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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
12,952 gross 1893 at Glasgow by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Eng. Co. Ltd. Cunard Line 620ft x 65.2ft x 43 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1893  Feb. 2, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 1625
 1893  Sept. 2, maiden voyage Liverpool - New York (arrived Sept. 9), record crossingAtlantic Journey ID 1622
 1893  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 03 Crossing the Ocean in 5 days 12 hours and 47 min.Transatlantc ID
 1894  Broke the record in August, September and in October, doing average speeds of 21,49 kts, 21,66 kts and 21,75 kts.Atlantic Journey ID 1623
 1894  Unchallenged until 1898 when the S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, took all the Atlantic records and the Blue Ribbon.Atlantic Journey ID 1624
 1894  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 31 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 28 Arrived in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     New York  May 25 Crossing the Ocean in 5,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool  June 16  New York  June 23 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     New York  July 21 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 31 Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 5 days, 8 hours and 38 min.Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 28 Crossing the Ocean in 5 days, 7 hours and 48 min.Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool  Oct. 20  New York  Oct. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     New York  July 05 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 06 Also reported arrive 1896-03-07Transatlantc ID
 1896  Liverpool     New York  May 01 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Liverpool     New York  May 29 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Liverpool     New York  July 24 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1897  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1897  Liverpool     New York  July 30 Transatlantc ID
 1897  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 24 Transatlantc ID
 1897  Liverpool  Nov. 13  New York  Nov. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1897  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool  May 21  New York  May 27 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool     New York  June 24 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool  July 23  New York  July 29 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool  Aug. 20  New York  Aug. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool  Sept. 17  New York  Sept. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool  Nov. 12  New York  Nov. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool  Dec. 10  New York  Dec. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Liverpool  Mar. 25  New York  Apr. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Liverpool  May 20  New York  May 26 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Liverpool  Apr. 22  New York  July 28 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Liverpool     New York  June 23 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Liverpool  July 14  New York  July 20 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1900  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  May 25 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  June 22 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  July 20 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     New York  May 02 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     New York  May 30 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     New York  June 27 Crossing the Ocean in 6 daysTransatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 19 Crossing the Ocean in 6 daysTransatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 16 Arrived in New York at 14:00 afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 17 Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 6 daysTransatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     New York  June 05 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     New York  July 31 Arrived in New York at 16:00 afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool  Oct. 17  New York  Oct. 23 Via Queenstown, Ireland and arrived in New York at 10:00 morning. About 5 days crossing the Ocean.Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 20 Crossing the Ocean in 5,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     New York  May 27 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     New York  July 22 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 14 Arrived in New York at 07:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 5,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Liverpool     New York  June 10 Journey of 5,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1905  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 29 Arrived in New York at 03:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 10 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1906  Liverpool  July 21  New York  July 27 Passengers from Kimstad, IrelandTransatlantc ID
 1909  Aug. 14, badly damaged by fire in Huskisson Dock, Liverpool - condemned. Broken up by Thomas Ward shipbreakers at Swansea.Atlantic Journey ID 1626
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
S/S Lucania, Cunard Line
S/S Lucania, Cunard Line
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S/S Lucania, Cunard Line
S/S Lucania, Cunard Line
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Steamships Lucania, Campania and Britannia of the Cunard Line
Steamships Lucania, Campania compared to the Britannia of the Cunard Line
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Details: 12,952 tons gross and 4,974 tons net. Her length was 620 feet. She was the sister ship of the Campania. As can be seen from the picture she had two funnels and two masts. She was constructed in steel. She had twin screws and a ten cylindered triple expansion engine. The engine gave her a service speed of 21 knots. She had accommodation for 600 1st class, 400 2nd class and 1,000 3rd class passengers.



Deck plan showing the arrangements for the Lower deck, Saloon deck, Upper deck and Promenade deck of the Cunard Line steamships Campania and Lucania
Deck plan showing the arrangements for the Lower deck, Saloon deck, Upper deck and Promenade deck of the Cunard Line steamships Campania and Lucania.
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Lucania, Cunard Line steamship
S/S Lucania
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