Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
SS Persia
British passenger liner
History
Persia was a Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger liner, built in 1900 by Caird & Company, Greenock, Scotland. It was torpedoed and sunk without warning on 30 December 1915, by German U-boat.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Persia (1900), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
7,951 GRT
Length
499.8 ft
Beam
54.3 ft
Speed
18 knots
Builder
Caird & Company, Greenock
Yard number
295
Launched
13 August 1900
Owner
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Port of registry
London
Propulsion
Triple expansion steam engine
Fate
Torpedoed and sunk, 30 December 1915
