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10,660 gross 1912 at Belfast by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. Cunard Line 495.5ft x 60.8ft 
 YearRemarks
 1912 Launched for the Lamport & Holt LineAtlantic Journey ID 11681
 1913 Chartered to Royal Mail Line renamed and renamed Alcala, the name was reverted back to Vauban later the same yearAtlantic Journey ID 11680
 1919 Jan. 12 departed Southampton for New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 11631
 1919 Jan. 24 arrived New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 11632
 1919 Feb. 14: departed New York for Buenos Aires (1st real sailing since the war)Atlantic Journey ID 11633
 1919 Mar 1: arrived at BahiaAtlantic Journey ID 11634
 1919 Apr. 26: announced departure from New York to Liverpool as the first of several sailings as a charter for the Cunard Line 1919-1921 (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11635
 1919 May 28: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11636
 1919 June 8: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11637
 1919 June 20: departed New York for Rio de Janeiro. She was carrying a cargo of 18,500,000 USD in gold for South America (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11638
 1919 July 14: arrived Montevideo (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11639
 1919 July 28: departed Buenos Aires for New York (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11640
 1919 Aug. 19: arrived New York from Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11641
 1919 Aug. 21: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11642
 1919 Sep. 2: arrived Plymouth (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11643
 1919 Oct. 21: arrived New York from Southampton (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11644
 1919 Nov. 18: departed New York for Rio de Janeiro (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11645
 1919 Dec. 7: arrived Rio de Janeiro (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11646
 1919 Dec. 14: arrived Montevideo (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11647
 1919 Dec. 26: departed Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11648
 1920 Jan. 17: arrived New York from Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11649
 1920 Jan. 22: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11650
 1920 Feb. 21: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11651
 1920 Mar. 3: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11652
 1920 Mar. 17: departed New York for Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11653
 1920 Apr. 10: arrived Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11654
 1920 Apr. 30: departed Rio de Janeiro for New York (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11655
 1920 May 14: arrived New York (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11656
 1920 May 18: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11657
 1920 June 26: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11658
 1920 July 6: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11659
 1920 July 17: departed New York for Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11660
 1920 Aug. 23: departed Buenos Aires for New York (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11661
 1920 Sep. 11: arrived New York from Buenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11662
 1920 Sep. 14: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11663
 1920 Oct. 8: departed liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11664
 1920 Oct. 19: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11665
 1920 Oct. 30: departed Byenos Aires (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11666
 1920 Dec. 13: departed La Plata (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11667
 1920 Dec. 18: departed Rio de Janeiro (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11668
 1920 Dec. 29: departed Barbados (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11669
 1921 Jan. 3: arrived New York with the rescued crew of the Portoguese schooner Ouritz (Capt. John Byrne) (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11670
 1921 Jan. 7: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11671
 1921 Feb. 14: arrived New York from Liverpool, docked at pier 14, Hoboken (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11673
 1921 Feb. 2: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11672
 1921 Mar. 11: arrived Rio de Janeiro (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11674
 1921 Apr. 19: departed Barbados (Lamport & Holt)Atlantic Journey ID 11675
 1921 Apr. 27: departed New York for Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11676
 1921 May 6: arrived Liverpool from New York (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11677
 1921 June 4: departed Liverpool for New York (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11678
 1921 June 13: arrived New York from Liverpool (Cunard - charter)Atlantic Journey ID 11679
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

Vauban, Lamport & Holt Line steamship - served as a Cunard Line charter 1919-1921
Vauban, Lamport & Holt Line steamship
served as a Cunard Line charter 1919-1921
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