Calgaric, 1918

Item

Identifier: imm-0046

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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: 1918

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Vessel Details

Line: White Star Line

Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland

Tonnage and dimensions: 16,063 tons; 550' x 67'

Machinery and speed: Triple-screw, 14.5 knots

Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 1 funnel

Passengers: 1st class: 290; 2nd class: 550; 3rd class: 330

Routes: Liverpool-Quebec-Montreal

History: Launched as ORCA for Pacific Steam Navigation Co.; transferred 1923 to Royal Mail. Transferred to White Star 1927, renamed CALGARIC. Sold 1934 and broken up 1936.

Legacy record identifier: Calgaric1918