The SS Westernland was a transatlantic ocean liner launched in 1917 as Regina in Govan, Scotland, by Harland & Wolff for the Dominion Line, a subsidiary of IMM. She measured 575.3 feet (175.4 meters) in length, with a beam of 67.8 feet (20.7 meters) and a depth of 41.2 feet (12.6 meters). Built primarily as a troop ship during World War I, her initial configuration featured an incomplete superstructure, a single funnel, and one mast, reflecting her wartime adaptations. She was equipped with three screws—two driven by four-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines and a third powered by exhaust steam from the low-pressure cylinders, a setup that provided her with a speed of approximately 16 knots. After her delivery on 26 October 1917, Regina began service transporting troops and emigrants between Liverpool and Boston from December 1918. In 1920, she underwent significant refitting at Harland & Wolff's Belfast yard, where her superstructure was completed, adding a second funnel, mast, and passenger accommodations for 2,300 individuals, including cabin and third-class passengers, along with refrigerated cargo space. Throughout her nearly three-decade career, the vessel changed hands multiple times, serving under British, German, and Dutch flags. She operated as part of the Leyland Line, White Star Line, and Red Star Line, and later as part of the Holland America fleet. Her routes included Liverpool to North America, with variations such as Antwerp to New York and Southampton to Montreal. During World War II, Westernland served as a troop transport, repair ship, and destroyer depot ship, participating notably in the 1940 Allied operations and convoy missions, including carrying Free French General Charles de Gaulle. She spent extensive periods in the Indian Ocean, transporting thousands of troops, sometimes over 2,800 at a time. Post-war, Westernland was managed by Cunard-White Star Line under the Ministry of War Transport, and plans for conversion into a whaling factory ship were abandoned. She was ultimately sold for scrap, arriving at Blyth, Northumberland, in August 1947, marking the end of her distinguished 30-year service.

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