Lancastria, 1920
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: 1920
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Cunard Line
Builder and location: W. Beardmore & Co., Glasgow
Tonnage and dimensions: 16,243 tons; 552' x 70'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 16.5 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 1 funnel
Passengers: 1st class: 280; 2nd class: 364; 3rd class 1,200
Routes: London, Havre, Southampton-NY trade
History: Launched as TYRRHENIA; renamed in 1924. Later used as cruise ship. Sunk June 17, 1940, when a German bomb went through her funnel and exploded in the boiler room, causing great loss of life.
Legacy record identifier: Lancastria1920
Unavailable legacy image identifier: mkey 106938
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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