Laconia, 1921
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: 1921
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Cunard Line
Builder and location: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend-on-Tyne
Tonnage and dimensions: 19,695 tons; 601' x 73'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 16.5 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 1 funnel
Passengers: 1st class: 350; 2nd class: 350; 3rd class: 1,500
Routes: Southampton-NY; Liverpool-NY
History: First British liner fitted with anti-rolling tanks. Troopship in WWII. Torpedoed and sunk in South Atlantic Sept. 12, 1942, with heavy loss of life.
Legacy record identifier: Laconia1921
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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