electric light, refrigerating machinery, submarine signalling device
and wireless; cellular double bottom, aft 142 feet long, under engine and boilers 150 feet & forward 119 feet,
1,471 tons; midship deep tank 56 feet, 1,500 tons; Forward Peak Tank 143 tons; Aft Peak Tank 66 tons; flat keel. Tonnage: 10,322 tons gross, 9,574 under deck and 6,442 net.
Dimensions: 515.3 feet long, 59.8 foot beam and holds 23.8 feet deep; promenade deck 190 feet long; bar keel 3 inches.
Construction:1898 by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast.
Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders
of 27 1/2, 45 1/2 and 75 1/2 in. diameter each pair; stroke 54 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 1,126 nominal horsepower; 3 double ended and 3 single ended boilers; 33
corrugated furnaces; grate surface 589 sq. ft.; heating surface 20,328 sq. ft.; engine built by the same company as the hull. Owners: The Allan Line Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Port of registry: Glasgow Flag: British

The "Equita" Built by Palmers Co Ltd, Jarrow-on-Tyne
in 1885. She was a 3,369 gross ton ship, length 330ft x beam 43.5ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. Launched in Aug.1885 as the "Knight of
St John" for British owners, she was purchased by Ottavio Zino of Savona, Italy in 1897 and renamed "Equita".
She started her first voyage between Genoa - Naples
- New York on 14th May 1902 and her seventh and last sailing on this service commenced 26th Mar.1906. In 1908 she was renamed "Chile" for the same owners and in
1912 was sold to Lloyd del Pacifico of Italy. She sailed between Italy and the west coast of South America until 26th Oct.1921 when she hit a mine in the Cerigo Channel,
Greece and sank.

The WALDENSIAN Built by Barclay & Curle, Glasgow in
1861 for the Allan Line. She was a 1,432 gross ton ship, length 253ft x beam 33.9ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw
and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 30-1st and 350-3rd class passengers. Launched on 8th Aug.1861 as the ST PATRICK, she started her maiden voyage on 28th Sep.1861 when she left Glasgow for Quebec and Montreal. She started her last sailing on this service on 23rd Oct.1872, and in 1873 was rebuilt to 2,256 tons, lengthened to 322.5ft, re-engined and renamed WALDENSIAN. Her first Glasgow Portland voyage started 22nd Jan.1874 and on
12th Feb.1880 she commenced her first Glasgow Halifax - Boston voyage. Fitted with triple expansion engines in 1888, she started her last North Atlantic voyage on 16th Apr.1891 between Glasgow, Halifax and Philadelphia. She subsequently ran on the South American service and started
her final voyage on 22nd Nov.1902 between Glasgow, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. She was scrapped at
Genoa in 1903.

OSBORNE Call sign: VBJG Official registration #: 44959
Master: Captain G. Figgans, appointed to the Shipping Line and to the ship in 1885. Rigging: iron single screw Schooner; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 cemented bulkheads.
Tonnage: 598 tons gross, 506 under deck and 375 net. Dimensions: 211.6 feet long, 27.1 foot beam and holds 14.1 feet deep: Poop 44 feet long Forecastle 34 feet; Bridge Deck 57 feet. Construction: 1863 by Blackwood & Gordon
in Port Glasgow; repairs to damages in 1869; partial new deck in 1872. Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 29 & 51 in. diameter respectively; stroke 30 inches; operating at 70 p.s.i.; 120 horsepower; new engine in 1872; new boilers in 1882; engine built by the same company as the hull. Owners: G. Gibson Port of registry: Leith

WALDENSIAN, ex. ST ANDREW Call sign: RFSJ Official registration #: 33546 Rigging: iron single screw Bark
Tonnage: 2,256 tons gross, 2,251 under deck and 1,407 net. Dimensions: 322.5 feet long, 339 foot beam and holds 29 feet deep. Construction: 1861 by Barclay, Curle & Co. in
Glasgow; ship lengthened in 1873. Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 40 & 68 diameter respectively; stroke 39 inches; 250 horsepower; new engine & boilers in 1873; engine built by J. & J. Thompson in Glasgow. Owners: J. & A. Allan Port of registry: Glasgow

ODER Call sign: QCRD Master: Captain Pfeiffea
appointed to the ship in 1878. Rigging: iron single screw Brig. Tonnage: 3,158 tons gross and 1,892 net. Dimensions: 351 feet long, 39.7 foot beam and holds 33 feet deep. Construction: 1874 by Caird & Co. in Greenock Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 62 & 104 in. diameter respectively; stroke 54 inches; 600 horsepower;
engine built by the same company as the hull. Owners: Norddeutscher Lloyd. Port of registry: Bremen

