Germanic, 1874
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: 1874
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: 5,008 tons; 455' x 45'
Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 16 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 220; 3rd class: 1,500
Routes: Liverpool-Queenstown-NY; Southampton-Cherbourg-NY
History: Won Blue Ribbon of the Atlantic Feb. 1876 for record passage NY-Queenstown. Extra deck added 1895, tonnage increased to 5,066. Capsized Feb. 1899 at NY berth, but salvaged. Resumed Liverpool-Queenstown-NY June 1899. In 1904 chartered to American Line for
Legacy record identifier: Germanic1874
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
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