China, 1889
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: 1889
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Builder and location: Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Govan, Scotland
Tonnage and dimensions: 5,060 tons; 440' x 48'
Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 17 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: San Francisco-Hong Kong-Manila
Routes: In service SF-Hong Kong-Manila 1889-1915. Sold to Atlantic Transport in 1915 and then resold to China Mail Steamship Co. for SF-Manila service, 1915-1923. Scrapped at Kowloon 1925.
Legacy record identifier: China1889
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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