The S/S California was a steel twin screw Schooner: 3 decks; Water Ballast; fitted with electric light and refrigerating machinery. Tonnage: 8,662 tons gross, 6,791 under deck and 5,403 net. Poop 70 feet long; Bridge 213 feet long; Forecastle 91 feet long. Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 27 ½, 46 and 75 inches each pair; stroke 54 inches; 827 nominal horsepower; engine built by the same company as the hull. Owners: Anchor Line Ltd. (Henderson Bros.) 1) Master: Captain J. Blaikie, appointed to the ship in 1907. Call sign: HLQJ. Official registration #: 124230. Port of registry: Glasgow. Flag: British
Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1907 |
July 9, launched |
| 1907 |
Oct. 10, maiden voyage Glasgow - Moville - New York |
| 1914 |
June 28, stranded on Tory Island, refloated in August and taken to Glasgow for repairs |
| 1915 |
October, resumed Glasgow - Liverpool - New York, Cunard-Anchor joint service |
| 1917 |
Feb. 7, sunk by enemy submarine 38 miles west by south of Fastnet Island, 43 lives lost |
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