S.S. California (3), Anchor Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1923 at Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons 16,792 gross 573.3ft x 70.4ft x 43.1ft Anchor Line
California (3), Anchor Line steamship
California (3), Anchor Line steamship
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California (3) - Anchor Line steamship
California (3) - Anchor Line steamship
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Chronological History

Year Event
1923 Apr. 17, launched
1923 Aug. 26, maiden voyage Glasgow - Moville - New York
1937 November, became troopship
1939 Rebuilt
1939 Aug. became armed merchant cruiser
1942 Troopship
1943 July 11, attacked by enemy aircraft 320 miles west of Oporto, damaged and set on fire, finally torpedoed and sunk by escorting destroyer

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