russian ocean liner world war ship later known estonia british ministry war transport world war liner built glasgow sailed north_atlantic routes eastbound voyage october ships came aid burning line steamer russian revolution ship came control managed later management employed carrying united_states troops france united_states navy end world war ship returned parent company placed baltic american line sailing passenger service new_york estonia sold renamed following year polish passenger service outbreak world war initially french british sailed variously north_atlantic african ports indian_ocean ship changed continued duties management scrapped launching early career ocean liner launched march scotland subsidiary gross measured feet long feet funnels masts driven twin screw propellers knots steam engines accommodations passengers class second class class sailed maiden voyage present day copenhagen new_york arriving city june replaced route sailed opposite combinations russia july august sailing carried young family way join father united_states went known american abstract painter october eastbound crossing responded distress calls line steamer fire middle atlantic liner joined ships came aid stricken ship amidst stormy seas crew rescued passengers rescue ships apart rescued march king george united_kingdom recommendation awarded crew award world war outbreak world war august switched service new_york ran sporadically russian revolution suspended service transferred ships including british registry british shipping controller initially placed liner management transferred management end known time ship russian american line ships attached united_states_navy trips carrying american troops france sailed voyage american troops april departed port transports british convoy joined transport escorted american cruiser seattle convoy arrived safely france april sources report returned united_states early june loaded troops virginia set second convoy crossing june sailing american transports morning june princess spotted submarine soon torpedo missed ship yards later morning ships met new_york portion convoy included finland george_washington italian steamer british steamer set france convoy escorted american cruisers north_carolina frederick destroyers stevens battleship texas destroyers joined escort duties group time convoy false alarm floating barrel mistaken submarine arrived brest afternoon june departed october began voyage american troops france sailing company transports america american transport italian steamer british steamer new_york convoy ships escorted cruisers seattle rochester destroyers murray ships arrived safely france october continued transporting commonwealth troops management primarily sailed british ports mediterranean ports typical voyage alexandria returned officers men serving palestine syria egypt plymouth january played role allied intervention russian civil war liner departed hull north russia august arrived friday august british italian troops russia officers men 6th 13th battalions yorkshire regiment interwar civilian service late returned placed service new estonia baltic american trip sailed glasgow january new_york danzig arriving mid february departing february began regular new_york service sailing opposite february estonia outfitted accommodations cabin class class passengers following march accommodations altered cabin class tourist class class passengers voyage began january sailed danzig copenhagen halifax new_york sold polish owned sailed march trip danzig new_york route estonia voyage april renamed polish soldier general continued sailing route august moved service began voyage route april world war signing anglo polish military alliance impending sailed august september ship left gibraltar calling september arrived october picking polish soldiers sailed days later eventually arrived december march underwent refit sailed charter french line end 1930s line sailed ships route intermediate stops african ports march departed port sailed march left sierra returning early april sailing april ship returned april convoy leaving weeks later repeated trip returned convoy time return german invasion france underway nearly weeks sailed final french voyage june liner arrived june sailed day arrived june likely confusion surrounding french surrender june movements days detained july authorities evening crew raised steam sailed ship harbor defiance taking fire shore batteries ship arrived july british duties august latest chartered duties placed management ships retained polish crews carried liaison officer aboard days later joined convoy 44th wartime convoy liverpool nearly ships escorts half ships departed convoy liverpool september half continued way clyde late october june sailed runs clyde iceland late june loaded troops sailed clyde join convoy headed convoy arrived destination july days ships sailed cape_town arriving july leaving ship cape_town sailed july final destination arrived mid august seven months operated indian_ocean primarily sailing middle eastern east african ports beginning late august sailed ports march liner sailed april fire bridge sabotage damaged way south_africa april remained repair june departing east london june resumed african runs november transport departed called returning early december nearly month stay returned duties indian_ocean february visits diego march april return ship extended stay time months resuming runs september began year continuous sailing span lasted mid september ship called bombay twice addition numerous stops putting september general refit months resumed indian_ocean service left january headed visited time april departed visit madras victory europe day headed started india burma july months calcutta docked victory japan day madras arriving port final time september sailed arrived visits september days japanese garrison surrendered end continued sailing singapore india making additional stops port arrived calcutta december time ship continued sail duties indian_ocean specific movements known march purchased time polish crews refused repatriated soviet occupied poland crew members signed british articles april formally handed british authorities renamed vessel empire match naming convention miscellaneous british auxiliary ships port cornwall remaining management performed duties mediterranean ship taken service scrapped
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