RMS Duchess of Atholl
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| Name | Duchess of Atholl |
| Namesake | Katharine, Duchess of Atholl |
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Railway Co |
| Operator | Canadian Pacific SS Ltd |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | William Beardmore & Co, Dalmuir |
| Yard number | 648 |
| Launched | 23 November 1927 |
| Completed | June 1928 |
| Maiden voyage | 13 July 1928 |
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| Fate | Sunk on 10 October 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
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| Length | 582.0 ft (177.4 m) |
| Beam | 75.2 ft (22.9 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
| Depth | 41.7 ft (12.7 m) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Installed power | 3,557 NHP |
| Propulsion | six steam turbines, twin screws |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
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| Notes | sister ships: Duchess of Bedford, Duchess of Richmond, Duchess of York |
RMS Duchess of Atholl was one of a class of four steam turbine ocean liners built in Glasgow in 1927–29 for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd's transatlantic service between Britain and Canada.
In the Second World War she was converted into a troop ship. In 1942 a U-boat sank her in the South Atlantic, killing four of Duchess of Atholl's crew, whilst 821 survivors were rescued.