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Ship – RMS Carmania
Ship Details
Name: RMS Carmania
Owner: Cunard Steamship Company
Further information at: en.wikipedia.org
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Notes & Comments
Info collected by Bruce Maliphant [##48059]
| Surname | First Name | Ref ID | From | ↓ Select ↓ | To | Departure | Arrival | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIPHANT | George Stephen | 46012 | U.S.A. |   | U.K. | 5th December 1905 E | 12th December 1905 E | RMS Carmania |
| MALIPHANT | Elizabeth | 46512 | U.S.A. | | U.K. | 5th December 1905 E | 12th December 1905 E | RMS Carmania |
| MALIPHANT | Charles Frederick | 47022 | U.S.A. | | U.K. | 5th December 1905 E | 12th December 1905 E | RMS Carmania |
| MALIPHANT | George Stephen | 46012 | U.K. | | U.S.A. | 24th April 1906 | 2nd May 1906 | RMS Carmania |
| MALIPHANT | Elizabeth | 46512 | U.K. | | U.S.A. | 24th April 1906 | 2nd May 1906 | RMS Carmania |
| MALIPHANT | Albert Victor | 46016 | U.K. | | U.S.A. | 21st May 1906 | 30th May 1906 | RMS Carmania |
Built by John Brown & Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Glasgow.
Tonnage: 19,566.
Dimensions: 650′ x 72′.
Triple-screw, 18 1/6 knots.
Two masts and two funnels.
Note: Navigating bridge was 60 feet above the water line.
She was the first Cunarder to be fitted with steam turbines and always a faster ship than her sister.
On September 14, 1914 she engaged the armed German liner Cap Trafalgar and after many shots had been fired the Hamburg-South American Line’s vessel was sunk.
The Carmania had received 79 shell holes, but the damage was not severe enough to prevent her making port for repairs.
The Carmania was sold to shipbreakers in November, 1932 and during the following year dismantled.
Sister ship: Caronia.