Californian (1902) |
Builder: |
Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Dundee, Scotland |
Ordered: |
1901 |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1902 |
Launched: |
November 26, 1901 |
Type: |
Passenger/Cargo |
Completed: |
January 1902 |
Fate: |
Sunk Nov. 9, 1915 by SMS U-35 (torpedo). Location: Mediterranean Sea, 9 miles east of Cape Matapan, Italy. (36.26N - 22.40E) 1 crewman killed. |
Owner |
Frederick Leyland & Company Ltd. (Leyland Line) Liverpool, England |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
447' 5" (PP) |
Engines: |
1 triple expansion |
Beam: |
53' 8" |
Boilers: |
2 |
Draft: |
30' (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
6,223 |
HP: |
N/A |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
14 knots |
Crew: |
55 |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
47 |
Masts: |
4 |
Timeline |
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Jan. 23, 1902: |
Sea trials. |
Jan. 31, 1902: |
Maiden voyage Dundee, Scotland - New Orleans, Louisiana, arrived Mar. 3. |
Apr. 1902: |
Chartered for six trans-Atlantic crossings Liverpool to Portland, Maine by the Dominion Line, returned to Leyland in Dec. 1902. |
Apr. 5, 1914: |
Departed Liverpool for Boston. |
Apr. 14, 1912: |
Stopped in ice at 6:30 PM (ship's time) near position 42.03N - 49.09W, stopped again |
Apr. 15, 1912: |
Arrived alongside Carpathia while she was taking on survivors from Titanic, stayed in the area searching for survivors, but found none. |
Apr. 19, 1912: |
Arrived at Boston. |
1915: |
Requisitioned by the Admiralty. |
Nov. 8, 1915: |
Damaged by a torpedo from SMS U-35. |
Nov. 9, 1915: |
Torpedoed and sunk by SMS U-35. |
Notes: |
The Leyland Line was bought by IMM (International Mercantile Marine) in 1902, but continued to operate under the Leyland name. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Aug. 15, 2009 |