Macedonia
Ship Number
355
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
July 9, 1903
Delivered
January 28, 1904
Owner
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co
Weight
10511 grt
BP Length
530 feet
Breadth
60 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
18 knots
Propulsion
quadruple expansion constructed in Belfast
Official No.
116012
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
Macedonia

[SN member Benjidog - photographer not known]
8 Aug 1914: Hired by the Admiralty for service as an armed merchant cruiser and converted at Tilbury.
Early 1914: Plating to the bridge was raised as she was a very wet ship forward.
Nov 1916: Compulsorily purchased by the Admiralty, but the company contested their right to do so
Feb 1917 sold back to P&O
20 Oct 1921: Sailed on her first post-war commercial voyage, from Tilbury for Bombay.
Nov 1931: Sold for £25,000 to Amakasu Gomei Kaisha, Japan, for demolition at Yokohama.