Caption
Passenger vessel "Moldavia", built in 1903 by Caird & Co - Greenock. This vessel took her first voyage in 1903 and operated the route between the Uk and Australia via the Suez canal for P & O. In 1915 she was commandeered as an armed merchant cruiser and in 1918 was torpedoed and sunk in the English channel.
Propulsion: twin screw, triple expansion steam engine.
Tonnage: 9505
Dimensions: length 166, breadth 18m
Maximum Speed: 17 knots
Passengers: first 348, second 166
Refer - "Home and Back" by Stuart Bremer
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Source
Port Adelaide Nautical Museum
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