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USAT Athenian

Transport:

Laid down in 1881 by Aitken & Mansel, Jodanvale Yard, Glasgow, Scotland

Launched, 12 July 1881

Delivered, date unknown to Union Steam Ship Co., London

Sold in 1897 to Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Montreal

Acquired by US War Department, Quartermasters Corp by charter 1899

Commission USAT Athenian in 1899

Athenian transported US Army troops to China during the Boxer Rebellion

Decommissioned in 1901, returned to Canadian Pacific Railway. Co.

Final Disposition, arrived 14 September 1907 at Osaka for dismantling

Specifications:
Displacement 3,882 gross tons
Length 365'
Beam 45' 8"
Draft 29'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown

Propulsion

1881 - John and James Thomson, Glasgow CI 2cyl (50, 94 x 54"), 600nhp

1886 - T. Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool (36, 58 & 94 x 54")

single screw

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
Merchant Service
301308803	103k	Canadian Pacific Steamer SS Athenian underway, date and location unknown. Histarmar Foundation>	John Spivey
301308804	66k	Canadian Pacific Steamer SS Athenian moored at Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1907. University of Calgary Digital Collection Glenbow Archives, Legacy Identifier NA303-251
USAT Athenian
301309006	68k	USAT Garonne (left) and USAT Athenian (right) docked at Elliott Bay, Seattle in August 1899 while loading horses, equipment and soldiers for the Philippine American War. Caption by Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA. staff. Handwritten on photo: Transports for the Philippine Islands 459 Wilse Handwritten by photographer under photo in album: Transports Garonne, Athenian	John Spivey>/font>
301308801	88k	USAT Athenian moored pierside at Seattle, WA., preparing to transport troops to China, 18 August 1900. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Order Number TEP0107], Photo by Theodore E. Peiser.
301308802	54k	USAT Athenian underway, date and location unknown. City of Vancouver Archives	John Spivey
301308805	104k	USAT Athenian underway, date and location unknown. Clydeships	John Spivey

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