SS Canada (1896)

SS Canada was a British Dominion Line passenger liner remembered as the first twin-screw steamship operating between Liverpool and Montreal. Launched May 14 1896, she was completed on September 26 1896 with sea trials on September 27. She departed on her maiden voyage on October 1 1896, departing Liverpool with a stop at Quebec before arriving in Montreal.[2] She was used as a troopship during the Boer War from November 1899 to Autumn 1902.

RMS Canada in Dominion Line livery
History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Canada
Namesake	Canada
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Launched	14 May 1896[1]
In service	1896
Out of service	1926
Fate	Broken up in Italy, 1926
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	8,806 GRT, 6,016 NRT
Displacement	9,413 long tons (9,564 t)
Length	514 ft (157 m)
Beam	58 ft (18 m)
Depth	38.9 ft (11.9 m)
Propulsion	Twin screw, triple expansion engines
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

In April 1912, Canada's captain had claimed he was in the same ice field as the Titanic, ignored wireless warnings and maintained her full speed. She resumed troop service after the outbreak of World War I from 1914 to 1918.[3]

Her first voyage post-war was November 1918 from Liverpool to Portland, Maine.[4] She was refitted to have 463 Cabin Class and 755 Third Class. [5]In 1921, she was transferred to the Leyland Line of Liverpool, though her name was retained.[6] On September 29 1926, the Canada arrived in Genoa, Italy to be scrapped by L. Pittaluga.