SS Cameronia
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| Keel Laid: | 1911 by D&W Henderson Ltd. (Glasgow, Yard No 472) |
| Launched: | May 27, 1911 |
| Sea Trials: | (Unavailable) |
| Maiden Voyage: | May 27, 1911 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed while serving as a troopship. |
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| Tonnage: | 10,968 gross tons |
| Length: | 515 feet (157.0 m) |
| Beam: | 62 feet 4 inches (18.99 m) |
| Height: | (Unavailable) |
| Service Speed: | 16 knots |
| Max Speed: | 19 knots |
| Passengers: | 1,700 (1911), 1,468 (1915) |
| Cost: | (Unavailable) |
The SS Cameronia was a twin-screw triple expansion 15,600 BHP passenger steamship. It was owned by Anchor Line Glasgow and built by D&W Henderson Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland - Yard No. 472) in 1911. The ship acted as a transatlantic service from Glasgow to points of destination.
The Cameronia sailed its maiden voyage for the Anchor Line company on September 13, 1911 on the Glasgow - Mowville - New York route. In February of 1915, the Cameronia was employed in a joint Anchor-Cunard company service on the Glasgow - Liverpool - New York route.
The Cameronia was torpedoed on April 15, 1917 by a German U-33 while enroute from Marseille, France to Alexandria, Egypt. It was serving as a troopship at the time and contained approximately 2650 soldiers onboard. The ship sank in 40 minutes, 150 miles east of Malta; taking 210 lives.[1]
