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Moldavia, 1903

 Item
Identifier: imm-0223
Image of Moldavia (1903); lotseq 104-088

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: 1903

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Vessel Details

Line: P. & O. Line

Builder and location: Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland

Tonnage and dimensions: 9,500 tons; 520' x 58'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 18 knots

Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 2 funnels

Routes: England-Australia via Suez Canal

History: Became British troopship in WWI. Torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel May 1918, with a loss of 53 lives.

Legacy record identifier: Moldavia1903

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

Contact:
Mystic Seaport Museum
112 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
860.572.5367