EQUITA, ex. KNIGHT OF ST JOHN Call sign: PBNC Official registration #: 12 Master: Captain G. Cafiero, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1897 and to the ship in 1899.
Rigging: steel single screw Schooner; 2 steel deck, Upper Deck sheathed in wood; 3 tiers of beams; 5 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light; double bottom under boilers 32 feet long, 112 tons; Midship Deep Tank 26 feet,
432 tons; Deep Tank aft 22 feet, 331 tons. Tonnage: 3,369 tons gross, 3,106 under deck and 2,139 net. Dimensions: 330 feet long; 43.5 foot beam and holds 29 feet deep; Poop 37 feet long; Bridge Deck 74 feet; Forecastle 40 feet. Construction: 1885 by Palmers' Co. Ltd in Newcastle. Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders
of 27, 44 & 71 in. diameter respectively; stroke 48
inches; operating at 150 p.s.i.; 349 nominal horsepower; 2 double ended boilers; 12 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 187 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,460 sq. ft.; engine built by the same company as the hull.Owners: O. Zino
Port of registry: Savona Flag: Italian

BATORY Call sign: SPEE Rigging: twin screws passenger
liner; 2 decks; 3rd deck forward & in No. 3 hold aft; 9 cemented bulkheads; cruiser stern; fitted with direction finder, gyrocompass and refrigerating machinery; cellular double bottom 384 feet long, 1,147 tons; Deep Tank aft
207 tons; Forward Peak Tank 130 tons; Aft Peak Tank 182
tons; strengthened for navigation in ice. Tonnage: 14,237 tons gross, 8,342 under deck and 8,167 net. Dimensions: 498.8 feet long, 70.8 foot beam and holds 32.4 feet deep;
Bridge & Forecastle 485 feet long; Upper Bridge 280 feet.
Construction: 1936 by Cantieri Riuniti Dell'Adriatico in Montefalcone. Propulsion: 2 stroke single acting oil engine
with 18 cylinders of 28 3/8 in. diameter each; stroke 49 3/16 inches; 2,516 nominal horsepower; 2 double ended boilers; engine built by Cantieri Riuniti Dell'Adriatico in Trieste. Owners: Gdynia-America Shipping Line Ltd.
Port of registry: Gdynia Flag: Polish

The "Berrima" was one of a class of five sister ships, built for the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.(P&O Line). Built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1914, she was a 11,137 gross ton ship, length 500.1ft x beam 62.2ft
(152,43m x 18,97m), one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was passenger accommodation for
1,100-3rd class. Launched on 13th Sep.1913, she ran between London, Capetown, Melbourne and Sydney. In Aug.1914 she was taken over and converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser.
Refitted as a troopship in Oct.1914, and in 1917 was used in the North Atlantic under the liner requisition scheme.
On 18th Feb.1917 she struck a mine off Portland Bill while inward bound for London, but was beached and repaired. She resumed commercial service on 24th Mar.1920 from London to
Brisbane via Suez and subsequently sailed London - Capetown - Melbourne - Sydney. Following the closure of the Capetown route in 1929, she was transferred to the Australian service via the Suez Canal and commenced her last voyage on 26th Apr.1929. In Sep.1930 she was sold to Japanese shipbreakers.

The CELLA was a 2,058 gross ton ship, built by Neptune Iron Works, Waterford (engines by Smith & Rodger, Glasgow) for the London & New York Steamship line. She had a clipper stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction and a speed of 10 knots. Her length was 297.4ft x beam 34.4ft and there was accommodation for 16-1st, 50-2nd and 500-3rd class passengers. Launched in 1863, she started her maiden voyage on 8th Jul.1863 from Liverpool for Queenstown (Cobh)
and New York. On 1st Sep.1863 she started her first London - Havre - New York sailing and commenced her last voyage on this service on 5th Dec.1869. Sold to the Hughes Line in 1870, she was used on the Liverpool - Suez - Bombay route.
In 1875 she was re-engined, and was chartered to Cie Bordelaise of Bordeaux in 1881 and made two round voyages between Bordeaux and New York, starting on 2nd Feb. and 10th Apr. In 1887 she was sold to Turkish owners and renamed SHARKI and was no longer listed in 1891.
This ship most probably had sails as well as engines.

