Cunard White Star Line, Liverpool
RMS Carinthia
1925–1940 steamship
History
RMS Carinthia was first laid down in Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 with the yard number Hull 586. Originally she had the name Servia but was renamed at the time of her launching on 24 February 1925. She made her maiden voyage on 22 August 1925 from Liverpool to New York City. At her launch she was the largest of the five post First World War intermediate size liners.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Carinthia (1925), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
20,277 GRT, 12,088 NRT
Length
624 ft overall
Beam
73.5 ft
Draught
45 ft
Speed
16.5 knots
Passengers
1,650 passengers
Crew
450 officers and men
Builder
Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
Yard number
586
Launched
24 February 1925
Propulsion
Four sets of steam turbines
Fate
Torpedoed and sunk on 7 June 1940
