History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RMS Carinthia |
Namesake | Carinthia |
Operator | Cunard White Star Line, Liverpool |
Ordered | 1924 |
Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness |
Yard number | 586 |
Launched | 24 February 1925 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-46 on 7 June 1940 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger Liner |
Tonnage | 20,277 GRT |
Length | 624 ft (190 m) overall |
Beam | 73.5 ft (22.4 m) |
Draught | 45 ft (14 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
Capacity | 1,650 passengers |
Crew | 450 officers and men |
RMS Carinthia was first laid down in Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 with the yard number Hull 586. Originally she had the name Servia but was renamed at the time of her launching on 24 February 1925. She made her maiden voyage on 22 August 1925 from Liverpool to New York City. At her launch she was the largest of the five post First World War intermediate size liners.[1]