Cunard Line
SS Saxonia
British passenger ship of the Cunard Line
History
The first RMS Saxonia was a passenger ship of the British Cunard Line. Between 1900 and 1925, Saxonia operated on North Atlantic and Mediterranean passenger routes, and she saw military service during World War I (1914–1918).
Saxonia was the second and largest ship launched of the Ivernia class of intermediate liners for Cunard. RMS Ivernia was launched a few months before Saxonia, and RMS Carpathia was launched in 1902.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Saxonia (1899), CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
14,281 GRT (as built)
Length
600 ft
Beam
64.2 ft
Speed
15 knots
Passengers
1,964 passengers (as built, 164 First Class, 200 Second Class, 1,600 Third Class)
Builder
John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland
Launched
16 December 1899
Maiden voyage
22 May 1900
Out of service
1925
Owner
Cunard Line
Port of registry
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Propulsion
Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin propellers
Fate
Scrapped in the Netherlands in 1925
