RMS Ivernia
The RMS Ivernia was a passenger ship of the Cunard Line put into service in 1900 .
Ship life
The Ivernia was built at the Swan Hunter shipyard in Newcastle , where she was launched on September 21, 1899. After its completion in March 1900, the chimney went on April 14th from Liverpool on its maiden voyage to New York. After three trips to New York, she was used in the Liverpool-Boston service. On May 24, 1911, it collided with Daunt Rock outside Queenstown . It was therefore out of service for repairs until October 17, 1911.
In 1912 she was transferred to the Trieste-New-York service, calling among others Funchal , Naples , Palermo , Messina , Trieste and Fiume . In September 1914 it was converted into a troop transport . On the way from Thessaloniki to Alexandria she was torpedoed by UB 47 on January 1, 1917 about 58 nautical miles southeast of Cape Matapan and sank. 84 soldiers and 36 crew members were killed. The securing destroyer Rifleman and the other security boats were able to save the rest.
Her last captain was William Thomas Turner , who commanded the Lusitania on her last voyage. Turner survived this shipwreck as well, going down in history as the captain who lost two ships in World War I and survived both times.
Ship data
- Length: 182.9 m
- Width: 19.7 m
- Tonnage: 13,799 GRT
- Screws: 2
- Engine power: 10,500 hp
- Chimney: 1
- Masts: 4
Passengers
- 1st class: 164
- 2nd class: 200
- 3rd class: 1600