Amerika, 1905
Scope and Contents
The Immigration and Steamships database contains descriptive information about 320 passenger and immigrant vessels built from 1833 to 1929. Records may identify the vessel, year built, shipping line, builder and place of construction, tonnage and dimensions, machinery and speed, masts and funnels, passenger capacities, routes, and vessel history. Most records are associated with one or more images from Mystic Seaport Museum collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1905
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Hamburg-American Line
Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland
Tonnage and dimensions: 22,225 tons; 668' x 74'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 18 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 386; 2nd class: 150; 3rd class: 1,970
Routes: Maiden voyage Hamburg-NY, Oct. 11, 1905; other routes: Hamburg-Boulogne-Southampton-Boston
History: Interned at Boston 1914. Converted to American troopship 1917. Renamed AMERICA 1917. Acquired by United States Lines 1921. Commissioned as troopship EDMUND D. ALEXANDER 1941. Single funnel 1942. Scrapped at Baltimore 1957.
Legacy record identifier: Amerika1905
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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