RMS Virginian

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RMS Virginian

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|image_caption= ''Drottningholm'' in Boston in the 1920s or early 1930s
|image_caption= The ''Virginian'' as the SS ''Drottningholm'' in Boston in the 1920s or early 1930s
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'''SS ''Drottningholm''''' was a [[Steam turbine#Marine propulsion|steam turbine]] [[ocean liner]]. One of the earliest of her type, she was designed as a [[transatlantic crossing|transatlantic]] liner and [[packet boat#Mail steamer|mail ship]] for [[Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers|Allan Line]], built in [[Scotland]], and launched in 1904 as '''RMS ''Virginian'''''.
'''RMS ''Virginian''''' was a [[Steam turbine#Marine propulsion|steam turbine]] [[ocean liner]]. One of the earliest of her type, she was designed as a [[transatlantic crossing|transatlantic]] liner and [[packet boat#Mail steamer|mail ship]] for [[Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers|Allan Line]], built in [[Scotland]], and launched in 1904.


In the [[World War I|First World War]] ''Virginian'' spent a few months as a [[troopship]], then was converted into an [[Armed merchantman#Armed merchant cruisers|armed merchant cruiser]] (AMC). In August 1917 a [[U-boat]] damaged her with a torpedo.
In the [[World War I|First World War]], the ''Virginian'' spent a few months as a [[troopship]], then was converted into an [[Armed merchantman#Armed merchant cruisers|armed merchant cruiser]] (AMC). In August 1917 a [[U-boat]] damaged her with a torpedo.


In 1920 she was sold to the [[Swedish American Line]] and renamed ''Drottningholm''. As a neutral passenger ship during the [[World War II|Second World War]] she performed notable service repatriating thousands of civilians of various countries on both sides of the war.
In 1920 she was sold to the [[Swedish American Line]] and renamed '''SS ''Drottningholm'''''. As a neutral passenger ship during the [[World War II|Second World War]] she performed notable service repatriating thousands of civilians of various countries on both sides of the war.


In 1948 ''Drottningholm'' was sold to a company in the Italian [[Home Lines]] group, which renamed her '''''Brasil'''''.
In 1948 ''Drottningholm'' was sold to a company in the Italian [[Home Lines]] group, which renamed her '''''Brasil'''''.
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{cite web |url= https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1003843 |title=March of Time — outtakes — Swedish ship Drottningholm arrives in US with diplomatic officers leaving Axis nations |publisher=[[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]]}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/virginian_1905.htm |last=Asklander |first=Micke |title=S/S Virginian. |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=sv}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/virginian_1905.htm |last=Asklander |first=Micke |title=S/S Virginian. |work=Fakta om Fartyg |language=sv}}
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*{{cite web |url= https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1003843 |title=March of Time — outtakes — Swedish ship Drottningholm arrives in US with diplomatic officers leaving Axis nations |publisher=[[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]]}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.kommandobryggan.se/SAL/Drottningholm.htm |title=T/S Drottningholm |work=Kommandobryggan |language=sv}}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.kommandobryggan.se/SAL/Drottningholm.htm |title=T/S Drottningholm |work=Kommandobryggan |language=sv}}


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[[Category:1904 ships]]
[[Category:1904 ships]]
[[Category:World War I auxiliary cruisers of the Royal Navy]]
[[Category:World War I auxiliary cruisers of the Royal Navy]]
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