The S.S. Megantic was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, and operated by the White Star Line. She was launched on 10 December 1908 and made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Montréal on 17 June 1909. She remained on that route until the Great War, when she was briefly placed on White Star's Liverpool-New York City service until being called into service as a troopship in 1915. She was attacked in 1917 by the German submarine, U-43, but managed to escape unharmed.[1] She was returned to White Star in December 1918 and after a refit in 1919 to enlarge her 1st class accommodation, returned to the Canadian service from Liverpool. She had another refit in 1924 and after 1928 operated from London and Southampton. Off-season, Megantic was often used for cruising from New York to the Caribbean and in the 1930s, for economy cruises.
Tonnage: 14,878 Gross Registered Tonnage
Length: 550.4 feet
Beam: 67.3 feet
Height: 41.2 feet)
Draught: 27 feett 6 inches
Decks: 3 decks, 2 partial decks
Installed power: Twin 4 cyl quadruple expansion reciprocating steam engines.
Propulsion: Twin propellers
Speed: 16.5 knots