Lucania | Norway Heritage

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1893 at Glasgow by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Eng. Co. Ltd.	12,952 gross	620ft x 65.2ft x 43	Cunard Line

S/S Lucania, Cunard Line
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Cunard Line steamship Lucania - at Liverpool
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A view from the foredeck, looking aft, of the Cunard Line steamship Lucania during a lifeboat drill.
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This photograph shows the interior of the captain's cabin on the Cunard Line steamship Lucania.
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This image shows the second-class accommodation on the Cunard Line steamship Lucania (and possibly Campania).
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A picture of the sheltered promenade deck on the Cunard Line steamships Lucania or Campania. The two ships were identical sisters, and it has not been possible to determine on which of the two this photograph was taken, but it is most likely from the Lucania.
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Steerage or third-class accommodation on the Cunard Line steamships Lucania and Campania.
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Lucania – Third-Class (Steerage) Accommodation

Steerage or third-class accommodation on the Cunard Line steamships Lucania and Campania.
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Lucania – Third-Class (Steerage) 2-Berth Accommodation

Steerage or third-class 2-Berth accommodation on the Cunard Line steamships Lucania and Campania.
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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.
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S/S Lucania
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Chronological History

Year	Event
1893	Feb. 2, launched
1893	Sept. 2, maiden voyage Liverpool - New York (arrived Sept. 9), record crossing
1893	Liverpool → New York Nov. 3. Crossing the Ocean in 5 days 12 hours and 47 min..
1894	Broke the record in August, September and in October, doing average speeds of 21,49 kts, 21,66 kts and 21,75 kts.
1894	Unchallenged until 1898 when the S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, took all the Atlantic records and the Blue Ribbon.
1894	Liverpool → New York Mar. 4
1894	Liverpool → New York Mar. 31
1894	Liverpool → New York Apr. 28. Arrived in the morning.
1894	Liverpool → New York May 25. Crossing the Ocean in 5,5 days.
1894	Liverpool June 16 → New York June 23
1894	Liverpool → New York July 21
1894	Liverpool → New York Aug. 31. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 5 days, 8 hours and 38 min..
1894	Liverpool → New York Sept. 28. Crossing the Ocean in 5 days, 7 hours and 48 min..
1894	Liverpool Oct. 20 → New York Oct. 26
1894	Liverpool → New York Nov. 25
1894	Liverpool → New York Dec. 22
1895	Liverpool → New York Jan. 18
1895	Liverpool → New York July 5
1895	Liverpool → New York Aug. 9
1895	Liverpool → New York Sept. 6
1895	Liverpool → New York Oct. 4
1895	Liverpool → New York Nov. 1
1895	Liverpool → New York Nov. 29
1896	Liverpool → New York Mar. 6. Also reported arrive 1896-03-07.
1896	Liverpool → New York May 1
1896	Liverpool → New York May 29
1896	Liverpool → New York July 24
1896	Liverpool → New York Oct. 16
1896	Liverpool → New York Nov. 13
1897	Liverpool → New York Feb. 20
1897	Liverpool → New York July 30
1897	Liverpool → New York Sept. 24
1897	Liverpool Nov. 13 → New York Nov. 19
1897	Liverpool → New York Dec. 18
1898	Liverpool → New York Feb. 5
1898	Liverpool → New York Mar. 4
1898	Liverpool → New York Apr. 1
1898	Liverpool May 21 → New York May 27
1898	Liverpool → New York June 24
1898	Liverpool July 23 → New York July 29
1898	Liverpool Aug. 20 → New York Aug. 26
1898	Liverpool Sept. 17 → New York Sept. 23
1898	Liverpool Nov. 12 → New York Nov. 18
1898	Liverpool Dec. 10 → New York Dec. 16
1899	Liverpool → New York Feb. 5
1899	Liverpool Mar. 25 → New York Apr. 1
1899	Liverpool May 20 → New York May 26
1899	Liverpool Apr. 22 → New York July 28
1899	Liverpool → New York Aug. 19
1899	Liverpool → New York Nov. 11
1900	Liverpool → New York June 23
1900	Liverpool July 14 → New York July 20
1900	Liverpool → New York Aug. 17
1900	Liverpool → New York Sept. 15
1900	Liverpool → New York Oct. 13
1900	Liverpool → New York Nov. 20
1900	Liverpool → New York Dec. 8
1901	Liverpool → New York Feb. 2
1901	Liverpool → New York Mar. 2
1901	Liverpool → New York Mar. 30
1901	Liverpool → New York Apr. 26
1901	Liverpool → New York May 25
1901	Liverpool → New York June 22
1901	Liverpool → New York July 20
1901	Liverpool → New York Aug. 17
1901	Liverpool → New York Sept. 14
1901	Liverpool → New York Oct. 12
1901	Liverpool → New York Nov. 9
1901	Liverpool → New York Dec. 7
1902	Liverpool → New York Feb. 8
1902	Liverpool → New York Mar. 7
1902	Liverpool → New York May 2
1902	Liverpool → New York May 30
1902	Liverpool → New York June 27. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1902	Liverpool → New York Sept. 19. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1902	Liverpool → New York Oct. 16. Arrived in New York at 14:00 afternoon.
1902	Liverpool → New York Dec. 13
1903	Liverpool → New York Jan. 17. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 6 days.
1903	Liverpool → New York Feb. 14
1903	Liverpool → New York June 5
1903	Liverpool → New York July 31. Arrived in New York at 16:00 afternoon.
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..
1903	Liverpool → New York Nov. 20. Crossing the Ocean in 5,5 days.
1904	Liverpool → New York Apr. 1
1904	Liverpool → New York Apr. 29
1904	Liverpool → New York May 27
1904	Liverpool → New York July 22
1904	Liverpool → New York Aug. 19
1904	Liverpool → New York Oct. 14. Arrived in New York at 07:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 5,5 days.
1904	Liverpool → New York Dec. 10
1905	Liverpool → New York Feb. 3
1905	Liverpool → New York Apr. 14
1905	Liverpool → New York June 10. Journey of 5,5 days.
1905	Liverpool → New York Sept. 29. Arrived in New York at 03:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 10 hours.
1906	Liverpool July 21 → New York July 27. Passengers from Kimstad, Ireland.
1909	Aug. 14, badly damaged by fire in Huskisson Dock, Liverpool - condemned. Broken up by Thomas Ward shipbreakers at Swansea.