Aquitania, 1913
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: 1913
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Cunard Line
Builder and location: John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow
Tonnage and dimensions: 45,647 tons; 868' x 97'
Machinery and speed: Quadruple-screw, 24 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 4 funnels (4th a dummy)
Passengers: 1st class: 597; 2nd class: 614; 3rd class: 2,052
Routes: Liverpool-NY; Southampton-Cherbourg-NY; Southampton-NY
History: Maiden voyage May 30, 1914. Became armed merchant cruiser Aug. 1914. Hospital, troopship 1915-19. Returned to passenger service June 1919. Troopship 1939-1948. Returned to Cunard Line service May 1948.. Scrapped 1950. Made a total of 443 round voyages on
Legacy record identifier: Aquitania1913
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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