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Titanic Ships: the other ships of the Titanic story

by John P. Eaton

Call letters: S P G B
Port of Registry:
Southampton
Flag of Registry: British
Funnel: Red, black top
Company flag: Divided by crossed lines into four equal triangles, blue at hoist, white at top, green at fly, red at bottom
Steel hull, one funnel, two screws, one deck, smack rig
Engines: compound, 4 cyl. 2 each 18”. 36 “ x 27” stroke; 1,200 h.p.
Tonnage: Gross 273 Underdeck 231 Net 4
Dimensions: Length 120 ft. Width 25 ft. Depth 11.5

1894 Built and engineered by Barclay, Curle & Co., Lts. Glasgow, Yard No. 393
1894 Oct. 18 Launched
1914-18 Requisitioned for war service, returned to company service after the war
1936 Dec. Towed to Holland for breaking up


© 2005 John P. Eaton all rights reserved.
This item first appeared in Voyage, Journal of the Titanic International Society.

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