Builder:

Robert Duncan, Greenock, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Date of Build:

1840

Vessel Name:

RMS Britannia

Other Names:

Barbarossa

Type of Vessel:

Transatlantic paddle steamer

Date Launched:

5^th February 1840

Launched by:

?

Maiden Voyage:

 4^th July 1840

Liverpool to Boston, USA

Fate:

Blown up as a target ship of the Prussian Navy in 1880.

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

Liverpool, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

Cunard Line, Liverpool, England, UK

Length:

63.09 metres

Breadth:

10.36 metres

Draft:

?

Gross Registered Tonnage:

1,135 tons

Power:

Steam engines driving paddle wheels.

Engines designed by Robert Napier, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Propulsion:

Paddle Wheels

Service Speed:

9 knots

Passengers & Crew:

115 First Class