The home port of RMS. Lusitania.


No. 1 for information on the ship and her last Master,
Captain W.T. Turner.

  
  

 

 
 

 


 
 
 
 

 

Lusitania's

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Chief designer
Leonard Peskett
Keel laid
May 1905
Builder
John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Glasgow
Launch date
7th June, 1906
Launched by
Mary, Lady Inverclyde
Official Sea Trials Commenced
29th July, 1907
Maiden Voyage
7th September 1907
Length Overall
785 ft
Beam
88 ft
Gross tonnage
31,550 tons
Displacement
44,000 tons
Propulsion
Quadruple screw
Engines
Four direct drive Parson's steam turbines
Maximum Speed attained in service
26.70 knots
Funnels
4
Masts
2
Rig
Schooner
Accommodation
563 1st class, 464 2nd class, 1,138 3rd or steerage class
Life boat accommodation (at time of final voyage)

48 boats(22 from hanging davits+26 collapsible)with spaces for 2,605 persons
life jackets
2,325
life-buoys
35
Port of Registry
Liverpool