California (2) | Norway Heritage

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1907 at Glasgow by D. & W. Henderson Ltd.	8,662 gross	470ft x 58.3ft x 37.1ft	Anchor Line

The S/S California was a steel twin screw Schooner: 3 decks; Water Ballast; fitted with electric light and refrigerating machinery. Tonnage: 8,662 tons gross, 6,791 under deck and 5,403 net. Poop 70 feet long; Bridge 213 feet long; Forecastle 91 feet long. Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 27 ½, 46 and 75 inches each pair; stroke 54 inches; 827 nominal horsepower; engine built by the same company as the hull. Owners: Anchor Line Ltd. (Henderson Bros.) 1) Master: Captain J. Blaikie, appointed to the ship in 1907. Call sign: HLQJ. Official registration #: 124230. Port of registry: Glasgow. Flag: British

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Chronological History

Year	Event
1907	July 9, launched
1907	Oct. 10, maiden voyage Glasgow - Moville - New York
1914	June 28, stranded on Tory Island, refloated in August and taken to Glasgow for repairs
1915	October, resumed Glasgow - Liverpool - New York, Cunard-Anchor joint service
1917	Feb. 7, sunk by enemy submarine 38 miles west by south of Fastnet Island, 43 lives lost

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S.S. California (2), Anchor Line

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