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Ship – RMS Saxonia
Ship Details
Name: RMS Saxonia
Owner: Cunard Steamship Company
Further information at: en.wikipedia.org
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Notes & Comments
Info collected by Bruce Maliphant [##48059]
JOURNEYS
| Surname | First Name | Ref ID | From | ↓ Select ↓ | To | Departure | Arrival | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIPHANT | Gordon Keith | 47073 | Canada |   | U.K. | 15th July 1960 E | 22nd July 1960 | RMS Saxonia |
| MALIPHANT | Margaret Joyce | 47573 | Canada | | U.K. | 15th July 1960 E | 22nd July 1960 | RMS Saxonia |
| MALIPHANT | Andrew | 48058 | Canada | | U.K. | 15th July 1960 E | 22nd July 1960 | RMS Saxonia |
| MALIPHANT | Bruce Alexander | 48059 | Canada | | U.K. | 15th July 1960 E | 22nd July 1960 | RMS Saxonia |
SPECIFICATIONS
Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland.
Tonnage: 21,637.
Dimensions: 586′ x 80′ (608′ o.l.).
Twin-screw, 21 knots.
Four steam turbines geared to 2 screw shafts.
Launched, February 17, 1954.
Passengers: 125 first and 800 tourist.
Commenced her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal, September 2, 1954.
Transferred to the Liverpool-New York service in 1961.
Sister ships: Carinthia, Ivernia and Sylvania.
Note: These liners were designed for the Canadian service of the Cunard Line.