Caledonia

Anchor Line
(Henderson Brothers)

Length:	500.0 ft.
Breadth:	58.2 ft.
Draft (or depth):	33.4 ft.
Tonnage:	9,223 tons (gross), 5,066 net
Engines:	Triple expansion, 6 cyl., (2) 31.5" (2) 51.25" (2) 85" x 54" stroke
Speed:
Builder:	D [avid] and W [illiam] Hendrickson & Co., Ltd., Glasgow (Yard No. 438)
Launched:	October 22, 1904
Maiden Voyage:	March 25, 1905
Disposition:	December 5, 1916 - Torpedoed and sunk.
Particulars:	Port of Registry: Glasgow Flag of Registry: British Funnel color: Black Company flag: White burgee, red anchor and cable. Signal Letters: H G F D Wireless call letters: M A I Steel hull, two funnels, two masts, twin screws, three decks, deep framing, shelter deck. Accommodations: First Class: 250 Second Class: 350 Third Class: 850

Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries:

On 9 April at 2:55 p.m . Caledonia , eastbound New York-Glasgow, relayed to Bulgaria an ice warning received earlier from Cassandra.

Data:

1904 - Built and engined by David & William Hendrickson & Co., Ltd. Glasgow, Yard Number 438

October 22, 1904 - Launched.

March 25, 1905 - Maiden voyage Glasgow-New York and return.

August, 1914 - Requisitioned by British government and became a troop carrier for 212 horses and 3, 074 troops.

December 5, 1916 - Torpedoed and sunk by German U-65 in Mediterranean Sea, 125 miles east of Malta.

Courtesy: John P. Eaton. Used with permission.
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