RMS Campania Archival Collection
RMS Campania of the Cunard Line on the River Mersey, 1905. Photo by Detroit Publishing Company. Library of Congress LCCN 2002708357. GGA Image ID # 141424d301
Campania (1893) Cunard Line
Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 12,950. Dimensions: 598' x 65' (622' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 22 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Launched: September 8, 1892. Boilers: 13. Furnaces: 100. Consumed 20 1/2 tons of coal per hour to obtain 22 knots. 30,000 I.H.P. Displacement: 21,000 tons. From the keel to the top of the funnels measured 130 feet; the diameter of the funnels was 19 feet. First twin-screw Cunarder. Passengers: 600 first, 400 second, 1,000 third. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, April 22, 1893. Speed Record: Set a trans-Atlantic speed record of 5 days, 17 hours, and 27 minutes on her return trip. Fate: Fate: Sold to shipbreakers in 1914. However, it was resold to the British Admiralty and converted into an aircraft carrier. In collision with the battleship Revenge on November 5, 1918, in Firth of Forth, as a result, sunk. Sister ship: Lucania.
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1895-05-18 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 18 May 1895
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain Henry Walker
1895-06-29 SS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 29 June 1895
Route: New York to Liverpool via Queenstown
Commander: Captain W. H. P. Hains
1895-08-31 SS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 31 August 1895
Route: New York to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. H. P. Hains
1895-10-12 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 12 October 1895
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain W. H. P. Hains
1898-05-07 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 7 May 1898
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain H. Walker (Lt. R.N.R.)
Notable Passengers: Charles Scribner II, George Percival Scriven, and Herbert Mason Sears.
1898-09-03 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 3 September 1898
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain H. Walker
1899-09-23 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 23 September 1899
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain J. B. Watt
1901-10-19 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 19 October 1901
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain H. Walker
1908-01-19 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 19 January 1908
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain D. Dow, R.D., R.N.R.
1910-07-16 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 16 July 1910
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain R. C. Warr
1910-09-24 RMS Campania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 24 September 1910
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain R. C. Warr
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RMS Campania Passage Contract - 7 April 1897
Contract for a 25 year-old Swedish servant, immigrating to America from Gothenburg, Sweden on 7 April 1897 on board the Cunard Line SS Campania.
RMS Campania Purchaser Receipt - 4 June 1910
Memorandum of a Ticket Issued By The Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd. For Third Class Passage on the RMS Campania of the Cunard Line of Mail Steamers From Liverpool or Queenstown to New York or Boston Or From Fiume or Trieste to New York.
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1902 - The Story of the Cunard Line
Cunard Steamship Company, Limited, one of the oldest and most famous of British steam navigation undertakings elected to remain independent and outside the scope of the great Trust. This is their Story as published by BUSINESS ILLUSTRATED. December 1902. Lavishly Illustrated including Interior Photographs. Ships Featured: Britannia, Scotia, Russia, Servia, Umbria, Etruria, Campania, Lucania, Ivernia, Saxonia.
8-Page Booklet/Leaflet from 1910 titled "Famous Cunarders" provided an illustrated introduction to their "A"-List Cunard fleet including the Campania, Carmania & Caronia, Carpathia, Lusitania & Mauretania, Pannonia, and the Saxonia & Ivernia.
1913 Cunard Passenger Log Book
Rare Third-Class Accommodation on Cunard Liners featuring interior and exterior photographs of the ships and accommodations for third class/steerage passengers. Undated brochure circa 1913. Its contents were meant to entice the immigrants to book passage to the New World. Ships Featured: Lusitania and Mauretania, Caronia and Carmania, Franconia and Laconia, Campania, Ivernia and Saxonia, and the Ascania.
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1898-09-10 RMS Campania Breakfast Menu Card with Liquor List
Nineteenth Century Bill of Fare Card with a Liquor by the Drink List on the reverse side, served on board the RMS Campania of the Cunard Line. Breakfast Bill of Fare featured Fried Plaice, Broiled Finnan Haddin and Smoked Wiltshire Bacon.
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1911-07-03 Charity Entertainment Program - RMS Campania
Variety show style entertainment program performed onboard the RMS Campania of the Cunard Line to benefit various Liverpool and New York seamen's charitable organizations. The Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution was highlighted in this program.
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1908-01-24 Cunard Daily Bulletin - RMS Campania Edition
Cunard Daily Bulletin, RMS Campania Edition, provided readers with plenty of advertisements, short stories, Saloon Passenger List for this voyage, Marconigrams, Views of the RMS Mauretania, TSS Carpathia, RMS Carmania and Caronia, and the RMS Lusitania.
