Carinthia

Liner in Ireland, dating from 1940

The Carinthia, formerly known as the Servia, was a 20,277-ton steel steamship owned by the Cunard White Star Line and built in 1925 by Vickers Armstrong, of Barrow-in-Furness. It was propelled by eight-cylinder, triple-expansion steam turbines capable of attaining 18 knots in speed and could carry 1,650 passengers in three classes. She was one of a class of five ships built for Cunard to operate on transatlantic routes, the others being the Scythia, Samaria, Laconia and Franconia. During the 1

Type:

Liner

Period:

1940

Coordinates:

55.25°N, 9.30°W

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