BERLIN / ARABIC  (3RD)

LAUNCHED AS 'BERLIN' IN 1908. SHE WAS  OUTFITTED AS A MINE LAYER IN 1914 AND PAINTED IN ANCHOR LINE COLOURS ( DISGUISE ) ONE OF HER MINES SANK 'HMS AUDACIOUS'. SHE WAS GIVEN TO BRITAIN AS WAR COMPENSATION AT THE END OF THE WAR AND OPERATED AS A TROOPSHIP UNTIL 1920. SHE WAS PURCHASED IN 1920 BY THE WHITE STAR LINE AND RE-NAMED 'ARABIC'. SHE WAS CHARTERED TO THE RED STAR LINE IN 1927. THE ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS HER IN RED STAR LINE COLOURS. SHE LATER RETURNED TO WHITE STAR. SHE WAS SCRAPPED IN GENOA IN 1931.