Passenger vessel "Marmora", built by Harland & Wolff Ltd - Belfast, she took her maiden voyage on 13 November 1903. She operated the route between Uk and Australia via the Suez Canal for P & O until 1914 when she was commandeered as an armed merchant cru

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Passenger vessel "Marmora", built by Harland & Wolff Ltd - Belfast, she took her maiden voyage on 13 November 1903. She operated the route between Uk and Australia via the Suez Canal for P & O until 1914 when she was commandeered as an armed merchant cruiser. In 1918 she was torpedoed and sank off the coast of Ireland. Propulsion: twin screw, quadruple expansion steam engine Tonnage: 10 509 Dimensions: length 162, breadth 18m Maximum Speed: 16 knots Passengers: 377 first class, 182 second class

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Port Adelaide Nautical Museum

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