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Cunard Track Chart of the Atlantic with Outward and Homebound Distances and a Notice: With a View of Diminishing the Chances of Collision, Steamers of this Line Take Specified Courses According to the Seasons of the Year. Back Cover of a Saloon Class Passenger List from the RMS Campania Dated 18 May 1895. GGA Image ID # 15a3ce8ea2
Cunard Atlantic Ocean Track Chart, 1895. Included Outward and Homeward Distances, and a Notice: With a View of Diminishing the Chances of Collision, Steamers of This Line Take Specified Courses According to the Seasons of the Year. Back Cover of a Saloon Class Passenger List for the RMS Campania Dated 12 October 1895. GGA Image ID # 15a67f6d42
Track Chart on the Back Cover of a Cunard Line RMS Campania Saloon Passenger List from 7 May 1898. GGA Image ID # 208c3cefe9. Click to View Larger Image.
Track Chart from a Saloon Passenger List for the RMS Campania of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 23 September 1899 from Liverpool to New York. GGA Image ID # 1746618e82
Cunard Transatlantic Track Chart, 1901. From the RMS Campania Second Cabin Passenger List Dated 19 October 1901. GGA Image ID # 1599eab8ab
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Through Rates to South Africa, First and Second Class. Ships Included the Lusitania, Mauretania, Campania, Caronia, and Carmania. Cunard Line Services 1914 Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1f790261ed
Rates Subject to Change Without Notice. Rates Are Those Current at Time of Publication. They Vary Slightly from Time to Time. The Following: Through Rates Are Quoted in Connection with the Union Castle Line's Intermediate Steamers from London Every Friday and the Mail Steamers from Southampton Every Saturday. Rail Fare from Liverpool to London Is Included for the Intermediate Steamers and to Southampton for the Mail Steamers. An Extra Charge of $1.25 Is Made if Passengers Travel First Class via Fishguard.
NOTE: Cunard Mediterranean steamers shown on page 16 take passengers to Madeira for transfer to the steamers of the Union Castle Line for South Africa. The through rates by this route will be quoted on application. The rates via Madeira are of course rather less than the above mentioned fares.
Through Rates to South America, First and Second Class, One Way (Single) or Round Trip (Return). Ships Included the Lusitania, Mauretania, Campania, Caronia, and Carmania. Cunard Line Services 1914 Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1f7935065b
RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. Rates are those current at the time of publication. They vary slightly from time to time. The following Through Rates are quoted in connection with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. from Southampton, the Pacific Steam Navigation and Lamport & Holt Lines from Liverpool, and the Nelson Line from Liverpool and London—rail Fare to Southampton at Passenger's expense. The through fare covers rail fare to London via Liverpool for Nelson Line. However, $1.25 extra is charged if the passenger travels First Class via Fishguard.
Minimum Rates of Passage, First Class, Second Cabin, or Third Class. Ships Included the Aquitania, Lusitania, Maruetania, Campania, Caronia, Carmania, Franconia, Laconia, Ivernia, Saxonia, Andania, Alaunia, Ascania, Ultonia, Ausonia, Carpathia, and Pannonia. Cunard Line Services 1914 Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1f7949ddf9
Sailing Schedule, New York - Liverpool Service, from 7 April 1914 to 6 January 1915. Ships Included the Aquitania, Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Franconia, Laconia, Lusitania, and Mauretania. Cunard Line Services 1914 Broncure. GGA Image ID # 1f79a02dae. Click for Larger Image.
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The Saloon Promenade of the Steamships Campania and the Lucania. GGA Image ID # 118f55a2e1
The Building of the Cunard Steamship Campania. The Vessel's Skeleton Framework is Shown. GGA Image ID # 118f7dedc0
The Grand Dining Salon of the Cunard Steamships Campania and the Lucania. GGA Image ID # 118fcd81e2
The Grand Dining Saloon of the Cunarders Campania and the Lucania Showing the Interior of the Dome. GGA Image ID # 118feabee8
The Drawing Room of the Cunard Steamships Campania and the Lucania. GGA Image ID # 11901ce30c
The First Class Smoking Room of the Cunard Steamship Campania As It Appeared Previous to Refurbishing. GGA Image ID # 11901e8c86
The Library of the Steamers Campania and the Lucania. GGA Image ID # 119027dcd0
The Cunard Steamship Campania, Shown at Sea. GGA Image ID # 11902c6c82
Second Cabin and Third Class Accommodations Typically Found on Cunard Steamships. GGA Image ID # 1190b4c422
Image Captions (L to R, T to B)
- Second Cabin Dining Saloon. Campania and Lucania
- Second Cabin State Room: Campania and Lucania
- Second Cabin Ladies' Room: Campania and Lucania
- Third-Class Two Berth Room: Campania and Lucania
- Second Cabin Smoke Room: Campania and Lucania.
- Third-Class Four-Berth Room: Campania and Lucania.
