SS Canada
UK ocean liner
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SS Canada was a British Dominion Line ocean liner. She was the first twin-screw steamship operating between Liverpool and Montreal. She was launched on 14 May 1896;[1] completed on 26 September; and made her sea trials on 27 September. She began her maiden voyage on 1 October 1896 from Liverpool, via Quebec, to Montreal.[2] She was a troopship in the Second Boer War from November 1899 to Autumn 1902.
Postcard of Canada | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Canada |
| Namesake | Canada |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 300 |
| Launched | 14 May 1896 |
| Completed | 26 December 1896 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in Genoa, 1926 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 8,806 GRT, 5,701 NRT |
| Displacement | 9,413 long tons (9,564 t) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 58.2 ft (17.7 m) |
| Depth | 31.1 ft (9.5 m) |
| Installed power | 2 × triple-expansion engines; 873 NHP |
| Propulsion | 2 × screws |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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In April 1912, Canada's Captain claimed he was in the same ice field as RMS Titanic, ignored wireless warnings, and maintained her full speed.[clarification needed]
In the First World War, Canada was a troopship from 1914 until 1918.[3] Her first voyage after the war was in November 1918, from Liverpool to Portland, Maine.[4] She was refitted with berths for 463 cabin class and 755 third class passengers.[5]In 1921 she was transferred to the Leyland Line of Liverpool. On 29 September 1926, Canada arrived in Genoa, Italy, where she was scrapped by L. Pittaluga.[6]
