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The SS Victorian

Sailed from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal
July 5 to July 14, 1907.

Images of the SS Victorian's passenger list, showing as listed, the names of Michael Altwasser, his family, their country of origin and their destination in Canada.


The SS Victorian
Photgraphs of the SS Victorian

The Victorian was a 10,635 gross ton ship built in 1904 by Workman, Clark and Co, Ltd. for the Allan Line of Liverpool. Her details were - length overall 540 ft, beam 60.4ft, one funnel, two masts, triple screw (first N.Atlantic liner with triple screws and first with turbine engines) and a speed of 18 knots. There was accommodation for 346-1st, 344-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Launched on August 25, 1904, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to St John NB on March 23,1905. On April 27, 1905 she commenced her first Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal voyage and continued UK - Canada sailings until 1914 when she was converted to an armed merchant cruiser. She served with the 9th and later the 10th Cruiser Squadrons and after the war, was refitted by Cammel Laird and returned to Canadian Pacific Ocean Services who had taken over the Allan Line. She resumed the Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal service on April 23, 1920, was refitted to carry 418-cabin, and 566-3rd class passengers in October 1920 and commenced her last Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal voyage on September 2,1921. In October 1921 she was chartered to the British government and carried out a trooping voyage from Southampton to Bombay and on her return was re-engined to oil fuel. On August 3, 1922 she transferred to the Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal route and on December 11, 1922 was renamed Marloch. She commenced her first Glasgow - St John NB voyage on December 12, 1922 and on Feb 2, 1926 transferred to the Antwerp - St John NB service. She collided with, and sank the British steamer Whimbrel off Flushing on February 2, 1926 and was towed to Southampton. Repaired, she returned to the Antwerp - Southampton - St John NB service on March 4, 1926 and sailed on her final Antwerp - Quebec - Montreal crossing on August 17, 1928. She was laid up at Southend until 1929 when she was sold to T.W.Ward and Co and arrived at Milford Haven on April 17th, being subsequently broken up at Pembroke Dock. Her panelling, which was inlaid with mother-of-pearl was transferred to the board room of Ward's Sheffield office, where it can still be seen. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1
Description Source: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsV.html


 

 

 

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