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JOHANNES Rigging: Snow Master: Captain Schievelbein
Tonnage: 185 tons Construction: 1847 in Sunderland
Owners: Schievelbein Port of registry: Stettin

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MARINE RAVEN Call sign: KVMI Official registration #: 244930 Rigging: single screw steamer fitted for oil fuel; 3 decks; cruiser stern; equipped with direction finder, echo sounding device & gyrocompass; water ballast. Tonnage: 11,757 tons gross & 8,182 net. Dimensions: 496.2 feet long, 71.6 foot beam and holds 25.6 feet deep; Poop 143 feet long; Forecastle 192 feet. Construction: 1943 by Sun Ship Building & Dry Dock Co. in Chester, PA; electric welded; machinery aft. Propulsion: 2 steam turbines double reduction geared to single screw shaft; engine built by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. Essington, PA.
Owners: United States War Shipping Administration
Port of registry: Philadelphia Flag:American

KONIGIN LUISE Call sign: QGJR Master: Captain A. Harrassowitz. Rigging: steel twin screws Schooner; 4 decks;
fitted with electric light and refrigerating machinery; water ballast. Tonnage:10,711 tons gross, 8,810 under deck and 6,790 net. Dimensions: 523.1 feet long, 60.1 foot beam
and holds 34.9 feet deep; Poop 82 feet long;
Bridge Deck 257 feet; Forecastle 67 feet. Construction: 1869 by A.G. Vulcan in Stettin Propulsion: quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 25 3/16, 38 3/16, 52 3/8 & 75 5/8 inches diameter each pair; stroke 55 1/8 inches; 846 nominal horsepower; engine built by the
same company as the hull.

HASTINGS Rigging: Sail Ship, sheathed in felt & yellow metal in 1854; fastened with iron bolts. Master: Captain Marshall Tonnage: 1,132 tons. Construction: 1853 in Saint John, N.B. Owners: Johnson & Co. Port of registry: Liverpool.

OCHTERTYRE Rigging: Bark, sheathed in yellow metal in 1852; fastened with iron bolts. Master: Captain P. Robb.
Tonnage: 222 tons. Construction: 1848 in Peterhead
Owners: Walker & Co. Port of registry: Aberdeen.

AGNES Rigging: Brig; partly fastened with iron bolts.
Master: Captain A. Maurice Tonnage: 199 tons. Dimensions: 103.3 feet long, 22.5 foot beam and holds 13.5 feet deep.
Construction: 1856 in Aberdeen. Owners: J. Forbes.
Port of registry: Stonehaven Voyage: sailed from Newcastle bound for New York City.

COLOMBO Built by Palmers Co Ltd, Jarrow-on-Tyne as the SAN GENNARO for Sicula Americana, Messina this was a 12,087 gross ton ship, length 518ft x beam 64ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 16 knots. Launched in Oct.1915, she was transferred to Transoceanica of Naples and
completed in 1917 as a 10,917 gross ton cargo ship. In 1921 she was rebuilt to 12,087 tons with accommodation for 100-1st, 700-2nd and 2,000-3rd class passengers. The company was absorbed by Navigazione Generale Italiana in 1921 and the ship was renamed COLOMBO. She commenced her first Naples - New York voyage on 23rd Nov.1921, was refitted to carry cabin, intermediate and 3rd class in 1925 and on 4th Sep.1928 started her last Genoa - Naples -Palermo - New York sailing. Subsequently used on the South American service, she came under the ownership of Italia Line in 1932 and Lloyd Triestino

DUNKELD Call sign: SDVN Official registration #: 79638
Master: Captain Broadfoot, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1878 and to the ship in 1880.
Rigging:iron single screw Schooner; 2 decks; 7 cemented bulkheads; water ballast, tank aft 23 tons.
Tonnage: 1,158 tons gross, 1,121 under deck and 742 net. Dimensions: 240.8 feet long, 32.3 foot beam and holds 18.8 feet deep; Bridge Deck 57 feet long; Forecastle 21 feet. Construction: 1878 by R. Napier & Sons in Glasgow. Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 32 & 55 in. diameter respectively; stroke 36 inches; operating at 74 p.s.i.; 150 horsepower; engine built by the same company as the hull.
Owners: D. Currie & Co. Port of registry: London

