Metagama
 The Metagama at the far right of the picture next to the Empress of France , Empress of India and Empress of Britain (1926)
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The Metagama was an ocean liner of the Canadian shipping company Canadian Pacific Line that was put into service in 1915 and was used for the transport of passengers and cargo between Canada and Great Britain . The Metagama was decommissioned in 1930 after 151 Atlantic crossings and was scrapped in Scotland in 1934 .
The ship
The 12,420 GRT steamship Metagama was built at the Barclay, Curle and Company shipyard in the Glasgow district of Whiteinch and was launched there on November 19, 1914.The Metagama was the sister ship of the Missanabie (12,469 GRT), which was launched on June 22, 1914 the same shipyard was launched. The 152.52 meter long and 19.57 meter wide passenger and cargo ship Metagama had two masts, two chimneys and two propellers . It was propelled by two quadruple expansion steam engines that allowed a top speed of 15 knots. The passenger accommodations were measured as in the Missanabie for 520 passengers in the cabin class and 1,200 passengers in the third class and were designed by the British architect George Abraham Crawley (1864-1926).
On 26 March 1915, ran Metagama in Liverpool for their maiden voyage to Saint John from. During the war, the ship remained in service with the Canadian Pacific Line, but on trips to Europe she regularly transported Canadian soldiers in third-class accommodations. In July 1918, the Metagama was part of the convoy , which also contained the British troop transport Justicia , which fell victim to an attack on the convoy by a German submarine. On November 20, 1918, the Metagama cast off in Liverpool on her first crossing to Saint John after the end of the war.
From March 9, 1922, Glasgow was the starting point of their Atlantic crossings. Saint John remained the port of destination. On May 26, 1923, she ran into the Clyde from Glasgow with the incoming freight steamer Baron Vernon (III) (3,642 GRT) of the British Hogarth Line. An attempt was made to run aground the Baron Vernon , but she went down anyway. On June 19, 1924, there was another collision when the Metagama collided with the Italian cargo steamer Clara Camus (6,132 GRT) seven miles from Cape Race in thick fog . The Metagama was badly damaged on the starboard side and could not continue her voyage. Her 695 passengers were picked up by the Montreal on June 20 and brought to Montreal .
From March 1, 1927, the ship drove on the route Antwerp - Southampton - Saint John. In October of the same year, the price categories were switched to first class, tourist class and third class. On August 13, 1930, the Metagama ran out of Antwerp for its last voyage via Southampton to Quebec and Montreal. It was their 151st crossing. It was then launched in Southend-on-Sea until it was sold to the demolition company P. & W. McLellan Ltd. on April 3, 1934 . was sold in Bo'ness (Scotland).