Themistocles
Ship Number
412
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
South Yard
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
September 22, 1910
Delivered
January 12, 1911
Owner
George Thompson & Co.
Weight
11231 grt
BP Length
500 feet
Breadth
62 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
12.5 knots
Propulsion
twin quadruple expansion recip steam engines, 1075nhp, by shipbuilder.
Official No.
129349
Registered
Aberdeen
Fate
Scrapped
Themistocles

[Harland and Wolff Collection]
One funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 15 knots. Accommodation for 103-1st, 400-3rd and 500-emigrant class passengers in the 'tween decks. Built for the Aberdeen line, she was the sister ship to Demosthenes. She started her maiden voyage from London to Sydney on 16th February 1911.
 
She was used as a troop ship in 1914. She was taken over by Shaw Savill & Albion in 1932 (along with the rest of the Aberdeen vessels ) she was used on the UK to Australia run both in Aberdeen service and also when she was taken over by Shaw Savill & Albion.
 
She was laid up in 1946 and scrapped the following year at Dalmuir.