BERRIMA Call sign: JDPC Official registration #: 135332
Master: Captain E.M. Cooper, appointed to the ship in 1918
Rigging; steel twin screws Schooner; 3 steel decks, Upper & 2nd Decks sheathed in wood;7 cemented bulkheads to Upper Deck and 1 cemented bulkhead to 2nd Deck only; fitted with electric light, refrigerating machinery & wireless; cellular double bottom, aft 138 feet long & forward 185 feet, 1,248 tons; Forward Peak Tank 115 tons; Aft Peak Tank 143 tons; flat keel. Tonnage: 11,137 tons gross, 9,282 under deck and 7,037 net. Dimensions: 500.1 feet long, 62.2 foot beam and holds 37.8 feet deep; Poop 21 feet long; Bridge Deck 205 feet; Forecastle 82 feet; bar keel 2 inches.
Construction: 1913 by Caird & Co. Ltd. in Greenock.
Propulsion: quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 23 1/2, 34 1/2, 48 1/2 & 70 inches diameter each pair; stroke 54 inches; operating at 215 p.s.i.; 1,200 nominal horsepower;2 double ended & 2 single ended boilers; 24 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 440 sq. ft.; heating surface 18,188 sq. ft.;
forced draught; engine built by the same company as the hull. Owners: P & O Steam Navigation Co.
Port of registry: Greenock Flag: British

MARGARET SMITH Rigging: Sail Ship, sheathed with felt and yellow metal in 1863,
copper fastened. Master: Captain D. Orr. Tonnage: 634 tons. Dimensions: 158.7 feet long,
29.8 foot beam and holds 19.3 feet deep.
Construction: 1857 in Greenock. Owners: J. Kerr.
Port of registry: Greenock
Voyage: sailed from the Clyde bound for North America.

CLARENCE Rigging: Bark Master: Captain McDonough
Tonnage: 237 tons Dimensions: 86 feet long, 24 foot beam and holds 14 feet deep. Construction: 1838 in Nova Scotia
Owners: J. Purdon Port of registry: Galway
Voyage: sailed from Galway bound for North America.

CHRISTIAN Call sign: JFHD Master: Captain g. Kurowsky.
Rigging: steel single screw Schooner; 1 deck; water ballast.
Tonnage: 932 tons gross, 719 under deck and 573 net.
Dimensions: 206.3 feet long, 31.2 foot beam and holds 13.9 feet deep; Quarter Deck 63 feet long; Bridge 52 feet; Forecastle 26 feet. Construction: 1894 by A.G. Neptune in Rostock. Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 13 3/4, 22 1/2 & 36 1/2 inches diameter respectively; stroke 27 1/2 inches; 70 nominal horsepower;
engine built by the same company as the hull.
Owners: Renata Dampschiffs Gesellschaft Thomas Gribel.
Port of registry: Stettin Flag: German

ADMIRAL Rigging: Sail Ship; sheathed in yellow metal in 1846. Master: Captain Buchanan. Tonnage: 722 tons using old measurements. 742 tons using new measurements. Construction: 1845 in Quebec, using oak, hackmatack,
elm and red pine. Owners: White & Co.
Port of registry: Waterford. Voyage: sailed from Liverpool bound for New York.

DUKE OF SUTHERLAND Call sign: MGPC Official registration #:68220 Master: Captain J.S. Cox, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1874 and to the ship in 1886. Rigging: iron single screw 4 masts Bark; 3 decks, 1 of iron & 1 of steel; 7
bulkheads. Tonnage: 3,116 tons gross, 2,931 under deck and 2,031 net.

FRANCE
Built by Chantiers & Ateliers de Saint Nazaire, St Nazaire in
1910 for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line). She was a 23,666
gross ton ship, length 690.1ft x beam 75.6ft, four funnels, two masts, four
screws and a speed of 24 knots. There was accommodation for 535-1st, 440-2nd
and 950-3rd class passengers.
Laid down as the LA PICARDIE, her name was changed and she was launched on
20th Sep.1910 as the FRANCE. Her maiden voyage started on 20th Apr.1912 when
she left Havre for New York and she stayed on this service until starting
her last peacetime voyage on 27th Sept.1914. During the Great War, she was
renamed FRANCE IV and served as a transport, hospital ship and back to a
transport. She reverted to her name FRANCE in 1918 and started her first
voyage after the Armistice on 17th Dec.1918 when she sailed from Brest for
New York with returning troops. On 2nd Feb.1919 she commenced a single round
voyage between Bordeaux and New York and resumed Havre - New York sailings
on 6th Aug.1919. Her last Havre - Plymouth - New York sailing started on
29th Sep.1923 and she was then rebuilt to carry 517-1st, 444-2nd and 660-3rd
class passengers and converted from coal to oil fuel. She resumed Havre -
Plymouth - New York sailings on 10th May 1924 and started her last New York
- Plymouth - Havre crossing on 9th Sep.1932. She was scrapped at Dunkirk in
1935. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.661]

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