- Cunard Line ownership
- Bank Line ownership
- References
{{EngvarB|date=February 2018}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=HMS Albania.jpg | Ship caption=RMS Albania
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country= | Ship flag= | Ship name=*1900: Consuelo- 1909: Cairnrona
- 1911: Albania
- 1912: Poleric
| Ship namesake= | Ship owner= | Ship operator=*1909-1911: Thomson Line- 1911-1912: Cunard Line
- 1912-1929: Bank Line of Glasgow
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type=Ocean liner | Ship tonnage=7,640 GRT | Ship displacement= | Ship tons burthen= | Ship length=461.5 ft (140,65 m) | Ship beam=52.1 ft (15,88 m) | Ship height= | Ship draught= | Ship draft= | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion=Twin propeller powered by Six-cylinder turbines by T Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool | Ship sail plan= | 11|kn|km/h}} | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship test depth= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity=50 2nd Class; 800 3rd Class | Ship troops= | Ship complement= | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament= | Ship armour= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities= | Ship notes=
}} | {{more citations needed|date=July 2009}}The RMS Albania was a steamship that served various owners. She was launched on 3 February 1900 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend-on-Tyne as Consuelo for Thomas Wilson & Sons of Hull. She was sold in 1909 to Thomson Line and renamed Cairnrona. Cunard Line ownershipShe was sold by Thomson Line in 1911 to Cunard Line and renamed Albania, along with Ausonia and Ascania. These three ships were designed to sail on the Southampton - Halifax route and were also the first Cunard ocean liners to sail from Southampton. On 2 May 1911, the Albania pioneered Cunard's new route and on 16 May, she was followed by Ausonia and Ascania on 23 May. Albania became the first Cunard Line vessel to sail the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, which became a familiar destination for the company. When the St. Lawrence River was closed due to sea ice during the winter months, the western terminus of the route was changed to Portland, Maine. Within six months of her purchase, the Albania was determined to be a losing proposition for the company and she was listed for sale. Bank Line ownershipOn 12 June 1912 she was purchased by the Bank Line of Glasgow for £20,000 and she was renamed the Poleric. She remained in service with the Bank Line until 1929 and she was scrapped in 1930. References{{Cunard ships}}{{-}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Albania}} 4 : Steamships of the United Kingdom|1900 ships|Ships built by Swan Hunter|Ships built on the River Tyne |