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R.M.S. Carpathia was an Ocean liner owned and operated by the Cunard Line.
She is famous for rescuing survivors of the Sinking of the Titanic.
Yard Number: 274
Laid down: Sep 10, 1901
Launched: Aug 6, 1902
Completed: Feb ??, 1903
Maiden Voyage: May 5, 1903
In service: 1903-1918
Out of service: Jul 17, 1918
UK Official Number 118014
Wireless Callsign: "MPA"
13,603GRT, 8,660NRT
Length: 558ft (170m)
Beam: 64ft 6 in (19.66m)
Draught: 34ft 7 in (10.54m)
Decks: 7
2x Wallsend Slipway Co. quadruple expansion steam engines
Twin propellers
Speed: 14 kts (26km/h; 16mp/h) (Max speed of 17 kts)
Capacity: 1,800 passengers.
Fate: Sank with 3 torpedoes by a German U-boat U-55 off the southern Irish coast.
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