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CS Minia
Halifax Cable Ship notable for its retrieval of Titanic victim's bodies
History
CS Minia was a British transatlantic cable-laying and cable-repair ship that is most notable for being the second ship that was chartered by the White Star Line to recover the bodies of the victims of the sinking of RMS Titanic.
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
2,061 GRT
Length
100.1 m
Beam
10.87 m
Builder
London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, Glasgow
Launched
12 July 1866
In service
1866
Out of service
1922
Port of registry
London, England
Fate
Scrapped in 1922
