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The SS
Tuscania (1922-1939) was renamed after 1939 as the
T.S.S. Nea Hellas -
NEA ELLAS
TUSCANIA / NEA HELLAS / NEW YORK 1921
This was the NEA HELLAS which was built in 1919-21 as
the third TUSCANIA for the
Anchor Line
of Glasgow. Built by Fairfield Co Ltd, Glasgow, she was
a 16,991 gross ton ship, length overall 578.4ft x beam
70.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of
16 knots. There was accommodation for 267-1st, 377-2nd
and 1,818-3rd class passengers. Launched on 4/10/1921,
she sailed from Glasgow on her maiden voyage to Moville
and New York on 16/9/1922. Between 1922-25 she completed
5 New York - Mediterranean voyages and in May 1926 made
her last Glasgow - New York - Plymouth - Havre - London
voyage. She was then chartered to
Cunard
Line and commenced
London - Havre - Southampton - New York crossings on
3/6/1926 with cabin and tourist class passengers. In
December 1926 she was altered to cabin and 3rd class and
in February 1927 was refitted to carry 206-cabin,
439-tourist and 485-3rd class. On 19/9/1930 she sailed
on her last London - Havre - Southampton - New York
voyage and in October of that year was laid up at
Glasgow. In February 1931 she commenced her first
Glasgow - Liverpool - Bombay voyage and between 1931-37
made 13 autumn/winter voyages on this service. In May
1931 she made one Southampton - New York round voyage
for Cunard and on 14/8/1931 resumed Glasgow - Moville -
New York summer voyages and in September 1938 made her
last voyage on this service. Sold to the Greek Line on
19/4/1939, she was renamed NEA HELLAS and refitted to
carry 200-cabin, 400-tourist and 500-3rd class
passengers. On 19/5/1939 she started the first of nine
round voyages between Piraeus and New York, the last
commencing 11/5/1940. On 8/6/1940 she transferred to the
Lisbon - New York service and started the last of five
round voyages on 20/10/1940. Between 1941 and 1946 she
was used as a British war transport and in 1947 was
reconditioned in the UK and Genoa to accommodate
300-1st, 310-cabin and 850-tourist passengers. She
started her first peacetime voyage between Genoa,
Naples, Lisbon and New York on 25/7/1947 and in
September 1947 commenced her first voyage from Piraeus
to Naples, Lisbon and New York. On 27/1/1951 she started
sailings between Piraeus, Naples, Malta and New York and
in January 1955 was refitted to carry 80-1st and
1,300-tourist class passengers. On 5/3/1955 she started
her last voyage between Piraeus, Malta, Messina, Naples,
Halifax and New York (arr.21/3/1955). Renamed NEW YORK
on 24/3/1955, and commenced her first crossing from New
York to Boston, Cobh, Cherbourg, Southampton, Bremen,
Southampton, Cherbourg, Cobh, Halifax and New York. On
6/9/1959 she started her last voyage from Bremen to
Havre, Southampton, Cobh, New York and Piraeus and on
13/10/1959 commenced her last Piraeus - Palermo - Naples
- Genoa - Quebec - Genoa - Naples - Messina - Piraeus
voyage. Laid up at Piraeus on 14/11/1959 she was
scrapped at Onimichi, Japan in 1961. [North Atlantic
Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.469]
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View Tuscania Passenger Manifest
See Line 24
Master's Affidavit
SS
Tuscania
SS
Tuscania
(1956 Photo)
Anchor Line
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