Yard number 457 Maiden voyage June 6, 1922 Launched 17 November 1920 Tonnage 14.81 million kg Builder Harland and Wolff | Laid down 1913 Construction started 1913 Length 183 m Beam 21 m | |
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Name Pittsburgh (1922-25)
Pennland (1925-41) Operator White Star Line (1922-25)
Red Star Line (1925-1941) Fate Bombed April 25, 1941 and sank. | ||
SS Pittsburgh was a transatlantic ocean liner. It was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast for the American Line. Initial construction began in 1913, but was delayed by World War I. The ship was completed in 1920, and made its first voyage in 1922 for the White Star Line. In 1925, as Pennland, it commenced operations for the Red Star Line. The ship was refitted as a troopship for the Allies in World War II. The ship was bombed April 25, 1941 in the Gulf of Athens and sank.
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