RMS Saxonia (1899)

RMS Saxonia around 1900
History
United Kingdom
Name	RMS Saxonia
Namesake	Latin name for Saxony
Owner	Cunard Line
Port of registry	United Kingdom
Route	Liverpool–Boston (1900–1911) Liverpool–Boston, Liverpool–New York City, and Liverpool–Trieste/Fiume (1911–1914) Government war service (1914–1918) London–New York and London-Hamburg–New York (1919–1925)
Builder	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland
Launched	16 December 1899
Completed	mid-May 1900
Maiden voyage	22 May 1900
Out of service	1925
Fate	Scrapped in the Netherlands in 1925
General characteristics
Tonnage	14,281 GRT (as built) 14,197 GRT (after 1920 refit)
Length	600 ft (180 m)
Beam	64.2 ft (19.6 m)
Propulsion	Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin propellers
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity	1,964 passengers (as built, 164 First Class, 200 Second Class, 1,600 Third Class) 1,449 passengers (after 1920 refit)
Notes	Sister ship to RMS Ivernia

The first RMS Saxonia was a passenger ship of the British Cunard Line. Between 1900 and 1925, Saxonia operated on North Atlantic and Mediterranean passenger routes, and she saw military service during World War I (1914–1918).

Saxonia's sister ship was Ivernia.