RMS Campania, Length: 620 Feet. Breadth: 65 Feet 3 Inches. Tonnage: 12, 950. GGA Image ID # 118a3e30a1
The RMS Campania at the Liverpool Landing Stage. GGA Image ID # 118e8f66ca
RMS Campania of the Cunard Line. The "Campania" Was the Fastest Steamer in the World When Built. She Was and Is Still Regarded as One of the Most Handsome Liners Ever Constructed. Of All Steamers Sailing Between Liverpool and New York, She Is Second in Speed Only to the "Lusitania" and "Mauretania." She Is a Twin-Screw Steamer. Cunard Daily Bulletin, Summer, 1912. GGA Image ID # 1db3ed4e5f
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Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, New York-Mediterranean-Adriatic, and Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-Boston, from 20 September 1904 to 3 January 1905. Ships Included the Campania, Carpathia, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, Sylvania, Ultonia, and Umbria. SS Carpathia Passenger List, 4 October 1904. GGA Image ID # 1e18ccfaad
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool to Boston or New York and Trieste-Fiume-New York, from 1 May 1906 to 10 December 1906. Ships Included the Campania, Caronia, Carpathia, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, Ultonia, and Umbria. Cunard Daily Bulletin Fashion & Pleasure Resort Supplement, 1906. GGA Image ID # 21581975aa
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York and Boston Services, from 25 March 1908 to 11 August 1908. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Saxonia, Sylvania, and Umbria. The Sylvania is a Freight Steamer and Does Not Carry Passengers. RMS Mauretania Passenger List, 11 April 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e3195b748
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York, Liverpool-Boston, and Hungarian-American Service, from 6 June 1908 to 21 November 1908. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Slavonia, Ultonia, and Umbria. Cunard Daily Bulletin, Lusitania Edition, 10 June 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e9f8fdaf1
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York, Liverpool-Boston, New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Trieste-Fiume, Fiume, Palermo-Naples-Gibraltar-New York, from 9 September 1908 to 29 December 1908. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Etruria, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Slavonia, Ultonia, and Umbria. Cunard Daily Bulletin, 11 September 1908, Etruria Edition. GGA Image ID # 1f031656fa
Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-Boston Service, Liverpool-New York Service, and Hungarian-American Service Covering 18 May 1909 to 11 September 1909. Ships Include the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Ivernia, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, and Ultonia. It also contains the Cunard Atlantic Fleet List. RMS Ivernia Passenger List, 18 May 1909. GGA Image ID # 1dc96786d6
Sailing Schedule, New York and Boston-Liverpool, from 7 September 1909 to 21 February 1910. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Ivernia, Lusitania, Mauretania, and Saxonia. NOTE: The Sylvania is a Freight Steamer and Does Not Carry Passengers. RMS Mauretania Saloon Passenger List, 6 October 1909. GGA Image ID # 20fa83835c
Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hugarian-American Service from 23 March 1911. Ships Include the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, and Ultonia. RMS Caronia Passenger List, 1 April 1911. GGA Image ID # 1dc9aa5170
Cunard Liverpool-New York and Boston Services. Sailing Schedule from 18 July 1911 to 16 January 1912. Ships Include the Caronia, Mauretania, Lusitania, Carmania, Campania, Caronia, Franconia, Saxonia, and Ivernia. GGA Image ID # 1db72eac98
Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hungarian-American Service from 2 March 1912 to 6 August 1912. Ships Include the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Laconia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, and Saxonia. RMS Caronia Passenger List, 30 March 1912. GGA Image ID # 1dc9e8927c
Cunard Liverpool-New York Service Sailing Schedule from 25 May 1912 to 23 October 1912. Ships Include the Campania, Caronia, Mauretania, and Lusitania. GGA Image ID # 1dbbde659c
Proposed Sailings Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hungarian-American Service from 9 November 1912 to 11 March 1913. Ships Include Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Laconia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, and Ultonia. SS Carmania Passenger List, 23 November 1912. GGA Image ID # 1dc95f6c98
Cunard Liverpool-New York Service from 6 September 1913 to 7 February 1914. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Ivernia, Lusitania, and Mauretania. RMS Carmania Passenger List, 23 September 1913. GGA Image ID # 1dcaadfa74
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Cunard Line Atlantic Services and Fleet List with Tonnage and Assigned Commanders, 1911. Ships Included the Albania, Aquitania, Ascania, Ausonia, Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Laconia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, and Ultonia. RMS Franconia Passenger List, 8 August 1911. GGA Image ID # 1e8030fb50
Cunard Line Atlantic Services and Fleet List with Tonnage and Assigned Commanders, 1912. Ships Include the Alaunia, Albania, Andania, Aquitania, Ascania, Ausonia, Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Laconia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, and Ultonia. RMS Caronia Passenger List, 30 March 1912. GGA Image ID # 1dc9ece700
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A Century of Sea Travel: Personal Accounts from the Steamship Era
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