La Lorraine, 1899
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: 1899
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: French Line
Builder and location: Cie. Générale Transatlantique (Penhoet), St. Nazaire, Fr
Tonnage and dimensions: 11,146 tons; 563' x 60'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 21 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 446; 2nd class: 116; 3rd class: 552
Routes: Havre-NY
History: Served as armed merchant cruiser during WWI under name LORRAINE II. Put back into service in 1919 under her original name. Scrapped 1923.
Legacy record identifier: La Lorraine1899
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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