SS Columbia (1902 ocean liner)

SS Columbia (1902 ocean liner)
History
United Kingdom
NameColumbia
OwnerAnchor Line
RouteNorth Atlantic Ocean
BuilderD & W Henderson Ltd
Launched22 February 1902
Maiden voyage1902
In service1902-1929
Out of service1929
Renamed
  • Columbella
  • Moreas
FateScrapped in 1929
General characteristics
Tonnage8,292 GRT
Length121.92 m (400.0 ft)
Beam33.6 ft (10.2 m)
Decks3
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity345 1st, 218 2nd, and 740 3rd-class passengers[1]

SS Columbia was a 8,292 GRT Ocean liner, built for the Anchor Line as a passenger and cargo liner that was launched on 22 February 1902 and went on her first voyage on 17 May 1902 in the North Atlantic Ocean.[1] During World War I on 20 November 1914, she was taken over and was rebuilt into an armed merchant cruiser named Columbella. As Columbella, she had eight 4.7 inch guns. In 1917, eight 6 inch guns were added and she was returned to her original owners in June 1919 and renamed to Moreas. She was sold to Greece in 1928 and was later scrapped in Italy in 1929.[2][3]

The armed merchant cruiser Columbella at anchor off Portsmouth in 1918, by William Lionel Wyllie

References

  1. ^ a b "S/S Columbia (2), Anchor Line". norway heritage.
  2. ^ Marshall, Chris (1995). The Encyclopedia of Ships. Orbis Publishing Ltd. p. 67. ISBN 1566199093.
  3. ^ "The armed merchant cruiser 'Columbella' at anchor off Portsmouth". Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved August 30, 2019.


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