Cunard Line
RMS Caronia (I)
Cunard line transatlantic steam ocean liner
History
RMS Caronia was a Cunard Line transatlantic steam ocean liner. She was launched in 1904 and scrapped in 1932. In World War I she was first an armed merchant cruiser (AMC) and then a troop ship.
RMS Carmania was launched in 1905 as her sister ship, although the two had different machinery. When new, the pair were the largest ships in the Cunard fleet.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Caronia (1904), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
1904:
Length
650 ft registered length
Beam
72.2 ft
Draught
33 ft 3 in
Speed
18 knots
Passengers
1,550 passengers:
Builder
John Brown & Co, Clydebank
Yard number
362
Launched
13 July 1904
Maiden voyage
25 February 1905
Owner
Cunard Line
Port of registry
1904: Liverpool
Propulsion
2 × quadruple-expansion engines
Fate
Scrapped 1933 in Osaka
Also Known As
- 1904: Caronia
- 1932: Taiseiyo Maru
