Medic, 1899

Item

Identifier: imm-0209

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

Additional Description

General

Vessel Details

Line: White Star Line

Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland

Tonnage and dimensions: 11,985 tons; 550' x 63'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 13.5 knots

Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 1 funnel

Passengers: 3rd class: 320 (1920-changed to 260)

Routes: Liverpool-Capetown-Sydney

History: Largest ship on Australian route. 1917-taken over under Liner Requisition Scheme; returned to owners 1919. 1928-converted to whale factory ship HEKTORIA by Norwegian owner. Returned to British flag 1932. Torpedoed 1942 while in use as oil tanker.

Legacy record identifier: Medic1899