S.S. Merion, Red Star Line

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1901 at Glasgow by John Brown & Co. Ltd.	11,621 gross	429.9ft x 59.2ft	Red Star Line

Merion, American Line

Merion, (American Line)
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Chronological History

Year	Event
1901	Nov. 26, launched for American Line
1902	Mar. 8, maiden voyage as charter for Dominion Line
1903	April, first voyage for American Line, Liverpool - Philadelphia
1904	Mar. 30, damaged in collision with the Clan Grant off Tuskar Rock
1907	Nov. 16, chartered for one voyage Antwerp - New York for Red Star Line
1914	Sold to British Admiralty, converted to a dummy battlecruiser - renmed Tiger
1915	May 30, torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in the Aegan Sea

Other ships named "Merion"

Ship	Line / Owner
Merion	American Line
Merion	Dominion Line

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Merion

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