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SS ''Heliopolis'' is a Clyde-built British passenger ship that on her maiden voyage in 1907 became the first ship to deliver Spanish migrants from mainland Spain to Hawaii. She was subsequently renamed in 1910 SS ''Royal George'', and served as a troop ship for the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. ==Pre-War service== ''Heliopolis'' was built in 1907 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Companyof Govan, Glasgow, Scotland and launched on 28 May 1907 for the British-owned Egyptian Mail Company. She was a ship with a length of , a beam , two funnels, two masts, and a triple-screw propulsion that gave a cruising speed of .〔〔 Although intended for service in the Mediterranean, her maiden voyage took 850 Spanish families in Malaga, Spain to Hawaii as contract laborers to work on the Hawaiian sugar cane plantations.〔 Her departure from Malaga was plagued by bureaucratic delays, in which time 1,157 Spanish passengers left the ship and returned home in protest of poor conditions on board. ''Heliopolis'' finally left port on 10 March 1907, and arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii on 26 April 1907 with 2,246 Spanish migrants after 47 days at sea, which made the ''Heliopolis'' the first ship to participate in the Spanish immigration to Hawaii.〔〔 The ''Heliopolis'', upon returning from Hawaii, operated in the Mediterranean between Marseille and Alexandria, with accommodation for 344 First Class, 210 Second Class, and 560 Third Class passengers, giving a total capacity of 1,157 passengers. She continued until 1909, when the Egyptian Mail Company deemed her unprofitable and dry-docked her in Marseille to be offered for sale.〔〔 In 1910 the Canadian Northern Steamship Company of Toronto bought the ship and renamed her ''Royal George''. She then did passenger service in the North Atlantic commencing on 26 May 1910 with the Avonmouth – Quebec City – Montreal route. She ran aground on 6 November 1912 attempting to put in at Quebec, but was salvaged and after repairs returned to service on 17 June 1913.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Heliopolis (1907)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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