She was launched on April 19, 1917, as the REGINA, for the Dominion Line of Liverpool.
In 1929, she was sold to the Red Star Line and remained under the British flag. She was registered for F. Leyland, Liverpool.
In 1930, she was renamed WESTERNLAND and served on the Antwerp-New York run.
In 1935, she underwent a refit for 550 tourist class passengers and continued on the Antwerp-New York service. On November 8, 1936, the Westernland sped to the assistance of the Hamburg-America Line motorship Isis, which had run into difficulty in a storm off Lands' End, England. Only one cabin boy could be rescued, as the Isis sank with 39 men.
In 1939, she was sold to Holland-America Line but continued to run on the same route. Her sister ship was the Pennland.
In May of 1940, she became the seat of the exiled Dutch government at Falmouth, England. In July of 1940, she was refitted as a troopship and in November of 1942, she was taken over by the British Admiralty as a repair ship. She took part in the attack on Dakar, as the flagship of General De Gaulle.
In 1946, she was sold to C. Salvasen in Leith, Scotland. She was to be converted to a whaler, but it was never carried out.
On July 15, 1947, she was sold to the British Iron and Steel Corporation. She was scrapped in Belgium in 1947.
Ship Name History: Regina - Westernland
Builder: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland
Line: Red Star Line
Length: 601 ft.
Width: 68 ft.
Gross Tonnage: 16314
Funnels: 2
Masts: 2
Engines: Triple expansion, triple screw
Capacity: 350 cabin-, 350 tourist- and 800 third-class passengers
Speed: 15 kn.
Completed: 1917
Out of Service: 1947