George Washington, 1908
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: 1908
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: North German Lloyd
Builder and location: Akt. Ges. "Vulkan," Stettin, Germany
Tonnage and dimensions: 25,570 tons; 699' x 78'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 19 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 520; 2nd class: 377; 3rd class: 2,000
Routes: Bremen-NY
History: Seized by US in 1917 and converted to a troopship. After the war she was employed by the United States Mail Steamship Company for a short time, and was then sold to United States Lines in 1921, being reconditioned for trans-Atlantic service. Laid up 1931. Outfitted as troopship in 1940, renamed CATLIN (1941). Reverted to GEORGE WASHINGTON. Funnels replaced by a single modern one. Gutted by fire while laid up at Baltimore, Jan. 16, 1951.
Legacy record identifier: George Washington1908
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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