1922–23: Bremen – Southampton – Halifax – New York
1923: Hamburg – Southampton – Halifax – New York
1928: Antwerp – Southampton – Cherbourg – New York
1935: Antwerp – Le Havre – Southampton – Halifax – New York
Yard number
457
Laid down
November 1913
Launched
11 November 1920
Completed
25 May 1922
Maiden voyage
6 June 1922
Reclassified
1940: troop ship
Refit
1935
Identification
UK official number 145933
code letters KMDT (1922–33)
call sign GFJS (1934)
call sign DJNX (1935–39)
call sign PGRX (1939–41)
Fate
Sunk 25 April 1941
General characteristics
Type
Ocean liner
Tonnage
1923: 16,322 GRT, 9,856 NRT
1934: 16,082 GRT, 9,513 NRT
Length
575.4 ft (175.4 m)
Beam
67.8 ft (20.7 m)
Depth
41.2 ft (12.6 m)
Decks
4
Propulsion
3 × screws
2 × triple-expansion engines
1 × exhaust steam turbine
Speed
16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity
1922: 600 cabin class, 1,500 third class
1935: 486 or 550 tourist class
19,920 cubic feet (564 m3) refrigerated cargo
Crew
as troop ship: about 300
Sensors and processing systems
by 1930:
submarine signalling
wireless direction finding
Notes
sister ships: Westernland, Doric
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