&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:TuscaniaI.jpg) Tuscania
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Tuscania |
| Namesake | Tuscany |
| Owner | Anchor Line |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse |
| Launched | 4 September 1914[1] |
| Fate | Sunk by UB-77, 5 February 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 14,348 GRT |
| Length | 567 ft (173 m) |
| Beam | 66 ft 4 in (20.22 m) |
| Depth | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Installed power | 6 × Scotch boilers[1] |
| Propulsion | Parsons steam turbines - twin screw[2] |
| Capacity | 2,500+ passengers |
| Armament | 4-inch naval gun (fitted October 1916)[3] |
| Notes | Transylvania and Tuscania were the first installations of geared turbines in large trans-Atlantic vessels.[1] |
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SS Tuscania was a luxury liner of the Anchor Line, a subsidiary of the Cunard Line and named after Tuscania, Italy. In 1918 the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat UB-77 while transporting American troops to Europe with the loss of 210 lives.[4]
- ^ a b c "Launches and Trial Trips". International Marine Engineering. 37 (October). Marine Engineering, Inc., New York—London: 87. 1914. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Tuscania Was Pride of the Anchor Line", The New York Times, 7 February 1918, p. 2
- ^ "Tuscania Carried No Civil Passengers" New York Times 7 February 1918: p. 2
- ^ Massie, Robert K. Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea. New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. ISBN 0-345-40878-0