SS Virginian Passenger Lists 1906-1911
RMS Virginian (1905) of the Allan Line/Canadian Pacific Line. GGA Image ID # 1d3d2f2b07
Virginian (1905) Allan Line (British)
Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 10,754. Dimensions: 520'x 60' (540' o.l.). Triple-screw, 19 knots. Three steam turbines. Two masts ana one funnel. Notes: Attained a speed of 19.8 knots during her trials. Nine boilers. Steam pressure of 180 lbs. per sq. in. Consumed about 2,500 tons of coal per voyage. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-Canada, April 6, 1905. Record Voyage: She broke the Liverpool-Rimouski speed record, as she made. it in 5 days, 20 hours, 40 minutes. She and her sister ship Victorian remained the fastest liners in the Canadian trade, until the new Canadian Pacific liners Empress of Britain and Empress of Ireland entered the service. Ownership: Ownership of the Virginian was transferred to Canadian Pacific Line in 1917. Renamed: (a) Drottningholm (1920), (b) Brasil (1948), (c) Homeland (1951). Scrapped in Italy, 1955. Sister ship: Victorian. Note: These popular ships were the first trans-Atlantic liners to be equipped with steam turbines.
All Digitized Passenger Lists For the SS Virginian Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route.
1906-09-14 RMS Virginian Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 14 September 1906
- Route: Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal
- Commander: Captain A. H. Vipond
1911-04-28 RMS Virginian Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 28 April 1911
- Route: Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal
- Commander: Captain J. T. Gambell
Passenger Lists contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection contains a sampling of what was originally produced and printed by the steamship lines.
