SS New Australia

New Australia
History
Name	Monarch of Bermuda (1931–47) New Australia (1947–58) Arkadia (1958–66)
Owner	Furness, Withy & Co Ltd (1931–49) Ministry of Transport (1949–58) Arcadia Steamship Corporation (1958–66)
Operator	Furness Bermuda Line (1931–49) Shaw, Savill (1949–58) Greek Line (1958–66)
Port of registry	Hamilton, Bermuda (1931–49)
Route	New York – Hamilton (1931–39)
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs
Yard number	1
Launched	17 March 1931
Completed	November 1931
In service	1931
Out of service	1966
Identification	UK official number 162650 Code letters LHJD (1931–33) Call sign VJQM (1934–49)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	22,424 GRT (1931–49) 20,648 GRT (1958–66) tonnage under deck 13,088 (1931–49) 12,876 NRT (1931–49)
Length	553.2 ft (168.6 m) (1931–58) 590 ft (180 m) (1958–66)
Beam	76.7 ft (23.4 m)
Draught	27 ft (8.2 m)
Depth	39 ft (12 m)
Installed power	4,411 NHP
Propulsion	2 × steam turbines, electric generators & motors, 4 × screws
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h)
Capacity	830 passengers (1931–39) 1,600 passengers (1949–66)
Sensors and processing systems	direction finding equipment; echo sounding equipment; gyrocompass; submarine signalling equipment
Notes	sister ship: Queen of Bermuda

SS New Australia was a UK-built turbo-electric passenger steamship that had a varied career from 1931 to 1966. She was built as the ocean liner Monarch of Bermuda, was a troop ship in the Second World War and was damaged by fire in 1947.

She was then refitted to carry emigrants to Australia and renamed New Australia. In 1958 she was refitted again, renamed Arkadia and served as both a transatlantic liner and a cruise ship.