SS California (1923)

California passing the Statue of Liberty, New York, 1925
History
United Kingdom
NameCalifornia
NamesakeCalifornia
OwnerAnchor Line
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Glasgow
RouteGlasgow – New York
BuilderAlexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow
Yard number494[1]
Launched17 April 1923[1]
FateAcquired by the Royal Navy
United Kingdom
NameHMS California
OperatorRoyal Navy
In service1939
IdentificationOfficial number: 1147871[2]
FateCrippled by German air attack 11 July 1943; sunk the next day by the Royal Navy
General characteristics
Tonnage16,792 GRT,[1] 9,930 NRT
Length553.0 ft (168.6 m)
Beam70.4 ft (21.5 m)
Depth33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Propulsion6 steam turbines; twin screw
Speed16 kn (30 km/h)[2]
ArmamentDEMS

SS California was a British 16,792 GRT steam turbine ocean liner built in Glasgow in 1923 for the Anchor Line. She was a sister ship of Cameronia, Tyrrhenia, Tuscania, Transylvania and Caledonia. In 1939 the Royal Navy requisitioned her. She was bombed and abandoned along with the Duchess of York west of Spain by a Luftwaffe attack in July 1943.

  1. ^ a b c California.
  2. ^ a b "1147871". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 21 June 2009.