SS Birma

SS Birma

1914 postcard
History
Name	Arundel Castle (1894–1905) Birma (1905–1913, 1918–1921) Mitava (1913–1918) Josef Pilsudski (1921–1923) Franck Hellmers (1923–24) Wilbo (1924)
Owner	Union-Castle Line East Asiatic Company Russian American Line Polish Navigation Company
Port of registry	United Kingdom (1894–1905) Denmark (1905–1908)  Russia (1908–1914)  Russia (1914–1917) Russian Republic (1917) Russia (1917–1921)  Danzig (1921)  Germany (1921–1924)
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Yard number	377
Launched	2 October 1894
Completed	1894
Maiden voyage	1895
In service	1895–1924
Out of service	1924
Identification	SBA
Fate	Broken up 1924
General characteristics
Type	Merchant ship
Tonnage	4588 grt; 2879 nrt
Length	126.49 m
Depth	8.50 m[1]
Propulsion	Steam

SS Birma was a British-built transatlantic passenger ship. She was built in 1894 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Govan, United Kingdom, as Arundel Castle and later went through numerous ownership and name changes, including coming into the hands of the Russian American Line. In 1912, Birma was one of the ships to respond to the sinking of RMS Titanic. She was broken up in 1924 following acquisition by a German line after a liquidation sale.