Tunisian

PDF Print

Voyage

Titanic Ships: the other ships of the Titanic story

by

Eastbound, St. John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. On 10 April reported heavy ice in the vicinity of an area that was later the disaster site.

Port of Registry: Glasgow
Flag of registry: British
Funnel: Red, narrow white band below white top
Company flag: Red-white-blue vertical stripes
Call letters: R N L C wireless letters M T N
Steel hull, one funnel, two masts, twin screws
Three decks, shelter deck, electric lights, wireless

Tonnages: gross 10, 576 net 6,802
Dimensions: length 500.6 feet width 59.2 ft.

1900 Built and engined by A. Stephens & Sons, Glasgow Yard No. 384

Engines: 2 triple expansion, 6 cylinders : (2) 27” 46”, (2) 76” x 54, stroke 16
Accommodation: First, 240, Second , 220, Third, 1,000

1900 17 Jan Launched
31 Mar Sea trials
5 Apr Maiden voyage Liverpool-Halifax-Portland, Maine
10 May First voyage Liverpool, Quebec-Montreal

1907-1913 Five charter voyages for Canadian Pacific, St. John, N.B.-Liverpool
1914 4 Sept Last voyage regular route, eastbound return as Canadian troop
transport.
1914-Nov.-1915- Feb. Accommodation ship for German POWs off Ryde, Isle of Wight.

1915 Trooping voyages to Bombay and Gallipoli.
1917 Apr Returned to Allan Line.
May 1920-Mar 1921 New boilers, oil fuel conversion, Cabin, 310, Third. 736
1922 16 Nov Renamed Marburn, Liverpool-St. John run.
1928 6 Apr Last voyage Antwerp-Southampton-St. John.
1928 9 May Laid up at Southampton.
1928 (Fall) Scrapped at Genoa

Relates to Ship:
Tunisian

Contributor
Shelley Dziedzic


Share, Link and Cite

Share

Link
Please link to this page using the following URL
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/tunisian.html

Or copy the link text below

Cite
If you need to cite this article as a reference please copy the following and adapt as necessary for your referencing system:
John P. Eaton ( 2005 ) Tunisian Voyage (ref: #4897, accessed 13th February 2012 02:59:31 AM)
URL : http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/tunisian.html

Comment
Post on Facebook
 
What's NewNews HeadlinesTitanic Anniversay EventsRMS Titanic LinksSitemapA-Z IndexOn this dayEmail UpdatesContact Us
1st Class Passengers 2nd Class Passengers 3rd Class Passengers more...
Deck Crew and Officers Engine Crew Victualling Crew Restaurant Staff Postal Clerks The Guarantee Group Ships Orchestra more...
Survivors of the Titanic Disaster Titanic Survivors by Boat:
List of Titanic Victims Recovered Bodies List of Unidentified Bodies more...
Boat Deck A-Deck B-Deck C-Deck D-Deck E-Deck F-Deck G-Deck Orlop Deck Tank Top
Titanic Research ArticlesThe Titanic ReviewGare MaritimeVoyage
Cathy Akers-Jordan Randy Bryan Bigham Robert L. Bracken Art Braunschweiger David G. Brown Joe Carvalho Mark Chirnside Captain Lewis Marmaduke Collins Roy Cullimore Jim Currie Philippe Delaunoy Shelley Dziedzic John P. Eaton Peter Engberg Michael A. Findlay Tad Fitch Dave Gittins David Gleicher Charles A. Haas David Haisman Monica Hall Samuel Halpern Mike Herbold Lori Johnston Jim Kalafus Daniel Klistorner Olivier Mendez Lester Mitcham Senan Molony Gavin Murphy Henning Pfeifer Michael Poirier Alan Ruffman Inger Sheil Brian J. Ticehurst Captain Charles B. Weeks Bill Wormstedt
Topics Most Recent Posts Search Register Instructions Contact Moderators
Books and Gifts Titanic Auctions
Become an Editor How to Contribute Add a Story Manage Contributions
Register Lost Password Login Logout