SS Volturno (1906)

49°12′N 34°51′W / 49.200°N 34.850°W / 49.200; -34.850

SS Volturno

History
Owner	Volturno Steamship Company (1906–09) Canadian Northern Steamships Ltd (Royal Line) (1909–13)
Operator	D. G. Pinkney & Co (1906–10) H. W. Harding (1910–13)
Port of registry	London, United Kingdom (1910–09) Toronto, Canada (1910–13)
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Yard number	448
Launched	5 September 1906
Completed	1906
Fate	Burned 9 October 1913 Scuttled 18 October 1913
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	3586 gross register tons [1]
Length	340 ft 0 in (103.63 m)
Beam	43 ft 0 in (13.11 m)
Depth	31 feet 3 inches (9.53 m)
Propulsion	Steam triple expansion engines two propellers
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity	Passengers: 24 first class 1,000 third class
Crew	93

SS Volturno was an ocean liner that caught fire and was eventually scuttled in the North Atlantic in October 1913. She was a Royal Line ship under charter to the Uranium Line at the time of the fire. After the ship issued SOS signals, eleven ships came to her aid and, in heavy seas and gale winds, rescued 521 passengers and crewmen. In total 135 people died in the incident, most of them women and children in lifeboats launched unsuccessfully prior to the arrival of the rescue ships.