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7,392 gross 1900 at Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Canadian Pacific Line 446ft x 52ft 
 YearRemarks
 1900 Mar. 31, launched for Elder Dempster as the Lake Champlain - used for Beaver Line serviceAtlantic Journey ID 5530
 1900 May 15, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 5531
 1901 Became the first merchant ship with permanent wireless telegraphy installedAtlantic Journey ID 5532
 1903 Taken over by the Canadian Pacific LineAtlantic Journey ID 5533
 1913 Renamed RutheniaAtlantic Journey ID 5534
 1914 Rebuilt to become a dummy battleship, renamed HMS King GeorgeAtlantic Journey ID 5535
 1915 Used as store shipsAtlantic Journey ID 5536
 1949 Scrapped at DalmuirAtlantic Journey ID 5537
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
Ruthenia, Canadian Pacific Line steamship
The Ruthenia when named Lake Champlain
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