Germania
Fabre Line
Eastbound. On 10 April reported heavy ice conditions in an area that later included the disaster site.
Port of registry: Marseilles
Flag of registry: French
Funnel (1902) Red, white band around black top
Company flag: White with a blue cross
Signal letters: J K R M
Wireless call letters: M G E
Steel hull, two funnels, two masts, single screw, 2 decks, spar deck, electric lights, wireless
Tonnages: Gross: 5,103 Net: 2,751
Dimensions: Length: 407.9 ft. Width: 46 ft.
1902 Built and engined by Societe Anonyme des Chantiers et Ateliers de Provence, Port de Boux, France
Engines: Triple-expansion, 3 cylinders 38”. 59” 90.5 x 51” stroke
Accommodations: First Class 54 Third Class 1,400
1902 2 Aug Launched
1903 19 Mar Maiden Voyage Marseilles-Naples-New York
1912 Second Class accommodation added for 60
1914 Renamed Britannia
1914 6 Oct First voyage as Britannia Marseilles-Almeria-Lisbon-New York
1927 Sold and scrapped at La Seyne.
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