SS Minnewaska (1908)
British ocean liner, sunk 1916 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Minnewaska.
SS Minnewaska was a British ocean liner that was one of the ships that assisted RMS Carpathia with sending out survivors names following the 1912 RMS Titanic disaster. In 1916, she hit a mine laid by SM UC-23 in the Mediterranean Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of Dentero Point, Suda Bay, Crete, while she was travelling from Alexandria, Egypt to Saloniki with 1,600 troops.[1]
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Name | SS Minnewaska |
Owner | Atlantic Transport Line |
Port of registry | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Route | London - New York |
Builder | Harland & Wolff |
Yard number | 397 |
Launched | 12 November 1908 |
Acquired | 24 April 1909 |
Maiden voyage | 1 May 1909 |
Identification | |
Fate | Beached after hitting mine 29 November 1916. Scrapped in situ 1918. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Minne class ocean liner |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 14,317 GRT |
Length | 183 metres (600 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 20 metres (65 ft 7 in) |
Depth | 12 metres (39 ft 4 in) |
Decks | 4 and shelter deck |
Installed power | 2 quadruple expansion engines |
Propulsion | Double screw propellers |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Capacity | 1800 Passengers |
Crew | 200 |
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