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|Ship propulsion= 1 × [[Propeller|screw]]

|Ship speed= {{convert|13+1/2|kn|km/h|0}}

|Ship speed= {{convert|13+1/2|kn|km/h|0}}

|Ship capacity= 120 × [[First class travel|1st class]] passengers + 800 × cattle

|Ship capacity= *120 × [[First class travel|1st class]] passengers

*plus 800 × cattle

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==A class of five cargo liners==

==A class of five cargo liners==

The ship was the third of a [[Ship class|class]] of five built for members of the [[Thomas Wilson Sons & Co.|Wilson]] and [[Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness|Furness]]-[[Leyland Line]] in 1897 and 1898. The first was ''Alexandra'', launched by [[Alexander Stephen and Sons]] in [[Glasgow]] on 3 August 1897. Next was ''Victoria'', launched by [[Furness Withy|Furness, Withy & Co]] in [[West Hartlepool]] on 31 August. The third was built by [[Harland & Wolff]] in [[Belfast]] as yard number 319, on slipway number 7. She was launched in 11 September 1897 as ''Winifreda'', and completed in 17 February 1898. A Stephen and Sons also built ''[[SS Marquette (1897)|Boadicea]]'', which was launched on 25 November 1897. The final ship of the class to be built was ''[[SS Mohegan|Cleopatra]]'', which was launched by [[Earle's Shipbuilding]] in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] on 6 April 1898.

The ship was the third of a [[Ship class|class]] of five built for members of the [[Thomas Wilson Sons & Co.|Wilson]] and [[Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness|Furness]]-[[Leyland Line]] in 1897 and 1898. Previous Wilson and Furness-Leyland ships had all been purely [[cargo ship]]s to carry livestock. The five new ships were each designed to carry more than 100 passengers, all in [[First class travel|first class]] berths.

The first ship was ''Alexandra'', launched by [[Alexander Stephen and Sons]] in [[Glasgow]] on 3 August 1897. Next was ''Victoria'', launched by [[Furness Withy|Furness, Withy & Co]] in [[West Hartlepool]] on 31 August. The third was built by [[Harland & Wolff]] in [[Belfast]] as yard number 319, on slipway number 7. She was launched in 11 September 1897 as ''Winifreda'', and completed in 17 February 1898. A Stephen and Sons also built ''[[SS Marquette (1897)|Boadicea]]'', which was launched on 25 November 1897. The final ship of the class to be built was ''[[SS Mohegan|Cleopatra]]'', which was launched by [[Earle's Shipbuilding]] in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] on 6 April 1898.

==Career==

==''Winifreda''==

''Winifreda''{{'}}s registered length was {{cvt|482.1|ft|abbr=on}}, her [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] was {{cvt|52.2|ft|abbr=on}}; and her depth was {{cvt|31.6|ft|abbr=on}}. She had first class berths for 120 passengers, and her [[Hold (compartment)|holds]] could accommodate 800 head of cattle. Her [[tonnage]]s were {{GRT|6833}} and {{NRT|4423}}. She had a single [[Propeller|screw]], driven by a three-cylinder [[Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion|triple-expansion engine]] that was rated at 772 [[Horsepower#Nominal horsepower|NHP]] or 4,300 [[Horsepower#Indicated horsepower|ihp]], and gave her a speed of {{convert|13+1/2|kn|km/h|0}}. Her original owner was Leyland Line, who registered her in [[Port of Liverpool|Liverpool]]. Her UK [[official number]] was 109392, and her [[code letters]] were PWSL.

==''Mesaba''==

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*{{cite book |last=Burrell |first=David |year=1992 |title=Furness Withy 1891–1991 |place=Kendal |publisher=[[World Ship Society]] |isbn=0-905617-70-3}}

*{{cite book |last=Burrell |first=David |year=1992 |title=Furness Withy 1891–1991 |place=Kendal |publisher=[[World Ship Society]] |isbn=0-905617-70-3}}

*{{cite book |last=Haws |first=Duncan |year=1979 |title=The Ships of the Cunard, American, Red Star, Inman, Leyland, Dominion, Atlantic Transport and White Star lines |series=Merchant Fleets in Profile |volume=2 |place=Cambridge |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |isbn=0-85059-324-7}}

*{{cite book |last=Haws |first=Duncan |year=1979 |title=The Ships of the Cunard, American, Red Star, Inman, Leyland, Dominion, Atlantic Transport and White Star lines |series=Merchant Fleets in Profile |volume=2 |place=Cambridge |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |isbn=0-85059-324-7}}

*{{cite book |year=1898 |title=Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping |volume=I.–Steamers |place=London |publisher=[[Lloyd's Register]] of Shipping |via=[[Internet Archive]] |ref={{sfnref|''Lloyd's Register'' 1898}} |url= https://archive.org/details/HECROS1899ST/page/n853/mode/1up}}

*{{cite book |year=1910 |title=Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping |volume=I.–Steamers |place=London |publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping |via=Internet Archive |ref={{sfnref|''Lloyd's Register'' 1910}} |url= https://archive.org/details/HECROS1911ST/page/n697/mode/1up}}

*{{cite book |year=1899 |title=Mercantile Navy List |place=London |publisher=Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen |via=Crew List Index Project |ref={{sfnref|''Mercantile Navy List'' 1899}} |url= https://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/viewimages?name=Mesaba&year=1899&submit=Enter}}

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