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SS Tuscania (1914)
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Tuscania.
SS Tuscania was a luxury liner of the Anchor Line, a subsidiary of the Cunard Line and named after Tuscania, Italy. In 1918 the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat UB-77 while transporting American troops to Europe with the loss of 210 lives.[4]
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Owner | Anchor Line |
Builder | Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Linthouse, Govan |
Laid down | 1914 |
Launched | 4 September 1914[1] |
Fate | Sunk by UB-77, 5 February 1918 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 14,348 gross register tons |
Length | 567 ft (173 m) |
Beam | 66 ft 4 in (20.22 m) |
Depth | 45 ft (14 m) |
Installed power | 6 × Scotch boilers[1] |
Propulsion | Parsons steam turbines - twin screw[2] |
Capacity | 2,500+ passengers |
Armament | 4-inch naval gun (fitted October 1916)[3] |
Notes | Transylvania and Tuscania were the first installations of geared turbines in large Trans-Atlantic vessels.[1] |
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