SS Californian

SS Californian SS Californian
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Name: SS Californian
Namesake: State of California
Owner: Leyland Line
Route: Atlantic Ocean crossings
Builder: Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee, Scotland
Cost: ₤105,000[1]
Yard number: 159 [1]
Christened: 26 November 1901
Acquired: 30 January 1902
Decommissioned: 9 November 1915
Maiden voyage: 31 January 1902
Fate: Sunk by German U-boat, 9 November 1915, 61 miles (98 km) southw

est of Cape Matapan, Greece. General characteristics
Type: Steamship
Tonnage: 6,223 gross, 4,038 net
Length: 447 ft (136 m) LOA
Beam: 53 ft (16 m)
Propulsion:
1 × Triple expansion steam engine
2 × double-ended boilers
Speed: 12.0 knots (22.2 km/h; 13.8 mph)
Crew: 55 Officers and crew

On this day 113 years ago, on April 5. 1912, SS Californian left London under the command of Captain Stanley Lord, embar...
05/04/2025

On this day 113 years ago, on April 5. 1912, SS Californian left London under the command of Captain Stanley Lord, embarking on a journey to Boston. Records suggest that Stanley Lord’s ship happened to be close to empty, not having any passengers on board.
Nine days later, it will be the closest ship to the RMS Titanic disaster location, and probably the only one that could arrive in time to help.

📷 Californian’s foredeck by Dundee City Archives
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14/04/2022

On this day 110 years ago, April 14th, RMS Titanic received its final ice warning at 9:40 pm. This message was never relayed back to the bridge. Just miles away, the SS Californian was stopped, surrounded by ice.

The last sunset fell on the Titanic...

🎨 by Adrian Rigby

On this day 110 years ago, on April 5. 1912, SS Californian left London under the command of Captain Stanley Lord, embar...
05/04/2022

On this day 110 years ago, on April 5. 1912,
SS Californian left London under the command of Captain Stanley Lord, embarking on a journey to Boston. Records suggest that Stanley Lord’s ship happened to be close to empty, not having any passengers on board.
Nine days later, it will be the closest ship to the RMS Titanic disaster location, and probably the only one that could arrive in time to help.

14/04/2021

On this day 109 years ago, April 14th, RMS Titanic received its final ice warning at 9:40 pm. This message was never relayed back to the bridge. Just miles away, the SS Californian was stopped, surrounded by ice.

The last sunset fell on the Titanic...

🎨 by Adrian Rigby

On this day 109 years ago, on April 5. 1912, SS Californian left London under the command of Captain Stanley Lord, embar...
05/04/2021

On this day 109 years ago, on April 5. 1912, SS Californian left London under the command of Captain Stanley Lord, embarking on a journey to Boston. Records suggest that Stanley Lord’s ship happened to be close to empty, not having any passengers on board.
Nine days later, it will be the closest ship to the RMS Titanic disaster location, and probably the only one that could arrive in time to help.

On this day 108 years ago, on April 14th, Californian's only wireless operator, Cyril Evans message RMS Titanic​ that SS...
14/04/2020

On this day 108 years ago, on April 14th, Californian's only wireless operator, Cyril Evans message RMS Titanic​ that SS Californian​ was stopped and surrounded by ice. Titanic's radio operator, Jack Phillips was preoccupied with transmitting messages for passengers and replied: "Shut up, shut up! I am busy; I am working Cape Race!" Evans listened for a little while longer, and at 23:35 he turned off the wireless and went to bed.

Around five minutes later, RMS Titanic hit an iceberg, while SS Californian is less then 20 nautical miles away.

On this day 107 years ago, on April 14th, Californian's only wireless operator, Cyril Evans message RMS Titanic that SS ...
14/04/2019

On this day 107 years ago, on April 14th, Californian's only wireless operator, Cyril Evans message RMS Titanic that SS Californian was stopped and surrounded by ice. Titanic's radio operator, Jack Phillips was preoccupied with transmitting messages for passengers and replied: "Shut up, shut up! I am busy; I am working Cape Race!" Evans listened for a little while longer, and at 23:35 he turned off the wireless and went to bed.

Around five minutes later, RMS Titanic hit an iceberg, while SS Californian is less then 20 nautical miles away.

On this day 106 years ago, on April 5. 1912., the Leyland liner SS Californian sets sail from London bound for Boston wi...
05/04/2018

On this day 106 years ago, on April 5. 1912., the Leyland liner SS Californian sets sail from London bound for Boston with Captain Stanley Lord in command.

On this day 105 years ago, on April 14th, Californian's only wireless operator, Cyril Evans message RMS Titanic that SS ...
13/04/2017

On this day 105 years ago, on April 14th, Californian's only wireless operator, Cyril Evans message RMS Titanic that SS Californian was stopped and surrounded by ice. Titanic's radio operator, Jack Phillips was preoccupied with transmitting messages for passengers and replied: "Shut up, shut up! I am busy; I am working Cape Race!" Evans listened for a little while longer, and at 23:35 he turned off the wireless and went to bed.

Around five minutes later, RMS Titanic hit an iceberg, while SS Californian is less then 20 nautical miles away.

On this day, 105 years ago, on April 5th, the Leyland liner SS Californian sets sail from London bound for Boston under ...
05/04/2017

On this day, 105 years ago, on April 5th, the Leyland liner SS Californian sets sail from London bound for Boston under the command of Stanley Lord; in nine days time she will be forced to temporarily stop in mid-Atlantic when she encounters an ice field.

21/11/2016

On this day and in this exact hour, one hundred years ago, on November 21 1916. at 9:07 AM, HMHS Britannic, sister ship of RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic sank in the Kea Channel off the Greek island of Kea.

On this day, 101 years ago, the Leyland liner SS Californian was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Greece by the Germa...
09/11/2016

On this day, 101 years ago, the Leyland liner SS Californian was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Greece by the German submarine SM U-35.

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