RMS Magdalena (1889)
British Royal Mail Ship that became a troop ship in the First World War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see RMS Magdalena.
RMS Magdalena was a British steamship that was built in 1889 as a Royal Mail Ship and ocean liner for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. In the First World War she served as the troop ship HMT Magdalena. After a long and successful civilian and military career she was scrapped in 1923.
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Name | Magdalena |
Namesake | Magdalena River in Colombia |
Owner | RMSP Co |
Operator | 1915: Royal Navy |
Port of registry | London |
Route | Southampton – Brazil – Uruguay – Argentina (1889–1905); Southampton – Caribbean (1905–15) |
Builder | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan |
Yard number | 417 |
Launched | 2 May 1889 |
Completed | June 1889 |
Maiden voyage | 2 August 1889 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1923 |
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Tonnage | 5,140 GRT, 2,865 NRT |
Length | 421.2 ft (128.4 m) |
Beam | 50.0 ft (15.2 m) |
Depth | 25.4 ft (7.7 m) |
Decks | 3 |
Installed power | 687 NHP |
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Sail plan | 3-masted schooner |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
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Sensors and processing systems | by 1910: submarine signalling |
Armament | as troop ship: 2 × naval guns |
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