Elvas Tower: RMS Arlanza - Royal Mail Lines Steamship - Elvas Tower

RMS ARLANZA

Royal Mail Steam Ship

Passenger Liner - Mail Packet

Launched 1911, part of the "A" class Shiips. Also served in WWI as the HMS Arlanza Armed Merchant Cruiser and saw action on the Northern Blockade.

Model created from an original shape shared generously by Ron Picard, extensively edited and improved by Chris Gerlach, Jeff Farquar, and with advice from Tim Muir. The final shape was again extensively worked on by Chris Gerlach and the textures are by Chris. Historic data from online sources and Cunard records and photographs. John Fleming gave me some of the first help on ship building and shared some of his textures, and Tim Muir also helped me learn much about this craft. Jeff Farquar (Master chief) saved this hull and much else for a previous ship project and created the fine anchor that graces this ship's brow. Capt Bazza has been a guiding light for my work shipbuildings and Justin helped with plans for the 3 Islander that helped develop these ships.

This model is high poly. You may need to use Proxy Placement to get it into MSTS.. You may repaint and convert this model as you wish as long as this READ Me acompanies the result. I would appreciate a advance notice and info if you intend to re use her.

No liabity is offered or given, you use at your own risk. No commerical Use may be made in any form of this model.

Chris Gerlach (CrisGer)
Elvas Tower
August 2017

Chrisgerlach9@yahoo.com

Data:

RMS Arlanza (1912–15, 1920–38)
HMS Arlanza (1915–20)
Owner: Royal Mail Lines House Flag.svg Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
Operator: United Kingdom Royal Navy (1915–20)
Port of registry: United Kingdom Belfast
Route: Southampton – Rio de Janeiro – Montevideo – Buenos Aires
Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number: 415
Launched: 23 November 1911
Completed: 8 June 1912
Commissioned: 24 April 1915
Decommissioned: April 1920
Maiden voyage: 21 June 1912
In service: September 1912
Out of service: April 1915
In service: July 1920
Out of service: August 1938
Scrapped: UK 1938

Ocean liner (1912–15, 1920–38)
armed merchant cruiser (1915–20)

Tonnage:
14,622 GRT
tonnage under deck 10,025
8,888 NRT

Length:
570.3 ft (173.8 m) p/p,
570 ft (173.8 m) o/a[1]
Beam: 65.3 ft (19.9 m)[1]
Depth: 33.3 ft (10.1 m)

Installed power: 14,000 ihp (10,440 kW)[2]
Propulsion: 2 × triple-expansion engines, 1 × low-pressure steam turbine, 3 × screws
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h)[3]
Capacity:
1,390 passengers:
400 × 1st class
230 × 2nd class
760 × 3rd class[3]
Armament:
In RN service:
6 × 6 in (150 mm) guns
Notes:
sister ships:
Alcantara, Andes, Almanzora