Elbe, 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: North German Lloyd
Builder and location: John Elder & Son, Glasgow, Scotland
Tonnage and dimensions: 4,897 tons; 418' x 44'
Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 17 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels
Routes: Bremen-Southampton-NY
History: Sunk in collision with steamer CRATHIE in the North Sea, January 30, 1895; more than 330 people died.
Legacy record identifier: Elbe1881
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
112 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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