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| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Gallia |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Cunard Line (1879–1897) |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route | Liverpool-Queenstown-New York |
| Builder | James & George Thomson, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 163 |
| Launched | 12 November 1878 |
| Completed | April 1879 |
| Maiden voyage | 5 April 1879 |
| In service | 1879 |
| Out of service | 1900 |
| Identification | United Kingdom Official Number 78837 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1900 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 430.1 ft (131.1 m) |
| Beam | 44.6 ft (13.6 m) |
| Depth | 26.8 ft (8.2 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 700nhp |
| Propulsion | Triple cylinder, single screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
RMSGallia was built in 1878 for theCunard Line, entering service in 1879. In service until 1899, the vessel ran aground off the coast ofQuebec, Canada and was not repaired. The ship was broken up for scrap in 1900.
She departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 5 April 1879, en route toQueenstown then New York.[1]
In 1885,Gallia's shaft had broken and an attempt bySS Geiser of theThingvalla Line to tow her was made, and failed.
On 17 June 1887Gallia waschartered byWhite Star Line for one voyage.[2]
In 1896,Gallia was chartered by the Cia Trasatlántica and renamedDon Alvaro de Bazan. Later that year, she went back to Cunard and was reverted toGallia. By late 1897,Gallia was sold to the Beaver Line though maintained her name, and first sailed with the Beaver Line on 20 November from Liverpool to Halifax to St John.Now in May 1899, the agedGallia was chartered to the Allan Line, who still kept her name. She ran aground on 14 May 1899 near Sorel Point, Quebec, and was raised, but not repaired. On 17 February 1900Gallia arrived in Cherbourg for scrap.[3]
TheGallia was mentioned in season 3 ofThe Gilded Age (2025), as the ship that fictitious socialite Bertha Russell is considering travelling on to visit her daughter, the Duchess of Buckingham, in England.
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