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Montreal, 1896

 Item
Identifier: imm-0226
Image of Montreal (1896); mkey 109333

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: 1896

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Vessel Details

Line: French Line

Builder and location: Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland

Tonnage and dimensions: 3,342 tons; 345' x 44'

Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 12 knots

Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 1 funnel

Routes: West Indies service

History: Built as MINHO for Royal Mail Line. Renamed HALIFAX 1903. Renamed MONTREAL by French Line. Sunk by submarine in Bay of Biscay, Mar. 24, 1917.

Legacy record identifier: Montreal1896

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

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