RMS Slavonia

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History
Name
  • Yamuna (1902–03)
  • Slavonia (1903–09)
Owner
Ordered15 November 1902
BuilderSir J. Laing & Sons
Yard number600
Out of service10 June 1909
FateWrecked 10 June 1909 in the Azores.
General characteristics
Class and typePassenger ship
Tonnage
  • 8,831 GRT (1902–03)
  • 10,606 GRT, 6,724 NRT (1903–09)
Length510 feet 0 inches (155.44 m)
Beam59 feet 6 inches (18.13 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engines
PropulsionTwin screw propellers
Speed13 knots (24 km/h)
Capacity
  • 40 first class and 800 steerage class passengers (1902–03)
  • 71 first class, 74 second class and 1,954 steerage class passengers (1903–09)
Crew225

The RMS Slavonia was a British ship built in 1902, It belonged to the British India Line and would be sold to Cunard in 1903 and would sink in the Azores in 1909.

She is recognized for having sent the first rescue S.O.S Message[1] in the naval history.

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