Nora McGourty left the United Kingdom from Liverpool on the 21st of June 1923, aged 27. She sailed to a new life in America, disembarking in Philadelphia and residing at Westchester Pike, Westchester PA. She sailed 3rd Class on the White Star Line steamer SS Haverford, leaving behind her husband ROBERT RYAN and her 7 year old son THOMAS DAVIS RYAN.
The twin-screw sister ships 'Haverford' and 'Merion' were built by John Brown and Company of Clydebank. She sailed the American Line service between Liverpool and Philadelphia, USA. For many years both ships had American Line funnels and houseflags, but were officially owned and registered in Liverpool. Because of this they flew the British flag.
'Haverford' was a successful, if unglamorous, North Atlantic 'workhorse'. She could carry nearly 2,000 passengers, mainly third-class or steerage and 10,000 tons of cargo. During the First World War she served as a cargo and troop transport. She carried British troops to the Dardanelles and American troops to Europe. She survived two torpedo attacks from U-boats. After the war she returned to the Liverpool-Philadelphia service. She helped repatriate thousands of American troops and carried many emigrants to the USA. She was scrapped in Italy in 1925
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