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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
16,792 gross 1923 at Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons Anchor Line 573.3ft x 70.4ft x 43.1ft 
 YearRemarks
 1923 Apr. 17, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 4664
 1923 Aug. 26, maiden voyage Glasgow - Moville - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 4665
 1937 November, became troopshipAtlantic Journey ID 4666
 1939 RebuiltAtlantic Journey ID 4667
 1939 Aug. became armed merchant cruiserAtlantic Journey ID 4668
 1942 TroopshipAtlantic Journey ID 4669
 1943 July 11, attacked by enemy aircraft 320 miles west of Oporto, damaged and set on fire, finally torpedoed and sunk by escorting destroyerAtlantic Journey ID 4670
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges
California (3), Anchor Line steamship
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