SS Winifredian (1899)
SS Winifredian was a passenger liner launched in 1899 for Leyland Line service between Liverpool and Boston. She served as a troopship thru World War I from 1914 to 1919. Her final voyages were between Antwerp and New York City for the Red Star Line in 1927.[1]
 Singleton & Cole cigarette card depicting the SS Winifredian | |
| History | |
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| Name: | SS Winifredian |
| Builder: | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched: | 1899 |
| Fate: | broken up in Italy, 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ocean liner |
| Displacement: | 10,405 long tons (10,572 t) |
| Length: | 570 ft (170 m) |
| Beam: | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Propulsion: | Single screw, triple expansion engines |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Citations
- Emmons, Frederick (1972). The Atlantic Liners. New York: Bonanza Books. p. 39.
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