Allan Line |
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| Length: | 440.8 ft. |
| Breadth: | 46.2 ft |
| Draft (or depth): | 25.2 ft. |
| Tonnage: | 5,395 tons (gross), 3,385 (net) |
| Engines: | (orig) Compound triple expansion, 6 cyl. 36" 60" 98"; 774 nominal horsepower |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Builder: | R. Napier & Sons, Glasgow (Yard No. 375) |
| Launched: | November 4, 1880 |
| Maiden Voyage: | March 10, 1881 |
| Disposition: | 1914 (Scrapped) Italy. |
| Particulars: | Port of Registry: Glasgow Flag of Registry: British Funnel color: Red; white band below black top Company flag: Blue-red-white equal width vertical stripes; long red pennant above the flag. Signal Letters: V J S D Wireless call letters: M Z N (as of 1912) Steel hull, two funnels (later 1 funnel), four masts, single screw. |
Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries: April 14, 1912 - 10:25 p.m., westbound, Glasgow - Halifax - Boston. Transmitter a position call ("50 miles west-southwest") to Titanic that was acknowledged by Titanic. Her radio operator, Sutherland, then went off the air until 8 a.m. April 15. Data: November 4, 1880 - Launched. February 26, 1881 - Sea trials. March 10, 1881 - Maiden voyage, Liverpool - Halifax - Boston; subsequent trips, Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal. 1899 - Rebuilt; one funnel removed; new boilers and engines. 1902 - Marconi apparatus installed (call letters 1906 P N; 1909 M P N.) 1905 - Glasgow - New York. 1906 - Glasgow- Halifax - Boston. 1908 - London - Quebec - Montreal. 1909 - London - Boston. 1912 - Glasgow - Halifax - Boston. 1914 - Sold to Italian ship breakers. |
Courtesy: John P. Eaton. Used with permission. |