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| S.S. Themistocles |
| The Steamship Themosticles as an Amerdeen liner (above) and in later years as a Shaw Savill liner (below) |
| Steamship Themistocles Aberdeen Line, Aberdeen Builders: Harland & Wolff, Belfast Yard no: 412 11,231 GRT; 157.6 x 19.0 m / 517 x 62.3 ft; lV exp eng, H&W; Twin screw; 6,000 IHP; 14, max 15 knots; Passengers: 103 1st class, 256 3rd class; Crew: 150. 1910 Sep 22: Launched. 1911 Jan 14: Completed. 1911 Feb 16: Maiden voyage London—Sydney. 1914 Troop transport. 1920 Jul 20: First postwar voyage London—Australia. 1928 Sep: Liverpool—Sydney— Brisbane service under White Star Line management. 1932 Sold to Shaw, Savill & Albion, Southampton. Jun 30: First voyage Liverpool— Brisbane. 1946 Laid up in the River Blackwater. 1947 Aug 24: Arrived at Dalmuir. Broken up there by Arnott, Young & Co. Source : Great Passenger Ships of the World; Kludas, Arnold; ISBN 0850591740 (1986) |