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Columbia, 1889

 Item
Identifier: imm-0084
Image of Columbia (1889); mkey 108401
Image of Columbia (1889); mkey 108400
Image of Columbia (1889); mkey 108399
Image of Columbia (1889); mkey 196269

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: 1889

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Vessel Details

Line: Hamburg-American Line

Builder and location: Laird Bros., Birkenhead, England

Tonnage and dimensions: 7,383 tons; 463' x 55'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 18 knots

Masts and funnels: 3 masts, 3 funnels

Passengers: 1st class: 220; 2nd class: 130; 3rd class: 800

Routes: Hamburg-Southampton-NY; Genoa-Naples-NY

History: Winter voyages from Genoa to NY. In 1898 became Spanish auxiliary cruiser RAPIDO; after Spanish-American War was put back into Hamburg American Line service. Sold to Russian Volunteer Fleet 1904. Scrapped 1907.

Legacy record identifier: Columbia1889

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

Contact:
Mystic Seaport Museum
112 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
860.572.5367