liner VOLUBILIS

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1920 - 1931

Design features

Volubilis (steel cargo-passenger ship) 1920 - 1931
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........empire
detailed type : ...................steel cargo-passenger ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1902
name of shipyard : ................W. Beardmore Co
place of construction : ...........Glasgow
year of entering the fleet : ......1920
length (in meters) : ..............114,21
width (in meters) : ...............14,17
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........3582
deadweight (in tons) : ............5191
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............3500
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........12,5

History

Ex-EMPIRE built on behalf of the British shipping company Eastern & Australian Steamship Company. Brought into service in 1902 on a line connecting Australia to Hong-Kong and Japan. Changes two times her owner in 1918 and 1919. Bought by Transat in June 1920 and brought into service in January 1921 on the Bordeaux-Casablanca line, service which she will ensure until January 1931. Very elegant ship, with a cutwater stem. Demolished in 1931.