Aurania was constructed in 1881 at the J. & G. Thomson & Co. shipyard in Glasgow, United Kingdom for Cunard Line. She was completed in 1883 and made her first voyage on 23 June 1883 from Liverpool to Queenstown to New York. She was named Aurania and served from 1883 to 1905. The ship was 143.3 metres (470 ft 2 in) long, with a beam of 17.4 metres (57 ft 1 in) and a depth of 11.3 metres (37 ft 1 in). The ship was assessed at 7,269 GRT. She had a Compound engine with 3 inverted cylinders driving a single screw propeller and 3 Masts. The engine was rated at 1500 nhp. She had a steel hull, and eleven watertight compartments of which she could float with two of these flooded.
CareerEdit
In her career Aurania was never very popular, she was known as a badly rolling ship. During her maiden voyage on 23 June 1883 she left Liverpool for Queenstown and finally for New York, but halfway through the Atlantic her engine failed due to overheating, and a broken connecting rod shot through her engine skylight, causing panic among passengers. The voyage was completed under sail and she arrived in New York on 4 July 1883 under sail and tow with disabled engines.
In September 1885, the White Star Liner Republic collided with Aurania off Sandy Hook. Republic was disabled and brought back to New York while Aurania continued her voyage.[1]
In 1900 Aurania was used as a Transport Ship during the Boer war, she returned to civil service in 1903. In 1903 her sailing route was changed and she sailed from the Mediterranean to New York. In 1904 she returned to her original sailing route.[2]
The Final DaysEdit
RMS Aurania was scrapped in Genoa, Italy on 13 March 1905.
ReferencesEdit
^"In Collision on the Bar; the Aurania Runs into the Republic off Sandy Hook. The Latter Vessel Disabled and Her Passengers Brought Back to the City--The Aurania Keeps on to Sea". The New York Times. 20 September 1885.
^"Aurania". norwayheritage.com. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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aurania, 1882, other, ships, with, same, name, aurania, aurania, british, ocean, liner, that, scrapped, genoa, italy, after, years, service, 1883, 1905, aurania, page, cassier, magazine, september, 1895historyunited, kingdomnamerms, auraniaownercunard, linepor. For other ships with the same name see RMS Aurania RMS Aurania was a British Ocean Liner that was scrapped at Genoa Italy after 22 years of service 1883 1905 RMS Aurania on page 471 in Cassier s Magazine of September 1895HistoryUnited KingdomNameRMS AuraniaOwnerCunard LinePort of registryLiverpool United KingdomRouteLiverpool Queenstown New YorkBuilderJ amp G Thomson amp Co Laid down1881Launched26 December 1882Completed1883Maiden voyage23 June 1883IdentificationHRGWFateScrapped 1905General characteristicsTypeOcean LinerTonnage7 269 GRTLength143 3 metres 470 ft 2 in Beam17 4 metres 57 ft 1 in Depth11 3 metres 37 ft 1 in Installed powerCompound engine with 3 inverted cylinders and 3 MastsPropulsionScrew propellerSpeed16 knots Contents 1 Construction 2 Career 3 The Final Days 4 References 5 External linksConstruction EditAurania was constructed in 1881 at the J amp G Thomson amp Co shipyard in Glasgow United Kingdom for Cunard Line She was completed in 1883 and made her first voyage on 23 June 1883 from Liverpool to Queenstown to New York She was named Aurania and served from 1883 to 1905 The ship was 143 3 metres 470 ft 2 in long with a beam of 17 4 metres 57 ft 1 in and a depth of 11 3 metres 37 ft 1 in The ship was assessed at 7 269 GRT She had a Compound engine with 3 inverted cylinders driving a single screw propeller and 3 Masts The engine was rated at 1500 nhp She had a steel hull and eleven watertight compartments of which she could float with two of these flooded Career EditIn her career Aurania was never very popular she was known as a badly rolling ship During her maiden voyage on 23 June 1883 she left Liverpool for Queenstown and finally for New York but halfway through the Atlantic her engine failed due to overheating and a broken connecting rod shot through her engine skylight causing panic among passengers The voyage was completed under sail and she arrived in New York on 4 July 1883 under sail and tow with disabled engines In September 1885 the White Star Liner Republic collided with Aurania off Sandy Hook Republic was disabled and brought back to New York while Aurania continued her voyage 1 In 1900 Aurania was used as a Transport Ship during the Boer war she returned to civil service in 1903 In 1903 her sailing route was changed and she sailed from the Mediterranean to New York In 1904 she returned to her original sailing route 2 The Final Days EditRMS Aurania was scrapped in Genoa Italy on 13 March 1905 References Edit In Collision on the Bar the Aurania Runs into the Republic off Sandy Hook The Latter Vessel Disabled and Her Passengers Brought Back to the City The Aurania Keeps on to Sea The New York Times 20 September 1885 Aurania norwayheritage com 7 November 2010 Retrieved 8 November 2015 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aurania ship 1883 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RMS Aurania 1882 amp oldid 1124346300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
