HMT Haverford
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Haverford |
| Owner | International Navigation Co. Ltd., Liverpool (Red Star Line) |
| Builder | John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 344 |
| Launched | 4 May 1901 |
| Completed | 1901 |
| In service | 1901 |
| Out of service | 1925 |
| Fate | scrapped in Italy during 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger Liner |
| Tonnage | 11,635 tons |
| Length | 531.0 ft (161.85m) |
| Beam | 59.2 ft (18.0m) |
| Depth | 42.8 ft (13.0m); draft 27.2 ft (8.28m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw - triple expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
| Capacity | 2,000 passengers |
Remarks
A single class passenger ship for the UK - USA routes. On 14 June 1906 an explosion occurred aboard Haverford, killing 13 people at Liverpool docks. The explosion was attributed to explosive fumes produced by a load of 45 tons of Fels-Naptha soap in its cargo.
During World War I, Haverford was requisitioned as a transport ship for British troops, beginning in 1915 and remaining so until 1919. On 26 Jun 1917 she was torpedoed by U-Boat U-94 off western Scotland while carrying general cargo with 8 casualties. In 1918, after a six-month hiatus for repairs, the ship was again attacked by a German submarine in the North Atlantic Ocean, surviving with far less damage.
Returned to normal post WW1 she sailed for Genoa on 2 Jan 1925 to be broken up by La Spezia.On 2 Jan 1925