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124: 149: 38: 162: 136: 23: 460:. As a result, she had to put back into Belfast for repairs. On 10 April 1915 she left again only to run aground in fog on Rathlin Island. However she floated off on the next tide and continued on to Loch Ewe. Subsequently, while on patrol off the east coast of the 419:
for repairs after taking on water. After this mishap she reverted to the longer route round the Cape. She was occasionally used on the North Atlantic during this period as she made two ice reports on 20 April 1912, shortly after the sinking of
389:, on 23 September 1893 and was completed on 6 January 1894. She was one of the largest cargo ships in the world in her day and, in addition to her normal cargo holds, was equipped to carry up to 1000 head of cattle. 439:
was sold to the Admiralty in October 1914 to be converted to a dummy capital ship by Harland and Wollf at Belfast. Fitted with two extra dummy funnels and wooden turrets she masqueraded as the
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which put into New York on 25 April 1915 and applied for internment as she had failed to rendezvous with her supply ship and was running low on stores.
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route in view of her deep draught. In 1910 the decision was taken to try routing her via the
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By 1908 the widespread adoption of refrigeration had led to the end of the livestock trade.
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and fitted with oil tanks to serve as a fleet oiler. In 1917 she was transferred to the
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left Belfast on 11 February 1915 only to be holed on a rock on the 13th en route to
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to save time. However she grounded several times in the canal and had to return to
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was transferred to the United Kingdom-Australia service travelling via the
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and converted to a dummy capital ship. Later she was transferred to the
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was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, renamed
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Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships (1906-1921)
396:was struck by a steam dredger while berthed in 667: 8: 385:was launched at the Harland and Wolff yard, 674: 660: 652: 647:http://www.titanic-titanic.com/cevic.shtml 535: 533: 584: 582: 592:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 1985. 529: 516:was sold for scrap to Henrico Haupt of 464:, she was spotted by the German raider 17: 273:523 ft 0 in (159.41 m) 34: 7: 567:, Adelaide, SA, Friday 11 March 1910 353:. Later she was transferred to the 320:13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) 281:60 ft 0 in (18.29 m) 14: 1577:Ships built by Harland and Wolff 160: 147: 134: 122: 36: 21: 1582:Ships of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum 299:Triple expansion steam engines 1: 1536:List of White Star Line ships 540:de Kerbrech, Richard (2009). 500:Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company 357:run. 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Box: Thomas Reed. 303:indicated horsepower 484:Shipping Controller 392:On 16 October 1902 241:Sold for scrap 1933 474:In September 1915 378:White Star Service 1544: 1543: 725:(never completed) 717:(order cancelled) 551:978-0-7110-3366-5 468:Kronprinz Wilhelm 452:After conversion 343:Harland and Wolff 332: 331: 254:Livestock Carrier 198:23 September 1893 181:Harland and Wolff 1589: 676: 669: 662: 653: 629: 628: 610: 604: 603: 586: 577: 574: 568: 562: 556: 555: 537: 502:who renamed her 361:she was sold to 166: 164: 163: 153: 151: 150: 140: 138: 137: 127: 126: 115:Port of registry 44: 41: 40: 39: 25: 18: 1597: 1596: 1592: 1591: 1590: 1588: 1587: 1586: 1547: 1546: 1545: 1540: 1538: 1528: 1483: 728: 701: 691:Surviving ships 686: 683:White Star Line 680: 638: 633: 632: 625: 612: 611: 607: 600: 588: 587: 580: 575: 571: 563: 559: 552: 539: 538: 531: 526: 496: 433: 431:First World War 380: 375: 359:First World War 347:White Star Line 294:Installed power 231:Official Number 214:12 January 1894 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Index


White Star Line
Royal Navy
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company
United Kingdom
Liverpool
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Harland and Wolff
Official Number
GRT
Triple expansion steam engines
indicated horsepower
Harland and Wolff
White Star Line
North Atlantic
Australia
First World War
the Admiralty
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Belfast
New York City
Cape
Suez Canal
Port Said
RMS Titanic
battlecruiser
HMS Queen Mary

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