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Originally laid down as the ''Albany'' for the Dominion Line, she was purchased on the stocks by White Star Line and launched as the ''Megantic''. | Originally laid down as the ''Albany'' for the Dominion Line, she was purchased on the stocks by White Star Line and launched as the ''Megantic''. | ||
With the outbreak of war, she was called into service as a troopship in 1915, and on On 30 May 1915 she was on a westbound voyage from Liverpool to Montreal when a submarine chased her off the south coast of Ireland. The liner safely outpaced the submarine. On 6th April 1917 she came under the liner requisition scheme. She was attacked in 1917 by the German submarine, U-43, but managed to escape unharmed. After the Armistice she repatriated members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and First Australian Imperial Force. | With the outbreak of war, she was called into service as a troopship in 1915, and on On 30 May 1915 she was on a westbound voyage from Liverpool to Montreal when a submarine chased her off the south coast of Ireland. The liner safely outpaced the submarine. On 6th April 1917 she came under the liner requisition scheme. She was attacked in 1917 by the German submarine, U-43, but managed to escape unharmed. After the Armistice she repatriated members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and First Australian Imperial Force. | ||
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Following the conclusion of hostilities, she was returned to the White Star Line in December 1918 making her first post war sailing on 11 Dec 1918. After a refit in 1919 to enlarge her 1st class accommodation, Megantic returned to the Canadian service from Liverpool. She had another refit in 1924 and after 1928 operated from London and Southampton. Off-season, Megantic was often used for cruising from New York to the Caribbean and in the 1930s, for economy cruises. | Following the conclusion of hostilities, she was returned to the White Star Line in December 1918 making her first post war sailing on 11 Dec 1918. After a refit in 1919 to enlarge her 1st class accommodation, Megantic returned to the Canadian service from Liverpool. She had another refit in 1924 and after 1928 operated from London and Southampton. Off-season, Megantic was often used for cruising from New York to the Caribbean and in the 1930s, for economy cruises. | ||
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Megantic made her last Atlantic crossing in May 1931 and was then laid up until February 1933, when she was sold for scrapping in Osaka. | Megantic made her last Atlantic crossing in May 1931 and was then laid up until February 1933, when she was sold for scrapping in Osaka. | ||
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| Name | HMT Megantic |
| Owner | Oceanic Steam Navigation Co - (White Star Line) |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 399 |
| Launched | 10 Dec 1908 |
| Completed | 3 Jun 1909 |
| In service | 17 Jun 1909 |
| Out of service | 1931 |
| Fate | scrapped 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger liner |
| Tonnage | 14,878 tons |
| Length | 550 ft 4 in (167.74m) |
| Beam | 67 ft 3 in (20.50m) |
| Depth | 41 ft 2 in (12.54m) Draft = 8.34m |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.56 km/h) |
| Capacity | 230 x 1st, 430 x 2nd and 1,000 x 3rd class passengers |
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Originally laid down as the Albany for the Dominion Line, she was purchased on the stocks by White Star Line and launched as the Megantic. With the outbreak of war, she was called into service as a troopship in 1915, and on On 30 May 1915 she was on a westbound voyage from Liverpool to Montreal when a submarine chased her off the south coast of Ireland. The liner safely outpaced the submarine. On 6th April 1917 she came under the liner requisition scheme. She was attacked in 1917 by the German submarine, U-43, but managed to escape unharmed. After the Armistice she repatriated members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and First Australian Imperial Force.
Following the conclusion of hostilities, she was returned to the White Star Line in December 1918 making her first post war sailing on 11 Dec 1918. After a refit in 1919 to enlarge her 1st class accommodation, Megantic returned to the Canadian service from Liverpool. She had another refit in 1924 and after 1928 operated from London and Southampton. Off-season, Megantic was often used for cruising from New York to the Caribbean and in the 1930s, for economy cruises.
Megantic made her last Atlantic crossing in May 1931 and was then laid up until February 1933, when she was sold for scrapping in Osaka.