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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | T.S.S. Saxonia (Twin Screw Steamer). Main, Lower and Orlop Decks |
| Date | 12 Oct 1900 |
| Document Type | Ship Plan |
| Reference | B/CUN/8/1900-5/4/1 |
| Library / Archive | National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives & Library |
| Biographical Note / History | Built for the Cunard Line in 1900, Saxonia had the tallest funnels on the Atlantic; 160 feet from the main deck. Designed primarily for the Liverpool to Boston emigration run, Saxonia also made Liverpool to New York trips and later, journeys from Trieste or Fiume to New York. Repurposed in 1914 for the First World War, Saxonia was used to house German prisoners of war while anchored in the Thames. Having survived the war, Saxonia ran the Hamburg to New York migrant service between 1920 and 1924. She was scrapped at Rotterdam, Holland in 1925. |
| Theme(s) | Ships and Shipping Lines |
| Country (from) | Great Britain; Italy; Germany |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Ports | Liverpool, England; Boston, Massachusetts, New York City, United States; Trieste, Fiume, Italy; Hamburg, Germany |
| Ships | TSS Saxonia |
| Scale | 1/8 inch = 1 foot. Original plan: 206 x 84cm |
| Shipping Company | Cunard Steamship Company |
| Shipwright | John Brown & Company Ltd, Clydebank, Glasgow |
| Dimensions | 600 ft long; 14,000 tons; 29 ft draft; 5 decks; 1,964 passenger capacity – 164 first class, 200 second class, 1,600 third class |
| Keywords | shipping, Cunard Line, First World War, emigration |
| Additional Information | Saxonia’s sister ship, Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean during the First World War. |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
T.S.S. Saxonia (Twin Screw Steamer). Rigging (No. 339) T.S.S. Saxonia (Twin Screw Steamer). Arrangement of Bridge, Shelter and Upper Decks |
| Copyright | National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives & Library |
