Allan Line
SS Calgarian
Ocean liner and Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser
History
HMS Calgarian was an Allan Line steam turbine ocean liner, under the name SS Calgarian that was built in 1914 and converted into a Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser. Until 1916 she served with the 9th Cruiser Squadron, patrolling off West Africa and then off the east coast of the United States. She spent the remainder of her career making transatlantic crossings between Canada and Britain.
The Imperial German Navy U-boat sank her off Rathlin Island, Ireland on 1 March 1918. Three torpedoes hit her, and her sinking killed two officers and 47 ratings.
Text: Wikipedia — HMS Calgarian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
17,515 GRT, 10,787 NRT
Length
568.8 ft
Beam
70.3 ft
Draught
28 ft 6 in
Speed
20 knots
Builder
Fairfield, Govan
Yard number
487
Launched
19 April 1913
Owner
1914: Allan Line; 1917: Canadian Pacific
Port of registry
Glasgow
Propulsion
4 × screws
Fate
Sunk by torpedo, 1 March 1918
