Category:Canberra (ship, 1913, Glasgow)

Source: Scottish Built Ships, Miramar Ship Index

Ship[edit]

• Type: Passenger ship
• Design by:
• Order date:
• Built by: A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd, Glasgow
• Yard No: 452
• Keel laid:
• Launch date:
• Date of completion: 03.1913
• Length over all: 125 m
• LPP: m
• Beam: 17.4 m
• Draught: m
• GRT: 7,707
• DWT:
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• Main engine:
• Twin screw
• Speed: 15 kn

History[edit]

• 1913 Named: Canberra for Australian Steamships Ltd., Melbourne and used mainly on the Australian coastal passenger trade. Flag: Australia
• 1917 - 1920 requisitioned as troopship
• 1941 - 1947 requisitioned as military transport
• 1947 Sold to Singapore-based Chinese interests
• 1948 Sold to Cia. Maritima del Este, Panama (Ormos Shipping Co., London) Goulandris Bros (Greek Line), Panama Flag: Panama
• 1949 Major refit, including conversion to oil firing, fitted with extra lifeboats and painted white. Began a service from Piraeus to New York.
• 07.1950 Moved to the Canadian service, First voyage Piraeus - Naples - Quebec - Montreal.
• 25.07.1950 First of three round voyages Montreal -Quebec - Cherbourg - Southampton.
• 07.10.1950 one round voyage Montreal - Quebec - Piraeus - Quebec - Montreal.
• 05.06.1951 first voyage Montreal - Quebec - Cherbourg - Southampton - Bremen.
• 08.10.1954 last voyage Quebec - Cherbourg - Southampton - Bremen.
• 10.1954 Sold to Felix Benitez Rexach, Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic Renamed: España Flag: Dominican Republic
• 1954 Transferred to Dominican Republic Navy.
• 1959 Scrapped Dominican Republic.