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Cymric, 1898

 Item
Identifier: imm-0090
Image of Cymric (1898); lotseq 104-091
Image of Cymric (1898); lotseq 104-092

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: 1898

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Vessel Details

Line: White Star Line

Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland

Tonnage and dimensions: 13,096 tons; 585' x 64'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 15 knots

Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 1 funnel

Passengers: 1st class: 150; 3rd class: 1,160

Routes: Liverpool-NY; Liverpool-Boston

History: Boer War transport 1899. Torpedoed and sunk May 8, 1916 with loss of 5 lives.

Legacy record identifier: Cymric1898

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

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