Minnetonka
Ship Number
339
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
1
Launch Date
December 12, 1901
Delivered
May 17, 1902
Owner
Atlantic Transport Co.
Weight
13397 grt
BP Length
600 feet
Breadth
65 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
16 knots
Propulsion
quadruple expansion constructed in Belfast
Official No.
113520
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Torpedoed
Minnetonka

The youngest of three sisters -- Minneapolis and Minnehaha were the others -- One funnel, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 16 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 250-1st class only, she made her maiden voyage, Belfast-New York-London on 17 May 1902. She then entered ATL's regular London-New York service.
She made her final ATL sailing on 31 December 1914, and was then taken over as an armed auxiliary transport.
 
On 30 January 1918 Minnetonka was torpedoed by U- 64 and sank off Malta, a war casualty like her sisters. At the time, the ship was carrying mail from Port Said to Marseilles, and there were no troops aboard; all four of the fatalities were crew members.
 
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1092]