Minnekahda
Ship Number
446
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
6
Launch Date
March 8, 1917
Delivered
March 21, 1918
Owner
Atlantic Transport Co.
Weight
17220 grt
BP Length
620 feet
Breadth
66 feet
No. of Screws
Triple
Speed (approx)
15.5 knots
Propulsion
Official No.
136369
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
 Minnekahda

One funnel, one mast, triple screw and a speed of 15.5 knots. The order was placed with Harland and Wolff in April 1913, but due to the war, she was not launched until 8 March 1917, and then served as a British troopship. She commenced her last trooping voyage from London to Halifax and New York on 16 January 1920 and commenced London - New York voyages as an Atlantic Transport Line cargo ship on 27 March 1920. On 17 July 1920 she started a single round voyage on charter to the American Line between New York - London - Hamburg - New York and on 8 October 1920 commenced her last London - New York voyage as a cargo ship.
 
 
Later the same year she was rebuilt to 17,281 gross tons and with accommodation for 2,150-3rd class passengers. She was chartered to the American Line and started a single round voyage between New York - Naples - Hamburg - New York on 31 March 1921. On 21 May 1921 she commenced New York - Hamburg - New York sailings and in 1923 was transferred to the US flag. She started her last Hamburg - New York crossing on 10 January 1925 and on 24 March 1925 commenced London - New York sailings for the Atlantic Transport Line. Her final voyage started on 5 September 1931 when she sailed from London for Boulogne and New York and she was then laid up at New York. On 14 April 1936 she sailed under the British flag from New York for Scotland, and was scrapped at Dalmuir.
 
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1095-6]