HMT Royal Edward

Royal Edward, c. 1910–14
History
Name	1907: Cairo[1] 1910: Royal Edward
Owner	1907: Egyptian Mail SS Co[1] 1910: Royal Line
Operator	1914: Admiralty
Port of registry	1907: London 1910: Toronto
Route	1907: Marseilles–Alexandria 1910: Avonmouth–Montreal–Quebec
Builder	Fairfield, Govan
Yard number	450[1]
Launched	July 1907[1]
Completed	January 1908[1]
Identification	UK official number 125656 code letters HMDG by 1914: wireless call sign VDG[2]
Fate	Sunk by UB-14, 13 August 1915
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	11,117 GRT, 5,669 NRT
Length	526.1 ft (160.4 m) registered
Beam	60.2 ft (18.3 m)
Depth	26.8 ft (8.2 m)
Decks	3
Propulsion	3 × propellers[1] 3 × steam turbines
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h)[1]
Capacity	Passengers:[3] 344 first class 210 second class 560 third class
Troops	1,367[4]
Crew	220[4]
Notes	two funnels, two masts[3]

RMS (later HMT^[a] Royal Edward was an ocean liner of the Canadian Northern Steamship Company that was sunk in the First World War with a large loss of life while transporting Dominion troops. She was launched in 1907 as RMS Cairo for a British mail service to Egypt.

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