SS Ivernia

The SS "Ivernia" was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Line, built by the company Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and launched in 1899. The Ivernia was one of Cunard's intermediate ships, that catered to the vast immigrant trade. The Ivernia worked on Cunard's service from Liverpool to Boston and then later on the immigrant run from Trieste to New York City. Following the outbreak of World War 1 in July of 1914 the Ivernia was hired by the British government as a troop transport. At 10:12am on January 1 the Ivernia was torpedoed by the German submarine U47 58 miles south-east of Cape Matapan in Greece. Within one hour the ship sank and the survivors were landed at Suda Bay in Crete. 120 lives were lost from the sinking. The Ivernia had one major distinction she had the largest funnel ever fitted to a ship, measuring 60 feet from top to deck.

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