City of Rome, 1881
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: 1881
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Inman Line
Builder and location: Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd., Barrow-in-Furness, England
Tonnage and dimensions: 8,415 tons; 560' x 52'
Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 16 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 3 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 271; 2nd class: 250; 3rd class: 810
Routes: Liverpool-Queenstown-NY
History: Transferred to Anchor Line after 5 round voyages. Made 58 round voyages Liverpool-Queenstown-NY for Anchor. In 1891 began Glasgow-Moville-NY service. In Sept. 1898 repatriated 1,690 Spanish soldiers after Spanish-American War. Last voyage Glasgow-Moville-
Legacy record identifier: City of Rome1881
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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