RMS Nova Scotia (1926)
RMS Nova Scotia | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Namesake | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Owner | Johnston Warren Lines (1926–41) Ministry of War Transport (1941–42) |
| Operator | Furness, Withy & Co |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route | Liverpool – St John's, Newfoundland – Halifax, Nova Scotia – Boston, MA (1926–41) |
| Builder | Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd |
| Yard number | 623 |
| Launched | May 1926 |
| Out of service | 28 November 1942 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by U-177, 28 November 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 406.1 ft (123.8 m) p/p |
| Beam | 55.4 ft (16.9 m) |
| Draught | 34 ft 4 in (10.46 m) |
| Depth | 31.8 ft (9.7 m) |
| Installed power | 1,047 NHP |
| Propulsion | quadruple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Crew | 113 (1942) |
| Notes | sister ship: RMS Newfoundland |
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RMS Nova Scotia was a 6,796 GRT UK transatlantic ocean liner and Royal Mail Ship. In World War II she was requisitioned as a troopship. In 1942 a German submarine sank her in the Indian Ocean with the loss of 858 of the 1,052 people aboard.