History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Ordered | 15 November 1902 |
Builder | Sir J. Laing & Sons |
Yard number | 600 |
Out of service | 10 June 1909 |
Fate | Wrecked 10 June 1909 in the Azores. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Passenger ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 510 feet 0 inches (155.44 m) |
Beam | 59 feet 6 inches (18.13 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engines |
Propulsion | Twin screw propellers |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 225 |
The RMS Slavonia was a British ship built in 1902, It belonged to the British India Line and would be sold to Cunard in 1903 and would sink in the Azores in 1909.
She is recognized for having sent the first rescue S.O.S Message[1] in the naval history.