SS Arcadian
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SS Arcadian was an ocean liner launched in Barrow-in-Furness in 1899 by Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company as Ortona. She was renamed Arcadian when the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company acquired her in 1906. She was chartered for the Royal Navy in 1915, and was sunk by a U-boat in 1917.
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RMS Arcadian as she appeared between 1910 and 1915 | |
History | |
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Route | London – Australia (1899–1910) |
Builder | Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd, Barrow |
Yard number | 272 |
Launched | 10 July 1899 |
Completed | 26 October 1899 |
Maiden voyage | 24 November 1899 |
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Fate | Torpedoed 15 April 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 7,945 GRT, 4,115 NRT |
Length | 500.0 ft (152.4 m) |
Beam | 55.3 ft (16.9 m) |
Draught | 33.7 ft (10.3 m) |
Installed power | 506 NHP, 10,000 ihp (7,500 kW) |
Propulsion | Triple-expansion steam engine; twin screws |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
Capacity | 140 first class, 180 second class, 300 third class (as built) |
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