SS Servia
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Servia |
| Namesake | Servia, Greece |
| Owner | Cunard Line |
| Operator | Cunard Line |
| Port of registry | United Kingdom, Liverpool |
| Route | Liverpool – New York |
| Builder | J & G Thomson |
| Cost | £256,903 |
| Yard number | 179 |
| Launched | 1 March 1881 |
| Maiden voyage | November 26, 1881 |
| Homeport | Liverpool |
| Fate | Broken up in 1902 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 7,392 GRT |
| Length | 515 ft (157 m) |
| Beam | 52.1 ft (15.9 m) |
| Draft | 40.75 ft (12.42 m) |
| Decks | 5 |
| Installed power | 10,300 ihp |
| Propulsion | Single Screw |
| Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
| Speed | 16.7 kn (best average) |
| Capacity | 480 1st class, 750 steerage |
| Crew | 298 |
SS Servia, also known as RMS Servia, was a successful transatlantic passenger and mail steamer of revolutionary design, built by J & G Thomson of Clydebank (later John Brown & Company) and launched in 1881. She was the first large ocean liner to be built of steel instead of iron, and the first Cunard ship to have an electric lighting installation.