S S Vaderland
560.8ft x 60.2ft
1900 July 12, launched for Red Star Line
1900 Dec. 8, maiden voyage Antwerp - Southampton - New York
1901 Dec. 11, first voyage as charter for American Line
1910 Oct. 24, Our Kollain relatives arrive at Ellis Island from Antwerp
1914 Chartered by White Star Line for White Star - Dominion service
1915 Renamed Southland for International Navigation Co.
1915 Became troopship
1915 Sept. 2, torpedoed in the Aegean Sea, repaired
1917 June 4, torpedoed twice by U70 while en route from Liverpool to Philadelphia and sank off the Irish coast. There were four fatalities, all members of the crew.
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Thanks for sharing. Have you read "They Came In Ships" by John B. Colletta, Ph.d. Very good and informative!
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