SS Californian: The Basics
Length: 447.6 ft.
Breadth: 53.8 ft.
Draft (or Depth): 30.5 ft.
Tonnage: 6,223 tons (gross), 5,854 (underdeck), 4,038 (net)
Engines: Triple expansion, 3 cyl. 26", 43.5", 74" x 60" stroke
Speed: 12 knots
Builder: Caledonian Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd., Dundee, Scotland (Yard No. 159)
Launched: November 26, 1901
Maiden Voyage: January 31, 1902
Disposition: November 9, 1915 (Topedoed off Cape Matapan, Greece).
Particulars:
Port of Registry: Liverpool, England
Flag of Registry: British
Funnel color: Pink; black top
Company flag: Red
Signal Letters: T F L N
Wireless call letters: M W L
Details: Steel hull, one funnel, four masts, single screw, three decks, steel, electric lights, wireless











