Victorian (ship)
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The cargo passenger ship Victorian was the first steam turbine ship in the transatlantic liner service.
history
The Victorian was launched on August 25, 1904 at the Workman, Clark & Co. shipyard in Belfast , Northern Ireland as hull number 206 and was completed in March 1905 for the well-known shipping company Allan Line from Glasgow . It was the first steam turbine ship and the first three-screw ship to be used on a regular route between the USA and Europe . The maiden voyage took her on March 23, 1905 from Liverpool to Saint John , New Brunswick . In the same year her sister ship, the Virginian, was completed . In the same year the first trips to Quebec and Montreal were made. During the First World War, the Victorian was used as an armed trade cruiser and after the takeover of the Allan Line by the Canadian Pacific shipping company in 1916, it was handed over to the new owners. In 1920 she was put back into service after an overhaul at the Cammell, Laird & Company shipyard . As early as 1921, the ship was equipped by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering with passenger facilities divided into only two classes and with a new propulsion system and oil furnace . In 1922, renamed Marloch , it was put back into operation. However, it was launched as early as 1925 and was only used sporadically, only to be canceled in Milford Haven on April 17, 1929 .
arrangement
The ship was divided as follows:
- Four regular passenger decks & tween decks.
- Five holds, some of which are set up as cold storage rooms.
First class passengers lived on the bridge and promenade deck, second class passengers on the main and upper deck. The 940 between deck passengers were accommodated in collective quarters. In addition to the passengers, the ship was able to transport 800 tons of mostly refrigerated cargo.
Trivia
Her sister ship, the Virginian , built at the Alexander Stephen and Sons shipyard in Linthouse , was completed only a month later, but was not canceled until 1955 after almost exactly 50 years of service in Trieste .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Victorian on Miramar Ship Index (English) viewed May 28, 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Rolf Schönknecht; Uwe Laue, ocean freighters of the world shipping volume 2, transpress Verlag, Berlin 1988, - ISBN 3-344-00282-1
- ↑ The Virginian on Miramar Ship Index (English) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed May 28, 2009)
