SS Cameronia (1911)

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SS Cameronia 1911.PNG
SS Cameronia
History
United Kingdom
NameSS Cameronia
OwnerAnchor Line
BuilderD. and W. Henderson and Company, Glasgow[1]
Yard number472
Laid down1911
Launched27 May 1911[1][2]
CompletedSeptember 1911[1]
Maiden voyage13 September 1911[2]
FateSunk by German U-boat U-33 on 15 April 1917
General characteristics
Typeocean liner
Tonnage10,968 GRT[1]
Length515 ft (157 m) (pp)[1]
Beam62 ft 4 in (19.00 m)[1]
Propulsion
  • Twin propellers
  • triple-expansion steam engine
  • 15,600 IHP
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h) (service)
  • 19 knots (35 km/h) (max)[1]
Capacity
  • 1,700 passenger (1911)
  • 1,468 passengers (1915)

The SS Cameronia was a twin propeller triple-expansion 15,600 IHP passenger steamship owned by the Glasgow-based Anchor Line and built by D. and W. Henderson and Company at Glasgow in 1911.[2] The ship provided a transatlantic service from Glasgow to various destinations.

The Cameronia sailed on her maiden voyage for the Anchor Line company on 13 September 1911 on the Glasgow - Moville - New York City route.[2] In February 1915, the Cameronia was employed in a joint Anchor-Cunard company service on the Glasgow - Liverpool - New York route.[3]

On 21 June 1915 while inbound in the mouth of the Mersey the Cameronia was attacked by a U-boat. Captain Kinnaird turned to ram the U-boat which was forced to dive and then broke off her attack.[4]

The Cameronia was torpedoed on 15 April 1917 by the German U-boat U-33 while en route from Marseille, France, to Alexandria, Egypt. She was serving as a troopship at the time and contained approximately 2,650 soldiers on board. The ship sank in 40 minutes, 150 miles east of Malta; taking 210 lives.[2] Other sources report only 140 casualties.[5] Most of the crew and embarked soldiers were picked up by the escorting destroyers and HMS Rifleman. The remainder of the survivors had sufficient time to take to lifeboats.[6]

for a first hand report of her sinking, see pp.137-140 of ‘Merchantmen-at-arms’ by D.W.Bone (available at ‘archive.org’)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Cameronia (1129599)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e SS Cameronia: The Lusitania Resource
  3. ^ File:SS Cameronia Manifest - ship sunk in 1917 by German U-boat near Malta.jpg
  4. ^ New York Times, 22 June 1915
  5. ^ British Admiralty announcement reported in the New York Times, 19 May 1917
  6. ^ Merchantman at Arms, David W Bone - 2nd Edition, 1936, Chatto and Windus, Chap XII

Coordinates: 35°50′N 17°32′E / 35.833°N 17.533°E / 35.833; 17.533

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