HMS Calgarian (1913)

Calgarian
History
United Kingdom
NameCalgarian
Owner
OperatorUnited Kingdom Royal Navy
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Glasgow
BuilderFairfield, Govan
Yard number487
Launched19 April 1913
Completed1914
Identification
FateSunk by U-19, 1 March 1918
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage17,515 GRT, 10,787 NRT
Length568.8 ft (173.4 m)
Beam70.3 ft (21.4 m)
Draught28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)[1]
Depth54 ft (16.5 m) moulded to the bridge deck[1]
Installed power21,000 shp (16,000 kW)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Armament8 × 6 in (150 mm) guns

SS Calgarian was an Allan Line steam turbine ocean liner that was built in 1914 and converted into a Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser. Until 1916 she served with the 9th Cruiser Squadron, patrolling off West Africa and then off the east coast of the United States. She spent the remainder of her career making transatlantic crossings between Canada and Britain.

An Imperial German Navy U-boat sank her off Rathlin Island, Ireland on 1 March 1918. Three torpedoes hit her, and her sinking killed two officers and 47 ratings.