💡 While "SS" often denotes a Steamship (e.g., SS United States), there is currently no major historical record or wreck report for a prominent vessel specifically named the SS Aleksandra . If you'd like more details to narrow this down:
"Feed it more coal, Mr. Henderson. Don't let her lag," Thorne replied, though he knew it wasn't a lack of coal. It was a lack of spirit. The Aleksandra was fighting them.
If you are certain the name refers to a real historical person, ask:
The ship had a history. Thorne had heard the whispers in the sailors' taverns before he signed on. They said she was named after a Bulgarian princess who had drowned in the Danube, and that her ghost wandered the decks looking for dry land. Thorne didn't believe in ghosts. He believed in faulty hydraulics and rusty hull plates.