 On 10 December 1897 "Etruria" rescued the crew of the steamer SS "Milfield" which was foundering in heavy seas about 140 miles west of Fastnet Rock.On 6 January 1900, "Etruria" left Liverpool, and one week later she arrived in New York.On the 13th engineers were inspecting the ship, and on examination of the propeller shaft, they found cracks that were not there when the ship left Liverpool.