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RMS Duchess of Atholl

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{{EngvarB|date=September 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}RMS Duchess of Atholl was a {{GRT|20019}} ocean liner of Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd that sailed between Liverpool and Canada.^[1] William Beardmore and Company built her in Dalmuir, Dumbartonshire in 1928. For a month in 1928, Duchess of Atholl held the record for an eastbound crossing from Canada to Liverpool, at 6 days, 13 hours.^[2]

In 1940, Duchess of Atholl left Liverpool on 19 July 1940, bound for Quebec and Montreal with passengers including evacuated children.

The German Type IX submarine {{GS|U-178||2}} sank her in the South Atlantic on 10 October 1942, killing four of the liner's crew.^[3]

The 1928's movie Birth Of A Liner features the construction of the ship. ^[4].

References

1. ^http://lostliners.com/content/?p=899
2. ^http://www.greatships.net/duchessatholl.html
3. ^https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2257.html
4. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48eXiEWPwb8

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