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R.M.S 'Nova Scotia' (1887)

You MUST have on INFINITE ELECTRIC in order to use this vessel.
*INFINITE fuel is optional ; leave off for smoke*.

-Controls in wheelhouse/pilothouse, on the helm.
-Hold 'Ignite Boilers' toggle for several seconds.
-throttle up main engine, and (optional) auxiliary engine for max speed.
-Use A/D keys to turn the ship.
-Hold down 'Reverse Gear' to reverse the ship.
-Scuttle control (num 2) can be found on the helm.

NOTE : This vessel is fictional, built for my fictional shipping line, the Greyhound Line.
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The fine ocean-going steamship 'Nova Scotia' was built in 1887 for the Greyhound Steamship Company, in an effort to compete with the new Cunard steamships S.S 'Umbria' and 'Etruria', which were recently built in 1884 and dominating the North Atlantic trade. Being comparable in size, and speed, the 'Nova Scotia' was 553 feet in length, and was able to make 17 knots with ease ; her sails if equipped allowing for her speeds to exceed 19 knots. Three other vessels were ordered in quick succession, as sisters to the Nova Scotia, making up the 'Canadian Quartet' of liners ; the Royal Mail Steamers 'Nova Scotia', 'Ontario', 'Alberta II', and 'Quebec'. Two of the vessels were intended for the Canadian (Liverpool - Halifax - Quebec City) routes, being the 'Nova Scotia' and 'Ontario'. The other two steamers, 'Alberta II' and 'Quebec' serviced the standard transatlantic route (Liverpool - New York City), of which they competed with the Cunard steamers 'Umbria' and 'Etruria', and the various Gem Line ocean steamships that also steamed upon the North Atlantic waters in 1887. It however for this class was not only smooth sailing however, as the sister-ship to the 'Nova Scotia', the Royal Mail steamship 'Ontario', booked with 987 passengers and crew sailed out of Liverpool on a voyage to Quebec City on November 4th, 1890. on the 8th of November, disaster struck in the mid-Atlantic for the ill-fated 'Ontario', for after she struck an incredibly strong gale, the poor vessel, already dramatically pitching in the seas, took a wave wrong, and broke her back whilst riding a wave. The keel did however, remain attached, of which the bow subsequently sank, pulling the stern end with it in a mere 12 minutes (this can be simulated in the scuttle option, found in the bridge). 980 of the 987 passengers lost their lives, the sole 7 survivors being stranded for two weeks at sea before rescue would arrive. This would be one of four major losses for the Greyhound line - the 'Ontario' in 1890, 'Royal Albatross II' in 1915, the 'Glorious Albatross' in 1916, and the 'BlueJay IV' in 1937. Following the disaster, the remaining three liners were forced into dry-dock, of which the steamers were refitted heavily, and given strengthened keels in order to prevent a similar event from occurring again. The Greyhound Line did however, suffer heavy backlash as a result from the incident, and suffered heavy financial losses. As a result, the company sold off the steamship 'Quebec' to the Oriental Steam Packet Navigation Company, of which she was there, heavily refitted once again. Upon re-entering service in June of 1891, the 'Nova Scotia' was celebrated immensely, with the general public being excited to have the liner back on the Canadian service, her past reliability being something of great value to many. in 1897, the liner would be put in the public spotlight when she accidentally ran down the S.S 'York City', an excursion steamer on the Mersey River. Of the 175 aboard the steamer, 95 of them were killed when the 'Nova Scotia' cut the steamer clean in halves and subsequently sinking her. Survivors were transported aboard the 'Nova Scotia', of which the voyage that day was cancelled pushed back two weeks for minor repairs to be made to the liner. A separate incident also occurred in May of 1899, when the 'Nova Scotia' became temporarily stranded on the rocks off of Point Lizard, near Queenstown. Years prior in 1897, the Atlantic Transport Line steamer 'Mohegan' found herself stranded on the rocks in that same location during a storm, which resulted in her sudden winking with the loss of nearly all aboard. Though thanks to the swift efforts of local tugs from Queenstown, the 'Nova Scotia', only partially grounded was simply pushed off of the rocks and refloated, where she was towed back to Queenstown for emergency repairs. Her compliment of 1,455 passengers were disembarked, of which they were transferred to the steamer 'Glorious Albatross' which was in Queenstown that same day. In December of 1903, the vessel had also reversed into a Greyhound Line coaling barge, crushing the barge against the New York Greyhound Line pier and killing two men aboard the barge. In spite of these incidents however, the 'Nova Scotia' throughout her life was extremely reliable, and served a successful, and mostly uneventful life. It was however, in Following the end of the Great War, the 'Nova Scotia' was quickly refitted, repaired, and sent back into service as a temporary troop transport - carrying American soldiers back to Philadelphia, still sporting her white immigrant ship styled hull. in December of 1919, the vessel was sold for scrap, of which she was broken up in Preston in 1920. She sailed to the breakers yard under the name 'Canadian Pride', in reference to her long-time reliable service on the Canadian routes. After being broken up, her scrapped steel plating was reused in the construction of the future Greyhound liner U.S.M.S 'BlackBird' - also a four stacker. The steamer 'BlackBird' is considered to be the 'Nova Scotia', re-birthed into the 1920's. Especially because of her interior fittings, and exterior plating being simply recycled from the 'Nova Scotia'. The scrapping of this vessel was undoubtedly a very much sad event, and a terribly somber ending to a revolutionary steamship, though her memory would continue to live on through the new U.S.M.S 'BlackBird' from the mid 20's, up into the late 60's.