SS Southwark (1893)

SS Southwark, arriving at the Red Star Pier, New York
History
United States
Name	SS Southwark
Namesake	Southwark
Owner	American Line (1894-1895) Red Star Line (1895-1903) Dominion Line (1903-1910) Allan Line (1910-1911)
Operator	International Navigation Co.
Builder	William Denny and Brothers
Yard number	478 [1]
Launched	July 4, 1893
Maiden voyage	December 28, 1893
In service	December 28, 1893
Out of service	1911
Identification	UK official number 102121 [1]
Fate	Scrapped in 1911
General characteristics
Type	Passenger ship
Tonnage	8,607 gross register tons
Length	146.3 m (480 ft 0 in)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft	37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Depth of hold	9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	triple expansion engine, single screw propellers
Speed	11.5 knots

SS Southwark was an American ocean liner that was built by William Denny and Brothers for the American Line.

Service history

She was launched in 1893 and initially sailed on American Line's transatlantic route from Liverpool, via Queenstown, to Philadelphia. In 1895, Southwark was sold to the Red Star Line which employed her on the Antwerp to New York route. In 1903 she was sold to the Dominion Line for the Liverpool to Canada route. She was sold to the Allan Line before being scrapped in 1911.

Her sister ship was SS Kensington.

References

1. "Southwark". Scottish-Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved September 17, 2025.

• "S.S. Southwark - Great Ships".
• "S/S Southwark, Dominion Line".