RMS Duchess of Atholl
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RMS Duchess of Atholl was one of a class of four steam turbine ocean liners built in Glasgow in 1927–29 for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd's transatlantic service between Britain and Canada.
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Name | Duchess of Atholl |
Namesake | Katharine, Duchess of Atholl |
Owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Co |
Operator | Canadian Pacific SS Ltd |
Port of registry | London |
Builder | William Beardmore & Co, Dalmuir |
Yard number | 648 |
Launched | 23 November 1927 |
Completed | June 1928 |
Maiden voyage | 13 July 1928 |
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Fate | Sunk on 10 October 1942 |
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Length | 582.0 ft (177.4 m) |
Beam | 75.2 ft (22.9 m) |
Draught | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
Depth | 41.7 ft (12.7 m) |
Decks | 4 |
Installed power | 3,557 NHP |
Propulsion | six steam turbines, twin screws |
Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
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Notes | sister ships: Duchess of Bedford, Duchess of Richmond, Duchess of York |
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In the Second World War she was converted into a troop ship. In 1942 a U-boat sank her in the South Atlantic, killing four of Duchess of Atholl's crew, whilst 821 survivors were rescued.