SS Niagara

For other ships with the same name, see Niagara (ship).
History
Name
  • SS Corse (1908–1910)
  • SS Niagara (1910–1931)
NamesakeNiagara Falls
Operator
Port of registryFrance Le Havre, France
RouteLe Havre–New York City
BuilderAteliers et Chantiers de la Loire
Maiden voyage26 March 1910 (as Niagara)
FateScrapped in 1931
General characteristics
TypePassenger liner
Tonnage9,614 GRT
Length485 feet
Beam56 feet
PropulsionTwin-screw
Speed14 1/2 knots

SS Niagara was a French passenger steamship built 1908 as the SS Corse for the Chargeurs Réunis. It was taken over by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (C.G.T. or the French Line) in 1910, and ran on the Le Havre–New York route. She was also used on the Bordeaux–New York service and the Hamburg–New York service.[1][2]

On 10 April 1912, the Niagara struck an icefield and got badly damaged. Captain Juham immediately sent out an "SOS" call and called for assistance. However, after discovering that the damage was not enough to sink the ship, he called off assistance and the Niagara managed to steam under her own power to New York City, arriving there on the 17th. Four days after the incident, near the spot where the Niagara had met the icefield, the new liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and foundered with great loss of life.[3]

The Niagara was scrapped in 1931 at Dunkirk.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Niagara". Heritage Ships. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  2. ^ "SS Niagara". Norway Heritage. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  3. ^ "Niagara Near Titanic's Fate". Chicago Record-Herald. 17 April 1912 – via Encyclopedia Titanica.
  4. ^ "RMMS Niagara Archival Collection". GG Archives. Retrieved 22 April 2026.

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