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Aragon Ship The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co1

?, #15200, b. 23 February 1905, d. 30 December 1917
Last Edited: 20 Apr 2018
  • (Child) Birth*: Aragon Ship The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co was born on 23 February 1905; Ship Name     Aragon
    Years in service     1905-1917
    Funnels     1
    Masts     2
    Shipping Line     Royal Mail (British)
    Line     5
    Ship description     
    Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 9,441. Dimensions: 513' x 60'. Twin-screw, 16 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Two masts and one funnel.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Aragon Ship The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co died on 30 December 1917 at age 12 History     
    Launched, February 23, 1905. Torpedoed and sunk, while being used as a British troopship, in the Mediterranean on December 30, 1917, with the loss of 610 lives. Sister ship: Amazon.2
  • (Ship) Passenger List*: Aragon Ship The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co passenger list included Andrew Adamson railway engine driver when she sailed on 7 August 1908 at Buenos Aires, Argentina, . First name(s) ANDREW
    Last name ADAMSON
    Gender Male
    Age 34
    Birth year 1874
    Marital status S
    Occupation ENGINE DRIVER
    Departure year 1908
    Departure day 7
    Departure month 8
    Departure port SOUTHAMPTON
    Destination port BUENOS AIRES
    Destination BUENOS AIRES
    Country ARGENTINA
    Destination country ARGENTINA
    Ship name ARAGON
    Ship master's first name A C
    Ship master's last name FARMER
    Shipping line THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY
    City SOUTHAMPTON
    Ship destination port BUENOS AIRES
    Ship destination country ARGENTINA
    Ship square feet 120707
    Ship registered tonnage 2937.92
    Number of passengers 245
    Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
    Category Travel & migration
    Subcategory Passenger lists
    Collections from Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States.1

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription, URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=tna%2fbt27%2f0598000008%2f00013 [Jul 2016].
  2. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Ships collection [Apr 2018].