SS Caledonia (1904)
| History | |
|---|---|
  United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Caledonia |
| Operator |
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| Builder | David & William Henderson |
| Launched | 22 October 1904 |
| Acquired | 11 July, 1914 by the Royal Navy |
| In service | 1904 for passenger service |
| Out of service | July 1914 for passenger service |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat in 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | |
| Tonnage | 9,223 GRT |
| Length | 500 ft (150 m) |
| Beam | 58.3 ft (17.8 m) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 352 |
SS Caledonia was a British passenger ship built at the D and W Henderson shipyard for the Anchor Line. She was launched on 22 October 1904. Her maiden voyage was on the Glasgow to New York route in 1905. Her last voyage on this service as a passenger liner was on 11 July 1914 and in August of that year, the ship was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a troopship for the war. She was torpedoed and sunk in 1916.
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