S.S. Transylvania (2), Anchor Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1925 at Glasgow by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Eng. Co. Ltd. 16,923 gross 573.3ft x 70.3ft x 43.3ft Anchor Line

Anchor Line steamship Transylvania (2)
Old postcard showing the Anchor Line ship S/S Transylvania (2)
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Transylvania (2), Anchor Line steamship
Transylvania (2), Anchor Line steamship
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Chronological History

Year Event
1925 Mar. 11, launched
1925 Sept. 12, maiden voyage Glasgow - Moville - New York
1937 Rebuilt
1939 September, became armed merchant cruiser
1940 Aug. 10, sunk by enemy submarine 35 miles northwest of Inishtrahull

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