SS Transylvania (1914)
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Transylvania.
SS Transylvania was a British passenger liner of the Anchor Line, a subsidiary of the Cunard Line and a sister ship to SS Tuscania. She was torpedoed and sunk on 4 May 1917 by the German U-boat SM U-63 at 44°15′N 8°30′E while carrying Allied troops to Egypt and sank with a loss of 412 lives.
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SS Transylvania | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | SS Transylvania |
Owner |
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Builder | Scotts, Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd., Greenock |
Launched | 23 May 1914 |
Acquired | May 1915 |
Fate | Sunk by German U-boat U-63, 4 May 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 14,348 GRT |
Length | 548.3 ft (167.1 m) |
Beam | 66.6 ft (20.3 m) |
Draught | 42 ft (13 m) |
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Propulsion | Twin screw propellers |
Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h) |
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