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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
19,524 gross 1905 at Glasgow by John Brown & Co. Ltd. Cunard Line 650.4ft x 72.2ft 
 YearRemarks
 1905 Feb. 21, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 1369
 1905 Dec. 2, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1373
 1913 October, rescued survivors from the "Volturno"Atlantic Journey ID 1370
 1914 Armed merchant cruiserAtlantic Journey ID 1374
 1914 Sept. 14, sank the German armed merchant cruiser "Cap Trafalgar" off Trinidad IslandAtlantic Journey ID 1371
 1918 Liverpool - Queenstown - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1375
 1924 Liverpool - Belfast - Quebec - MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 1376
 1925 Liverpool - Boston - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1377
 1932 Scrapped at BlythAtlantic Journey ID 1372
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
Carmania, Cunard Line steamship
Picture of the S/S Carmania, from an old postcard
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S/S Carmania, from an old postcard
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Carmania - Cunard Line steamship
Carmania - Cunard Line steamship
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Carmania, Cunard Line steamship, 3rd class interiors
Carmania, 3rd class interiors: 3rd class 2 berth room, 3rd class dining room,3rd class social hall and 3rd class ladies saloon
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