RMS Hesperian
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Hesperian |
| Namesake | Garden of the Hesperides |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | United Kingdom, Glasgow |
| Route | Liverpool – Quebec – Montreal |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons |
| Yard number | 425 |
| Laid down | 1907 |
| Launched | 20 December 1907 |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Acquired | 1908 |
| Maiden voyage | 25 April 1908 |
| In service | 25 April 1908 |
| Out of service | 6 September 1915 |
| Identification | Official number: 124266 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 6 September 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 10,920 GRT |
| Length | 147.8 metres (484 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 18.3 metres (60 ft 0 in) |
| Depth | 9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | Twin triple expansion engines |
| Propulsion | 2 screw propellers |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,460 passengers (210 1st-class, 250 2nd-class & 1,000 steerage) |
RMS Hesperian was a British ocean liner that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-20 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) south west by south of the Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean on 4 September 1915 with the loss of 32 lives, while she was travelling from Liverpool, United Kingdom to Montreal, Canada.