Minnewaska
Ship Number
397
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
5
Launch Date
November 12, 1908
Delivered
April 24, 1909
Owner
Atlantic Transport Co.
Weight
14816 grt
BP Length
600 feet
Breadth
65 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
16 knots
Propulsion
quadruple expansion constructed in Belfast
Official No.
124674
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
Minnewaska

One funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 16 knots, accommodation for 326-1st class passengers, Atlantic Transport Line's third Minnewaska was launched in 1908 and made her maiden voyage from London to New York on 1 May 1909. She made her last sailing on that route in January 1915, and was then converted into a troop transport. While serving in that role on 29 November 1916, she struck a mine laid by UC-23 in Suda Bay and was severely damaged. She was deliberately run aground in the hope that she could be salvaged, but the damage was too extensive and she was declared a total loss. At the time, Minnewaska was carrying 1,800 troops, plus crew. There were no fatalities. Badly damaged, she was beached and written off as a total loss. In 1918 she was sold to Italian shipbreakers for scrapping.
 
[North Atlantic Seaway, vol.3,p.1093 by N.R.P.Bonsor] [Great Passenger Ships of the World, vol.1, by Arnold Kludas, ISBN 0-85059-174-0 contains photo]