History
The ship was built by J and G Thomson of Clydebank and Ship naming and launching, launched on 4 September 1894, sponsored by a Miss Alderson. ''Columbia'' was one of an order for two ships, the other being . She was intended for the fast passenger mail service operated by the railway company between Southampton and Le Havre. On 13 February 1898, ''Columbia'' collided with the French fishing-smack ''Gazelle''. Of the crew of eight French fishermen, only two were rescued. In 1912, ''Columbia'' was sold to J. J. Sitges Freres of Alicante, Spain, and renamed ''Sitges''. He was acquired by the French Navy in 1915 for World War I service as a troopship and renamed 'Corse'. ''Corse'' was sunk on 24 January 1918 in the Mediterranean Sea off La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, by the Imperial German Navy submarine . Her crew survived.References
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