RMS Carinthia (1925)

History
United Kingdom
Name	RMS Carinthia
Namesake	Carinthia
Operator	Cunard White Star Line, Liverpool
Ordered	1924
Builder	Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
Yard number	586
Launched	24 February 1925
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by U-46 on 7 June 1940
General characteristics
Type	Passenger Liner
Tonnage	20,277 GRT
Length	624 ft (190 m) overall
Beam	73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Draught	45 ft (14 m)
Propulsion	Four sets of steam turbines Twin propellers
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Capacity	1,650 passengers
Crew	450 officers and men

RMS Carinthia was first laid down in Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 with the yard number Hull 586. Originally she had the name Servia but was renamed at the time of her launching on 24 February 1925. She made her maiden voyage on 22 August 1925 from Liverpool to New York City. At her launch she was the largest of the five post First World War intermediate size liners.^[1]