Caronia, 1904
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: 1904
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., Glasgow
Tonnage and dimensions: 19,782 tons; 650' x 72'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 18 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 300; 2nd class: 350; 3rd class 2,000
Routes: Liverpool-Queenstown-NY; Liverpool-Queenstown-Boston; London-Halifax-NY; Mediterranean-Adriatic-NY
History: Reconfigured in 1926: cabin 425; tourist 365; 3rd class 650. 1926-31 in London-Havre-Southampton-NY service. Bought by Japanese shipbreakers in 1932 and renamed TAISEIYO MARU for voyage to Japan. Dismantled for scrap 1933.
Legacy record identifier: Caronia1904
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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