20-522: A number of ships have been named Persia including RMS Persia (1856), a British paddle-steamer 1856–1868 SS Persia (1881) , an American-owned, British-flagged ocean liner , built as SS Coptic SS Persia (1883) , a British cargo liner in service 1883–1909, then as a coaling ship until 1928 SS Persia (1894) , built by Harland and Wolff for Hamburg America Line , in service 1894–1898 SS Persia (1900) ,
40-708: A British ocean liner in service 1900–1915 SS Persia (1902) , an Austro-Hungarian, later Italian, passenger-cargo ship, in service 1902–1926 Persia , a steam tug built 1902 and sunk in collision off the coast of Essex, England on 11 April 1908 See also [ edit ] Persia (disambiguation) SS Persier SS Persic References [ edit ] ^ "Persia" . Scottish Built Ships . Caledonian Maritime Research Trust . Retrieved 13 November 2022 . ^ "Persia" . Tyne Built Ships . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . Retrieved 18 May 2021 . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with
60-525: A screw steamship for the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company. Ships built for the Royal Navy included: These ships were all armour-clad with a tonnage of 26,938 tons and the engines together represent 5,450 horsepower James Napier took over active management of Napier's after his father nominally retired in 1852 but left it to younger brother John in 1857. Elder brother James (1821–1879)
80-560: A stationary engine. They built Napier's first marine engine for Leven in 1823. David Elder designed many of his engines. Contracts were won for the supply of engines to a steamer called Eclipse in 1826 and four years later for the vessels of the Glasgow Steam Packet Company. In 1834 they won the contract to supply engines to the Dundee and London Shipping Company. In 1828 Robert Napier expanded his operations to
100-507: A steamer for Her Majesty's Government won in 1840 was for HMS Vesuvius and followed by HMS Stromboli . Between 1843 and 1864 the firm built 114 vessels and by 1864 employed more than 3,000 men. The yard built the first Cunard Line ships and later added many more. From 1842 Robert Napier and Son built at a new yard across the Clyde at Govan their own iron-hulled vessels, river-steamers at first, instead of contracting out for
120-578: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles RMS Persia Persia was a British passenger liner operated by the Cunard Line that won the Blue Riband in 1856 for the fastest westbound transatlantic voyage. She was the first Atlantic record breaker constructed of iron and was the largest ship in the world at the time of her launch. However, the inefficiencies of paddle wheel propulsion rendered Persia obsolete and she
140-491: The Russia , the first screw Cunarder that could match Scotia's speed. Because of her fuel consumption, Persia was not a good fit for the other Cunard services and was laid up in 1868. Her engines were removed and she was sold to MacArthur and Wilson of Glasgow for conversion to sail. However, the conversion didn't take place and Persia was sold for scrap in 1872. Robert Napier and Sons Messrs Robert Napier and Sons
160-649: The St. Lawrence River . The next year, Cunard commissioned the SS China , its first mail liner with screw propulsion . She proved substantially more profitable than Cunard's mail paddle steamers and the firm quickly ordered two additional screw mail ships to retire the last wooden paddle steamers on the New York express route. Persia remained paired with Scotia on the New York route until 1867 when Cunard commissioned
180-571: The Collins Line steamer Pacific disappeared, possibly itself a victim of icebergs. In April, she took the Atlantic speed records in both directions with an eastbound voyage of 9 days, 10 hours, 22 minutes (13.46 knots (24.93 km/h)) and a westbound voyage of 9 days, 16 hours, 16 minutes (13.11 knots (24.28 km/h)). She held both records until 1863 when Cunard commissioned the Scotia ,
200-553: The brothers were able to achieve financial stability. After Robert Napier's death new partners led by marine engineer Dr Kirk the previous manager, built for George Thompson 's Aberdeen White Star Line the single screw iron SS Aberdeen with a three crank triple expansion engine and delivered in 1881. It was designed for the Australia trade passing through the Suez canal. Aberdeen had an iron hull. Sold to Turkey in 1906 it
