S.S. Vauban, Cunard Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1912 at Belfast by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. 10,660 gross 495.5ft x 60.8ft Cunard Line

Vauban, Lamport & Holt Line steamship - served as a Cunard Line charter 1919-1921
Vauban, Lamport & Holt Line steamship
served as a Cunard Line charter 1919-1921
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Chronological History

Year Event
1912 Launched for the Lamport & Holt Line
1913 Chartered to Royal Mail Line renamed and renamed Alcala, the name was reverted back to Vauban later the same year
1919 Jan. 12 departed Southampton for New York
1919 Jan. 24 arrived New York
1919 Feb. 14: departed New York for Buenos Aires (1st real sailing since the war)
1919 Mar 1: arrived at Bahia
1919 Apr. 26: announced departure from New York to Liverpool as the first of several sailings as a charter for the Cunard Line 1919-1921 (Cunard - charter)
1919 May 28: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)
1919 June 8: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1919 June 20: departed New York for Rio de Janeiro. She was carrying a cargo of 18,500,000 USD in gold for South America (Lamport & Holt)
1919 July 14: arrived Montevideo (Lamport & Holt)
1919 July 28: departed Buenos Aires for New York (Lamport & Holt)
1919 Aug. 19: arrived New York from Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)
1919 Aug. 21: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1919 Sep. 2: arrived Plymouth (Cunard - charter)
1919 Oct. 21: arrived New York from Southampton (Cunard - charter)
1919 Nov. 18: departed New York for Rio de Janeiro (Lamport & Holt)
1919 Dec. 7: arrived Rio de Janeiro (Lamport & Holt)
1919 Dec. 14: arrived Montevideo (Lamport & Holt)
1919 Dec. 26: departed Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Jan. 17: arrived New York from Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Jan. 22: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1920 Feb. 21: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)
1920 Mar. 3: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1920 Mar. 17: departed New York for Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Apr. 10: arrived Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Apr. 30: departed Rio de Janeiro for New York (Lamport & Holt)
1920 May 14: arrived New York (Lamport & Holt)
1920 May 18: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1920 June 26: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)
1920 July 6: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1920 July 17: departed New York for Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Aug. 23: departed Buenos Aires for New York (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Sep. 11: arrived New York from Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Sep. 14: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1920 Oct. 8: departed liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)
1920 Oct. 19: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1920 Oct. 30: departed Byenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Dec. 13: departed La Plata (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Dec. 18: departed Rio de Janeiro (Lamport & Holt)
1920 Dec. 29: departed Barbados (Lamport & Holt)
1921 Jan. 3: arrived New York with the rescued crew of the Portoguese schooner Ouritz (Capt. John Byrne) (Lamport & Holt)
1921 Jan. 7: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1921 Feb. 14: arrived New York from Liverpool, docked at pier 14, Hoboken (Cunard - charter)
1921 Feb. 2: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)
1921 Mar. 11: arrived Rio de Janeiro (Lamport & Holt)
1921 Apr. 19: departed Barbados (Lamport & Holt)
1921 Apr. 27: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)
1921 May 6: arrived Liverpool from New York (Cunard - charter)
1921 June 4: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)
1921 June 13: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)

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