 Lancastria, Cunard Line steamship - 3rd class accommodation Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy |
Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1920 |
May 31, launched as the Tyrrhenia - nickname: "Soup Tureen" |
| 1922 |
June 13, maiden voyage Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal |
| 1924 |
Refitted, accommodation: 580 cabin-class, 1000 3rd-class passengers, renamed "Lancastria" |
| 1924 |
Mar. 22, first voyage as "Lancastia", Liverpool - Queenstown - New York |
| 1925 |
Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal |
| 1939 |
Trooping |
| 1940 |
Bombed and sunk while evacuating troops from St Nazaire, about 3,000 lives lost, 2,477 saved |
Pictures
Lancastria – Launched as Tyrrhenia at Glasgow by William Beardmore & Co.…
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