May 15, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1901
Became the first merchant ship with permanent wireless telegraphy installed
1903
Taken over by the Canadian Pacific Line
1913
Renamed Ruthenia
1914
Rebuilt to become a dummy battleship, renamed HMS King George
1915
Used as store ships
1949
Scrapped at Dalmuir
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges
The Ruthenia when named Lake Champlain
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