Hesperian (1908) |
Builder: |
Alexander Stephen & Sons Glasgow, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1908 |
Launched: |
December 20, 1907 |
Type: |
Passenger/Cargo (refrigerated) |
Completed: |
April 1908 |
Fate: |
Sunk Sept. 6, 1915 after being torpedoed Sept. 4 by SMS U-20. Location: North Atlantic, 188 miles west of Land's End, England. (50.03N - 10.10W) 32 passengers and crew killed, survivors picked up by Royal Navy ships and landed at Queenstown, Ireland. (Roll of Honour) |
Owner |
Montreal Ocean Steamship Company (Allan Line) Montreal, Canada |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
485' 5" |
Engines: |
2 steam turbines |
Beam: |
60' 3" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
30' (depth) |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
9,599 (a) |
HP: |
N/A |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
15 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
1,460 |
Masts: |
2 |
Construction notes |
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(a): |
Reregistered at 10, 920 GRT. |
Captains
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From
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To
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Name
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N/A |
Sept. 6, 1915 |
William O. Main |
History |
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Apr. 25, 1908: |
Maiden Voyage Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal. |
Jan. 1910: |
Chartered by Canadian Pacific for one voyage Liverpool to St. John's, Newfoundland. |
Sept. 4, 1915: |
Torpedoed by SMS U-20. |
Sept. 6, 1915: |
Sank in tow. |
Notes |
The body of a victim of the Lusitania, Mrs. George W. Stephens, that was being returned to the U.S.A. was lost in Hesperian. |
In 1911 the Allen Line merged with Canadian Pacific and became Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Ltd., however it was not officially announced until 1917. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Mar. 5, 2010 |