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SS Californian: The Basics

Length: 447.6 ft.

Breadth: 53.8 ft.

Draft (or Depth): 30.5 ft.

Tonnage: 6,223 tons (gross), 5,854 (underdeck), 4,038 (net)

Engines: Triple expansion, 3 cyl. 26", 43.5", 74" x 60" stroke

Speed: 12 knots

Builder: Caledonian Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd., Dundee, Scotland (Yard No. 159)

Launched: November 26, 1901

Maiden Voyage: January 31, 1902

Disposition: November 9, 1915 (Topedoed off Cape Matapan, Greece).

Particulars:

Port of Registry: Liverpool, England

Flag of Registry: British

Funnel color: Pink; black top

Company flag: Red

Signal Letters: T F L N

Wireless call letters: M W L