Aurania, 1883
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: 1883
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Cunard Line
Builder and location: J. & G. Thompson, Glasgow
Tonnage and dimensions: 7,269 tons; 470' x 57'
Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 17.5 knots
Masts and funnels: 3 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 480; 3rd class: 700
Routes: Liverpool-Queenstown-NY; Trieste-Fiume-Naples-NY
History: Engines disabled in mid-Atlantic on maiden voyage, arrived in NY on July 4, 1883 under sail and towed by 3 tugs. Resumed route in Apr. 1884 after repairs. Became Boer War transport in 1899. Resumed Liverpool-NY route Apr. 1903 (2nd and 3rd class only); la
Legacy record identifier: Aurania1883
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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