SS Lusitania (1871)

	Painting made on board Lusitania by Australian painter Tom Roberts in 1886.
History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Lusitania
Namesake	Lusitania
Owner	(1901) Elder Dempster Lines Ltd. - African Steamship Co.; (1877-1900) Orient Steam Navigation Company; (1871-1877) Pacific Steam Navigation Co.;
Port of registry	Liverpool, United Kingdom
Route	(1871-1877) United Kingdom - South America; (1877-1900) United Kingdom - Australia; (1900-1901) United Kingdom - Canada;
Builder	Laird John, Son & Co., Birkenhead
Cost	£91,852
Yard number	381
Laid down	1871
Launched	20 June 1871
Completed	September 1871
Acquired	September 1871
Maiden voyage	13 October 1871
In service	September 1871
Out of service	26 June 1901
Identification	Official number: 65888
Fate	Ran aground on 26 June 1901
Notes	Call letters: MNL
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	3,912 GRT
Length	115.8 metres (379 ft 11 in)
Beam	12.6 metres (41 ft 4 in)
Depth	10.7 metres (35 ft 1 in)
Installed power	(1871-1886) One 2 cylinder Compound expansion steam engine; (1886-1901) One triple expansion steam engine;
Propulsion	1 screw propeller
Speed	(1871-1886) 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph); (1886-1901) 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph);
Capacity	454 Passengers
Notes	3 schooner-rigged masts and 1 funnel

SS Lusitania was a British ocean liner that ran aground at Seal Cove, near Cape Ballard, 25 nautical miles (46 km) North of Cape Race, Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean on 26 June 1901, while she was travelling from Liverpool, United Kingdom, to Montreal, Canada, with general cargo.