SS Melita Archival Collection
Vintage Postcard S,15156 Features a Black & White Photograph of the Canadian Pacific SS Melita. Passengers and Crew Are Visible on the Deck of This Two-Funnel Ship That Operated Between 1918 and 1935. GGA Image ID # 15b2a3d422
Melita (1918) Canadian Pacific Line
Built by Barclay, Curie & Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 15,183. Dimensions: 520' x 67' (546' o.l.). Triple-screw, 16 knots. Triple expansion engines and one low pressure steam turbine. Two masts and two funnels. Passengers: 550 cabin and 1,200 third class. Service: Placed in England-Canada service. Sale: Sold to Italy in 1935. Renamed: Liguria (1935). War Service: First employed as a transport during Italian invasion of Ethiopia. Bombed at Tobruk in July 1940. Fate: Scuttled at Tobruk in January 1941. Refloated in August 1950; towed to Italy to be broken up for scrap. Sister ship: Minnedosa.
1921-05-28 SS Melita Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 28 May 1921
- Route: Montreal to Liverpool
- Commander: Captain H. Parry
1926-06-30 SS Melita Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 30 June 1926
- Route: Antwerp, Southampton, and Cherbourg to Quebec and Montreal
- Commander: Captain A. H. Notley
Postcard Features a Black and White Photograph of the Canadian Pacific SS Melita, Gross Tonnage 15,183, Built by Barclay Curle & Company, Glasgow in 1918. The ship was operated by the Canadian Pacific until sold in 1935 to Italia Societa. Most descriptions of the SS Melita state her tonnage as 13,967 GRT. GGA Image ID # 15b233c616
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Québec-Montréal, Glasgow-Québec-Montréal, Southampton-Québec-Montréal, Antwerp-Québec-Montréal, Le Havre-Québec-Montréal, Trieste-Québec-Montréal, and Naples-Québec-Montréal, from 6 September 1921 to 3 November 1921. Ships Included the Corsican, Empress of Britain, Empress of France, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montreal, Pretorian, Scandinavian, and Tunisian. SS Metagama Passenger List, 6 September 1921. GGA Image ID # 1ec0341981
Sailing Schedule, Québec and Montréal to Liverpool, Glasgow, Southampton, Hamburg, or Antwerp, from 13 July 1923 to 18 August 1923. Ships Included the Empress of Britain, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, and Montrose. SS Montcalm Passenger List, 13 July 1923. GGA Image ID # 1ec219e521
Sailing Schedule, Québec-Montréal-Liverpool, Québec-Montréal-Glasgow, Québec-Montréal-Soutampton, Québec-Montréal-Hamburg, and Québec-Montréal-Antwerp, from 17 August 1923 to 14 September 1923. Ships Included the Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Melita, Metagama, Montclare, Montlaurier, and Montrose. SS Metagama Passenger List, 17 August 1923. GGA Image ID # 1ec102aab1
Sailing Schedule, Québec-Montréal-Liverpool, Québec-Montréal-Belfast-Glasgow, Québec-Montréal-Cherbourg-Southampton, Québec-Montréal-Southampton-Cherbourg-Hamburg, and Québec-Montréal-Southampton-Cherbourg-Antwerp, from 23 May 1924 to 18 July 1924. Ships Included the Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Marloch, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, Montreal, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Marloch Passenger List, 23 May 1924. GGA Image ID # 1ec01ccd76. Click to View Larger Image.
Canadian Pacific Sailing Schedule to Canada, 1924. From 14 August 1924 to 26 September 1924. Ships Included the Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Marburn, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montlaurier, Montreal, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List, 14 August 1924. GGA Image ID # 1f24576bde
Sailing Schedule, Southampton, Cherbourg, Liverpool, Hamburg, Antwerp, Glasgow, Belfast, and Cobh to Québec and Montréal, from 18 August 1928 to 23 November 1928. Ships Included the Duchess of Atholl, Duchess of Bedford, Empress of Australia, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of France Passenger List, 18 August 1928. GGA Image ID # 1eb3a5e27f
Sailing Schedule, Montréal and Québec to Cherbourg, Southampton, Hamburg, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Antwerp, from 18 August 1928 to 9 November 1928. Ships Included the Duchess of Atholl, Duchess of Bedford, Empress of Australia, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montcalm, Montclare, Montnairn, Montrose, and Montroyal. SS Empress of France Passenger List, 18 August 1928. GGA Image ID # 1eb3cead39
