RMS Magdalena (1889)
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Magdalena |
| Namesake | Magdalena River in Colombia |
| Owner | RMSP Co |
| Operator | 1915: Royal Navy |
| Port of registry | London |
| Route | Southampton – Brazil – Uruguay – Argentina (1889–1905); Southampton – Caribbean (1905–15) |
| Builder | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan |
| Yard number | 417 |
| Launched | 2 May 1889 |
| Completed | June 1889 |
| Maiden voyage | 2 August 1889 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 5,140 GRT, 2,865 NRT |
| Length | 421.2 ft (128.4 m) |
| Beam | 50.0 ft (15.2 m) |
| Depth | 25.4 ft (7.7 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 687 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | 3-masted schooner |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Sensors & processing systems | by 1910: submarine signalling |
| Armament | as troop ship: 2 × naval guns |
| Notes |
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RMS Magdalena was a British steamship that was built in 1889 as a Royal Mail Ship and ocean liner for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. In the First World War she served as the troop ship HMT Magdalena. After a long and successful civilian and military career she was scrapped in 1923.