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Typical Profile
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Tonnage
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8991
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Length(ft)
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470
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Breadth(ft)
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56.9
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Depth(ft)
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28.8
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Masts
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Decks
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Hull
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Steel
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Shipwreck Details
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Description
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LETITIA was a handsome medium sized liner which ended her career with every captain's nightmare - sinking as a hospital ship full of wounded soldiers. Beginning her career on the Glasgow to Quebec City and Montreal service for the Donaldson Line, LETITIA was requisitioned as a hospital ship in 1914. She served with distinction in the Mediterranean, even coming under fire evacuating wounded troops near the Dardanelles.
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Story
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LETITIA was carrying 546 wounded Canadian soldiers to Halifax on August 1, 1917. A pilot boarded at the harbour entrance but miscalculated the ship's position in heavy fog. Within ten minutes, LETITIA was hopelessly aground on the rocky ledges of Portuguese Cove. Naval vessels arrived quickly to assist. No lives were lost among the wounded, but a stoker was accidentally left behind and drowned while swimming ashore. The wreck split in two in the months following the wreck. Her stern section sank in deeper water. Legal salvagers and looters removed much of her equipment. Today her wreckage is a popular dive site.
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Vessel Type
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Steam, Hospital, Liner
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Type of Event
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Loss
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Nature of Event
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Stranded
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Cause of Event
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Fog
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Date of Wreck
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1917-08-01
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Location
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Portuguese Cove, Halifax Harbour
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Cargo
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Passengers: 546 wounded soldiers
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Lives Lost
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1
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Voyage from
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Liverpool, Merseyside , England
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Voyage to
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Remarks
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Ship Construction
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Built at
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Greenock, United Kingdom
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Date
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1912
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Official Number
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133033
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Registered at
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Glasgow, Glasgow , Scotland
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Date
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Propulsion
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Rig
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None
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Details
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Built by Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.
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