Manitou - ex Victoria

Red Star Line steamship built 1897 at West Hartlepool by Furness, Withy & Co. This ship was originally launched as the "Victoria" for the Wilson's & Furness-Leyland line, but the ship was purchased by the Atlantic Transport Line 1898 and was subsequently renamed "Manitou" and put on the London - New York service. She was an identical sister of the "Alexandra" which was also purchased by the A.T.L and renamed "Menoiminee". Chartered 1902 by the Red Star Line for the Antwerp to Philadelphia service. In 1920 she was renamed "Poland". In 1925 renamed "Natale", scrapped later the same year.