&sq=&lang=&file=File:RMS_Amazon_(1906).jpg) RMS Amazon
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| History | |
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| Name | Amazon |
| Namesake | Amazon River |
| Owner | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Royal_Mail_Lines_House_Flag.svg){kind=small} Royal Mail Steam Packet Co |
| Operator | Royal Mail Steam Packet Co |
| Port of registry | Belfast |
| Route | Southampton – Buenos Aires |
| Ordered | November 1904 |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 372 |
| Launched | 24 February 1906 |
| Completed | 5 June 1906 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo 15 March 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | RMSP "A" series |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 10,037 GRT, 6,301 NRT |
| Length | 513.2 ft (156.4 m) |
| Beam | 60.4 ft (18.4 m) |
| Depth | 30.5 ft (9.3 m) |
| Installed power | 827 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Notes |
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RMS Amazon was a transatlantic Royal Mail Ship that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company operated on scheduled services between Southampton and South American ports including Buenos Aires. She was the second of the RMSP's fleet of "A" series liners, and was launched in 1906.
In the First World War a U-boat sank Amazon in 1918 in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north by west off Malin Head, Ireland.