S.S. Sicilian, Allan Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1899 at Belfast by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. 6,224 gross 430ft x 54.2ft Allan Line , Liverpool, England
Sicilian, Allan Line steamship
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S/S Sicilian
The S/S Sicilian [old postcard]
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Chronological History

Year Event
1899 Aug. 25, launched
1899 Was chartered as a Boer War transport (#57)
1899 Nov. 16: Embarked officers, men, horses, ammunition and equipent for the Boer War
1901 Feb. 28, first voyage Liverpool - Portland
1901 → Portland Mar. 16
1904 → Halifax Apr. 5
1905 Glasgow - Boston
1908 New tonnage: 7,328 gross
1912 Glasgow - Halifax - Boston
1917 Taken over by Canadian Pacific Line
1922 Aug. 8, laid up
1923 Renamed Bruton
1925 Scrapped in Italy

Other ships named "Sicilian"

Ship Line / Owner
Sicilian Canadian Pacific Line

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