SS Vauban
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SS Vauban was a 1912 steam ocean liner operated by Lamport and Holt Line and used on its service between New York and the River Plate. She was named after the French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707). She was a troop ship in the First World War, resumed passenger service until 1930 and was scrapped in 1932.
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Name | Vauban |
Namesake | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban |
Owner | Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Co |
Operator | Lamport and Holt |
Port of registry | Liverpool |
Builder | Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast |
Launched | 20 January 1912[1] |
Completed | April 1912 |
In service | 1912 |
Out of service | 1930 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1932 |
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Type | Ocean liner |
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Beam | 60.8 ft (18.5 m) |
Depth | 28.7 ft (8.7 m) |
Decks | 4 |
Installed power | 622 NHP, producing 8,000 IHP |
Propulsion | 2 × 4-cylinder quadruple-expansion engines, twin screw |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Notes | sister ships: Vandyck, Vestris |
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