SS Transylvania

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The SS Transylvania was built in Glasgow, Scotland, by the Fairfield company, Yard No.595. She was launched on March 11, 1925, and was 552 feet long and 70.2 feet wide. The liner had two propellors and could sail at 17 knots. The Transylvania had three smokestacks but only needed one; three smokestacks were more visually appealing and attracted more passengers than her similar-looking fleetmates that only had one smokestack apiece. The Transylvania was completed on September 2, 1925, and sailed from Glasgow to New York on her maiden voyage 10 days later. The Transylvania could carry 279 in First Class, 344 in Second Class and 800 in Third Class. In September, 1939, the liner became an armed merchant cruiser and on August 10 of 1940, off a placed called Malin Head, she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-56. The Transylvania was being towed afterward but sank stern first before reaching land. 48 lives were lost.