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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cestrian |
| Namesake | demonym of Chester |
| Owner | F Leyland & Co |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route | Liverpool – Boston |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 296 |
| Launched | 21 September 1895 |
| Completed | 5 March 1896 |
| Maiden voyage | 11 March 1896 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 24th June 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo liner |
| Tonnage | 8,761 GRT, 5,711 NRT |
| Length | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
| Beam | 59.2 ft (18.0 m) |
| Depth | 35.0 ft (10.7 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 718 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | four-masted schooner |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Notes | sister ships: Victorian, Armenian |
SS Cestrian was a British cargo liner that was launched in Ireland in 1895. Leyland Line owned and operated her throughout her career. For most of her career her regular route was across the North Atlantic between Liverpool and Boston, and she carried cattle from Boston to Liverpool. On a few occasions she served New York instead of Boston.
She carried troops and horses in the Second Boer War. In the 1910s she made a few voyages to the Gulf Coast of the United States. She carried donkeys, horses and troops in the First World War. A U-boat sank her in the Aegean in 1917.