SS Steja djal Scipia (1932)

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SS Steja djal Scipia
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SS Steja djal Scipia underway, 1933
History
Tyreseia
Name: SS Steja djal Scipia
Namesake: Star of Scipia
Owner: League of Neptune
Operator: Tyreseo-Periclean Line
Port of registry: Tyreseia New Tyria
Route: Tyreseia New TyriaLatium BeroeaWazheganon Nykambrik
Builder: Michu Perra Shipyard, Oyat, Tyreseia
Cost: Ⲇ3.5 million
Yard number: 112
Launched: February 1932
Completed: 1 July 1932
Maiden voyage: 12 July 1932
Out of service: 17 August 1938
Fate: Caught fire and beached 17 August 1938, later scrapped in situ.
General characteristics
Type: Ocean liner
Tonnage: 11,520 GRT
Length: 480 ft (146 m)
Beam: 71 ft (21.6 m)
Depth: 18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Installed power: 14,000 ihp (10,000 kW)
Propulsion: Twin screw turbo-electric steam
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) service speed
Capacity: 520 passengers
Crew: 230

The SS Steja djal Scipia was a Tyreseian ocean liner that caught fire and ran aground in the late evening hours of August 17th, 1938, en route from Nykambrik, Wazheganon to New Tyria, Tyreseia via Beroea, Latium. Of the 741 passengers and crew aboard, 142 perished, making the fire the worst maritime disaster in Tyreseian history up to that point.

What started the fire was never determined by authorities; as such, theories abound. Causes from Invictist sabotage to faulty construction and even freak weather conditions have been blamed. Regardless, the disaster was instrumental in forcing Tyreseian maritime safety standards to change in coming years.

Construction

Early career

Fire

Aftermath and investigation

Legacy