S.S. Berengaria
Ship details: The Cunard White Star liner S.S. Berengaria (the former S.S. Imperator) was equipped with a Baird mechanical scanning TV station.
| Length: | 919 feet (280.7 m) |
| Beam: | 98 feet (29.9 m) |
| Tonnage: | 52,226 gross tons |
| Machinery: | Steam turbines powering four propellers. |
| Service speed: | 23 knots |
| Passengers: | 4,594 people |
Radio station: In 1937 and 1938, trials were conducted of a superior ship to shore broadcast system using the mechanical scanning TV system (M.S.T.V.). While the system worked, the picture quality was so poor that facial details were virtually unrecognisable.
Location: Trials were conducted with the liner sailing between Southampton - Cherbourg - New York. Passengers used the system to talk and see relatives on land.