Ship Data
| Type | Built | Burden | Dimensions | Line / Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.S. | 1899 at Dumbarton, Scotland by William Denny & Co. | 10,376 gross | 501.1ft x 59.2ft | Allan Line , Liverpool, England |
Chronological History
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1899 | May. 11, launched |
| 1899 | Aug. 17: arrived at Liverpool from her builders |
| 1899 | Liverpool Aug. 24 → Quebec Sept. 1. Departed Liverpool at 17:00 evening and arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning on this her first journey crossing the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 1899 | → Quebec Sept. 28 |
| 1899 | October: Chartered by the Admiralty to convery troops to the Cape. Became Boer War transport #16 |
| 1899 | Nov. 8: Departed Liverpool for Queenstown with officers and men for the Boer War |
| 1899 | Nov. 10: Departed Queenstown with about 60 officers and about 2000 men for the Boer War. She also carried a lot of equipment and explosives |
| 1899 | Nov. 28: Arrived Cape Town from Las Palmas (called at Las Palmas Nov. 15). |
| 1899 | Nov. 28: Departed Cape Town For Durban |
| 1899 | Dec. 1: arrived at Durban |
| 1900 | Jan. 15: embarked 2,206 men - the 1/East Lancashire Regt., 1,060 men, and the 2/South Wales Borderers, 1,111 men and a field hospital at Southampton |
| 1900 | Feb. 2: arrived at Cape Town |
| 1900 | Feb. 10: departed for England |
| 1900 | Mar. 16: embarked 89 officers, 2,196 men and 9 horses for the Boer War at Southampton |
| 1900 | Apr. 6: arrived at Cape Town from Las Palmas (called Mar. 22) |
| 1900 | Apr. 27: departed for for St. Helena |
| 1900 | May. 2: arrived at St. Helena with 1,099 Boer prisoners |
| 1900 | June. 12: departed Cape Town for England with sick and wounded soldiers from the Boer War |
| 1900 | July. 6: arrived Southampton with sick and wounded soldiers and the Southampton Vol. Ambulance Corps |
| 1900 | July. 23: departed Southampton with 2,000 tons of stores consisting chiefly of biscuits and a large consignment of field artillery ammunition |
| 1900 | Aug. 6: at Las Palmas |
| 1900 | Aug. 22: departed Natal for Colombo |
| 1900 | Sep. 8: arrived at Ceylon with 1,291 Boer prisoners of war |
| 1901 | Mar. 8: arrived at Southampton with 825 troops from the Cape, several invalids |
| 1901 | Mar. 25: departed Liverpool with about 1,700 troops and 30 nurses for the Boer War |
| 1901 | Apr. 24: arrived at Cape Town |
| 1901 | May 11: departed Cape Town with invalids for England |
| 1901 | May 31: arrived at Southampton with 9 officers and 726 men of the 6/Warwick Regt., in addition to a large number of other officers and invalids |
| 1901 | June 17: embarked 800 officers and men of the 5/Manchester Regt., 19 officers and 580 men of the 3/S. Staffordshire Regt., and a number of details at Southampton |
| 1901 | July 17: arrived at Cape Town |
| 1901 | Sept. 20: departed Cape Town, as a hospital ship with invalids for England |
| 1901 | Oct. 15: arrived at Southampton with 33 officers and 484 men and a few undesireables |
| 1901 | Nov. 7: embarked 63 officers, 40 warrant officers, and 1,183 men of the Brigade of Guards at Southampton |
| 1901 | Nov. 9: embarked 8 officers and 265 men before sailing for Cape Town |
| 1901 | Dec. 12: departed for England with invalids and passengers |
| 1902 | Jan. 5: arrived at Southampton with invalids from the Boer War |
| 1902 | Jan. 16: departed Southampton with 40 officers and nearly 2,000 men for the Boer War |
| 1902 | Mar. 5: departed Durban for India with 1,000 Boer prisoners |
| 1902 | Mar 20: arrived Bombay with about 1,000 Boer prisoners |
| 1902 | May 8: embarked 1,784 troops, including Imperial Yeomanry at Southampton, departed for Queenstown |
| 1902 | May 10: embarked 23 officers and 720 men of the Irish Horse. Total on board 95 officers and 1,058 men, departed for for South Africa |
| 1902 | June 10: departed Cape Town with about 1400 troops of the South African army for England |
| 1902 | June 23: arrived at Southampton with 1,400 officers and men who had been chosen to represent the British Army in South Africa at the Coronation |
| 1902 | July 19: departed Lisbon, Portugal with about 900 Boers for Cape Town |
| 1902 | Aug 26: departed Cape Town for England with repatriations from the Boer War |
| 1902 | Sept. 6: arrived at Southampton with about 2,000 officers and men from the Boer War |
| 1902 | Oct. 9, resumed Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal |
| 1902 | → Quebec Oct. 17 |
| 1902 | → Halifax Nov. 21 |
| 1903 | → Halifax Mar. 28 |
| 1903 | Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal |
| 1903 | → Quebec May 2 |
| 1903 | → Quebec June 4 |
| 1903 | → Quebec Aug. 14 |
| 1903 | → Quebec Sept. 18 |
| 1903 | → Quebec Oct. 23 |
| 1904 | → Halifax Feb. 27 |
| 1904 | → Halifax Apr. 1 |
| 1904 | Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal |
| 1904 | → Quebec May 7 |
| 1904 | → Quebec June 10 |
| 1904 | → Quebec July 8 |
| 1904 | → Quebec Aug. 4 |
| 1904 | → Quebec Sept. 1 |
| 1904 | → Quebec Sept. 30 |
| 1904 | → Quebec Oct. 28 |
| 1904 | → Halifax Nov. 25 |
| 1905 | → Halifax Mar. 4 |
| 1905 | → Halifax Apr. 7 |
| 1905 | Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal. |
| 1905 | → Quebec July 4 |
| 1905 | → Quebec July 7 |
| 1905 | → Quebec Aug. 31 |
| 1905 | → Quebec Oct. 28 |
| 1905 | → Quebec Oct. 29 |
| 1905 | Nov 3; wrecked on Wye Rock off Montreal |
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