SS Canada was a British Dominion Line ocean liner. She was the first twin-screw steamship operating between Liverpool and Montreal. She was launched on 14 May 1896;[1] completed on 26 September; and made her sea trials on 27 September. She began her maiden voyage on 1 October 1896 from Liverpool, via Quebec, to Montreal.[2] She was a troopship in the Second Boer War from November 1899 to Autumn 1902.
In April 1912, Canada's Captain claimed he was in the same ice field as RMS Titanic, ignored wireless warnings, and maintained her full speed.
In the First World War, Canada was a troopship from 1914 until 1918. Her first voyage after the war was in November 1918, from Liverpool to Portland, Maine. She was refitted with berths for 463 cabin class and 755 third class passengers.[3]