| Name: | HELVETIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 28/03/1911 |
| Completed: | 05/1911 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 829 |
| Dimensions: | 4937grt, 2719nrt, 375.1 x 52.0 x 28.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26, 44 & 73 x 48ins), 480nhp |
| Engines by: | G Clark Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 131343 |
| History: | |
| 19/05/1911 | British & Chilian Steamship Co Ltd (W Lowden & Co), Liverpool |
| 27/09/1912 | Sank |
| Comments: | Some sources state launched for Atlantica Sea Navigation Co Ltd, Fiume |
| 27/09/1912: Sank after a collision with the liner EMPRESS OF BRITAIN | |
| off Cap de la Madeleine, 300 miles below Quebec on a voyage from | |
| Sydney, Cape Breton Island, to Montreal with a cargo of coal |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Jarrow Express, Friday, 26/05/1911
Shields Daily News, Friday, 16/08/1912
Findings of the Canadian Court of Enquiry, 24/09/1912