220-1019: The finest in Britain. Many firms were founded by former employees. After Robert Napier's death in 1876 the plant and goodwill were sold by auction in March 1877 and purchased by a group of engineers led by the previous manager, A C Kirk. It continued to build ships and engines until 1900 when it was incorporated in William Beardmore and Company . In 1800 Glasgow had no shipbuilding firms. Aged 23, Robert Napier set himself up in his own smith business in Glasgow's Greyfriars Wynd Gallowgate in 1815. In 1821 he took over his first cousin David Napier 's Camlachie foundry and works and for his works manager chose David Elder (1795–1866) (in 1824 father of John Elder ). They made city water pipes then
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#1732779528209240-483: The last paddle wheel Atlantic record holder. Scotia was originally intended to be Persia's sister, but was delayed when the Collins Line collapsed. When Scotia was finally built, she was a larger edition of Persia with an extra deck and power. In 1861, during the Trent incident , Persia and several other liners were chartered to rush troops to Canada . She was the only ship to reach Quebec before ice closed
260-590: The nearby Vulcan Foundry re-equipping it, two years later handing over Camlachie to one of his brothers. Eight years later he leased (then in 1841 he bought) his cousin David Napier's Lancefield Quay Foundry and Docks on the north side of the Clyde. There in 1836 he built Berenice , the East India Company's first steamer, he sub-contracted the hull to John Wood and Company , and their Zenobia and in 1841, HMS Akbar . His first contract for
280-498: The same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Persia&oldid=1121700161 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
300-455: The supply of wooden hulls. Parkhead Forge was bought in 1848 to supply wrought iron plates and forgings. Steel hulls were introduced in the early 1880s. Between 1840 and 1855 Napier's supplied engines for the entire Cunard Line paddle fleet, the timber hulls were made for Napier's by John Wood of Port Glasgow and Steele & Co of Greenock. In 1850 Napier's began to build iron-hulled river steamers then deep sea vessels and in 1852 launched
320-408: Was a famous firm of Clyde shipbuilders and marine engineers at Govan , Glasgow founded by Robert Napier in 1826. It was moved to Govan for more space in 1841. His sons James and John were taken into partnership in 1853. The whole Clyde, every engineer and shipbuilder in it, was considered to have benefitted from the firm's achievements and celebrity. By the 1840s it was universally recognised as
340-419: Was a national event and she touched 17 knots (31 km/h) on her trials, although her normal service speed was limited to 13 knots (24 km/h) because of her high fuel consumption. She carried 250 first class and 50 second class passengers. On her maiden voyage in 1856, Persia struck an iceberg , but was saved by her clipper bow and the stoutness of her construction. It was during this maiden voyage that
360-481: Was one of the most distinguished marine engineers of his time. However Napier's began to lose its technical lead. Financial difficulties arose in 1859 brought on by difficulties in constructing HMS Black Prince to the Admiralty's specification. Father and sons failed to agree on the business's future. In 1871 there was a forced sale of Parkhead Forge and then Robert Napier was persuaded to enter full retirement and
380-716: Was taken out of service in 1868 after only twelve years. Attempts to convert Persia to sail were unsuccessful and the former pride of the British merchant marine was scrapped in 1872. As a result of competition from the Collins Line , Cunard ordered the Arabia in 1852 to retake the Atlantic records. Arabia crammed more powerful engines into a smaller ship than the Collins speedsters, and touched 15 knots on trials. However, she proved too powerful for her wooden construction and
400-496: Was unable to win the records. Cunard realized that in the future, new construction must include an iron hull. For Persia , Robert Napier and Sons of Glasgow designed an iron ship that was 16% larger than the wooden Collins liners and 50% larger than Cunard's Arabia . Her two-cylinder side-lever engine produced 3,600 horsepower (2,700 kW) and consumed 145 long tons (147 t) of coal per day. Persia's launch in July 1855
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