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Re: S.S. California
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Eric
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Date: July 22, 2004 07:59PM
All,
I thought the name of the ship was the Californian.
According to the British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry report:
On the 14th of April, the s.s. "Californian" of the Leyland line, Mr. Stanley Lord, Master, was on her passage from London, which port she left on April 5th, to Boston, U.S., were she subsequently arrived on April 19th. She was a vessel of 6,223 tons gross and 4,038 net. Her full speed was 12 1/2 to 13 knots. She had a passenger certificate, but was not carrying any passengers at the time. She belonged to the International Mercantile Marine Company, the owners of the "Titanic."
According to the uboat.net WW1 'ships attacked' section, there was only one British merchant named Californian at 6,223 tons sunk on 9 nov. 1915 by U-35, Waldemar Kophamel at position 36.26N, 22.40W.
Oddly there is no mention of the Titantic connection, so perhaps the name and tonnage is a cooincidence.
Eric
I thought the name of the ship was the Californian.
According to the British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry report:
On the 14th of April, the s.s. "Californian" of the Leyland line, Mr. Stanley Lord, Master, was on her passage from London, which port she left on April 5th, to Boston, U.S., were she subsequently arrived on April 19th. She was a vessel of 6,223 tons gross and 4,038 net. Her full speed was 12 1/2 to 13 knots. She had a passenger certificate, but was not carrying any passengers at the time. She belonged to the International Mercantile Marine Company, the owners of the "Titanic."
According to the uboat.net WW1 'ships attacked' section, there was only one British merchant named Californian at 6,223 tons sunk on 9 nov. 1915 by U-35, Waldemar Kophamel at position 36.26N, 22.40W.
Oddly there is no mention of the Titantic connection, so perhaps the name and tonnage is a cooincidence.
Eric
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