SS Tunisian Archival Collection
The RMS Tunisian (1900) of the Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers. GGA Image ID # 1e0ea7148e
Tunisian (1900) Allan Line
Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 10,576. Dimensions: 500' x 59'. Twin-screw, 16 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 240 first, 220 second, 1,000 third. Maiden Voyage: Commenced her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Canada in April 1900. Transferred to Canadian Pacific Line during World War I. Renamed: Marburn (1922). Fate: Scrapped in 1928. Sister ship: Bavarian
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1911-09-22 TSS Tunisian Passenger List
First Class Passenger List from the TSS Tunisian of the Allan Line, Departing Friday, 22 September 1911, from Liverpool to Québec and Montréal, Commanded by Captain J. A. Fairfull.
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Allan Line - Second Cabin Accommodations - 1908
It is probably an unprecedented occurrence in the history of the Transatlantic Liner that three Steamers of 10,000 tons register or more, should be in course of construction at one time and placed in commission within six months of each other. Ships Covered: Corsican, Grampian, Ionian, Tunisian, Victorian, and Virginian.
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Sailing Schedule, Glasgow-Québec-Montréal and Liverpool-Québec-Montréal, from 20 August 1908 to 19 November 1908. Ships Included the Corsican, Grampian, Hesperian, Ionian, Pretorian, Tunisian, Victorian, and Virginian. TSS Ionian Second Class Passenger List, 22 August 1908. GGA Image ID # 2105877dab
Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-Quebec-Montreal Service from 7 September 1911 to 17 November 1911. Ships Included the Corsican, Tunisian, Victorian, and Virginian. The Allan Line Steamers Sail from Montreal at Daylight or 9.00 A.M. Thus Giving Passengers an Opportunity to View the Noble St. Lawrence All the Way to the Sea. TSS Tunisian Passenger List, 22 September 1911. GGA Image ID # 1e0d11aed2
Proposed Sailings, London-Le Havre-Québec-Montréal Service, from 7 September 1911 to 12 November 1911. Ships Included the Corinthian, Lake Erie, Pomeranian, Sardinian, and Sicilian. TSS Tunisian Passenger List, 22 September 1911. GGA Image ID # 1e0e20ba5c
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Quebec-Montreal, from 31 July 1919 to 30 October 1919. Ships Included the Corsican, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Pretorian, Scandinavian, and Tunisian. SS Pretorian Cabin Passenger List, 16 August 1919. GGA Image ID # 2122abff4d
Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Québec-Montréal, Glasgow-Québec-Montréal, Southampton-Québec-Montréal, Antwerp-Québec-Montréal, Le Havre-Québec-Montréal, Trieste-Québec-Montréal, and Naples-Québec-Montréal, from 6 September 1921 to 3 November 1921. Ships Included the Corsican, Empress of Britain, Empress of France, Melita, Metagama, Minnedosa, Montreal, Pretorian, Scandinavian, and Tunisian. SS Metagama Passenger List, 6 September 1921. GGA Image ID # 1ec0341981
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Plan of Second Cabin, Twin Screw SS Tunisian, 10,576 Tons. GGA Image ID # 113f0a82f4
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S.S. Tunisian (Allan Line), Leaving Montreal - 1911. GGA Image # 53b44900a8
Unique postcard of the S.S. Tunisian of the Allan Line, leaving Montreal for Liverpool. The scene of the ship on the St. Lawrence River is magnificent. Postally used on 11 December 1911 in Yonge Mills, Ontario, it lives up to its moniker of "Souvenir Post Card." The back side appears below.
Back Side of S.S. Tunisian (Allan Line), Leaving Montreal - 1911. GGA Image # 5c3e23d7c6
S.S. Tunisian Near Shoreline - 1906. GGA Image # 5e6a25bf7a
One scarce card, double stamped with two different ship names on the front -- namely the SS Tunisian and SS Pretorian -- as if they couldn't quite decide what ship was represented in this scene. The view of the vessel is near the shoreline, either leaving or entering the harbor. The postcard was postally used on 12 April 1906 at 8:30 am in Liverpool, published by The Art Publishing Company Glasgow. The back side appears below.
Back Side of S.S. Tunisian Near Shoreline - 1906. "Arrived Quite Safe Riverfront 6:30 PM - Lem." GGA Image # 4549f83a3a
RMS Tunisian. (Twin Screw) 10576 Tons, Length 500 ft., Breadth 59 ft. GGA Image # 25263e4d87
The RMS Tunisian, shown here near the coastline in a painting that the artist wanted to show the reflection of the funnel in the water. Note the reddishness of the water near the center of the image. The ship was a Twin Screw at 10,576 Tons, 500 feet in length, and 59 feet wide (breadth). The card was postally used on 9 April 1909 in Londonderry. Northern Ireland. The back side appears below.
Back Side of RMS Tunisian. (Twin Screw) 10576 Tons, Length 500 ft., Breadth 59 ft. GGA Image # 34c1f39f9e
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Advertisement, Allan Royal Mail Line. Ships Include the Victorian, Virginian, Tunisian, Corsican, Grampian, and Hesperian. Cunard Daily Bulletin, Ivernia Edition for 22 July 1908. GGA Image ID # 131f1a86b9
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Great Passenger Ships of the World 1858-1912
This initial volume deals with Ships from 1858-1912, from the first passenger ship of over 10,000 GRT to be placed in service (the Great Eastern) to those unforgettable sister ships, the Olympic and Titanic — the first of more than 40,000 GRT.
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
Passenger Ships of the World, 1963, represents an incredible resource covering passenger ships that are Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Trans-Pacific via Panama Canal, Latin American, Africa and the Eastern Oceans, and California-Hawaii.
Ravenscrag: The Allan Royal Mail Line
Ravenscrag is the story of the Allans and of the great line of sail and steamships which bore their name, dominating the Canadian Atlantic routes for more than a century and making a major contribution to Canadian history.
Sailing Seven Seas: History of the Canadian Pacific Line
With a witty and informative style, author Peter Pigott evokes-not only the nostalgic heyday of ocean travel but reveals a slice of almost-forgotten Canadiana.
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