Berengaria, 1912
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: 1912
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Cunard Line
Builder and location: A. G. "Vulkan", Hamburg, Germany
Tonnage and dimensions: 52,226 tons; 883' x 98'
Machinery and speed: Quadruple-screw, 23.5 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 3 funnels (aft funnel a dummy)
Passengers: 1st class: 970; 2nd class: 830; 3rd class: 1,000
Routes: Liverpool-NY; Southampton-NY
History: First voyage for Cunard Feb. 21, 1920; last voyage Mar. 1938. Partially dismantled for scrap prior to WWII; completely scrapped 1946. Ex-IMPERATOR (1921).
Legacy record identifier: Berengaria1912
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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