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Egypt, 1871

 Item
Identifier: imm-0104
Image of Egypt (1871); mkey 73401

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: 1871

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Vessel Details

Line: National Line

Builder and location: Liverpool Shipbuilding Co., Liverpool, England

Tonnage and dimensions: 4,670 tons; 440' x 43'

Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 12.5 knots

Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels

Routes: Liverpool-NY

History: Burned and abandoned at sea July 19, 1890 (no loss of life).

Legacy record identifier: Egypt1871

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

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