Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries.
Westbound, Antwerp to New York, carrying freight and cattle. On April 12 was in the vicinity of Lat. 42°N., and Long. 52°W. and passed about 20 icebergs and a field of ice 108 miles long.
The same day, Etonian saw Dorothy Baird drifting in the pack with all sails lowered, apparently waiting for daylight before taking any chances with the bergs. Etonian reported this encounter upon her arrival at New York on April 17.
Data:
May 7, 1898
Launched for the Wilson Line as Chicago
October 21, 1898
Sea trials
October 23, 1898
Departed Newcastle on maiden voyage, Newcastle-New York.
October 29, 1898
Spoken at 50°N., 13°W. with bent piston caused by rolling during a heavy gale on Oct. 27. Turned to Queenstown for
repairs.
November 2, 1898
Arrived at Queenstown.
November 6, 1898
Departed Queenstown.
November 16, 1898
Arrived at New York.
November 25, 1898
Departed New York.
December 8, 1898
Arrived at Hull, England at conclusion of her maiden voyage.
Purchased by Wilson's & Furness-Leyland Line to replace their ship Londonian (ex-Idaho) that was lost Nov. 5, 1898.
1903
Renamed Etonian.
May 7, 1915 May 7
Irish Sea, off Queenstown: Chased by German submarine, escaped because of greater speed.
July 9, 1915
Off southern Ireland: Chased by German submarine, again escaped because of greater speed.
March 23, 1918
Irish Sea, 34 miles SE of Old Head of Kinsale: Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine, with loss of seven lives.
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