RMS Saxonia (1899)

RMS Saxonia around 1900
History
United Kingdom
NameRMS Saxonia
NamesakeLatin name for Saxony
OwnerCunard Line
Port of registry United Kingdom
Route
  • Liverpool–Boston (1900–1911)
  • Liverpool–Boston, Liverpool–New York City, and Liverpool–Trieste/Fiume (1911–1914)
  • Government war service (1914–1918)
  • London–New York and London-Hamburg–New York (1919–1925)
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland
Launched16 December 1899
Completedmid-May 1900
Maiden voyage22 May 1900
Out of service1925
FateScrapped in the Netherlands in 1925
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 14,281 GRT (as built)
  • 14,197 GRT (after 1920 refit)
Length600 ft (180 m)
Beam64.2 ft (19.6 m)
PropulsionSteam quadruple expansion engines, twin propellers
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,964 passengers (as built, 164 First Class, 200 Second Class, 1,600 Third Class)
  • 1,449 passengers (after 1920 refit)
NotesSister ship to RMS Ivernia

The first RMS Saxonia was a passenger ship of the British Cunard Line. Between 1900 and 1925, Saxonia operated on North Atlantic and Mediterranean passenger routes, and she saw military service during World War I (1914–1918).

Saxonia's sister ship was Ivernia.

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