Oceanic, 1899
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: 1899
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: White Star Line
Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland
Tonnage and dimensions: 17, 274 tons; 685' x 68'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 21 knots
Masts and funnels: 3 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 410; 2nd class: 300; 3rd class: 1,000
Routes: Liverpool-NY
History: 400-foot promenade deck. Cost $3.6 million to build. Converted to armed merchant cruiser August 1914. Stranded on Foula Island, September 8, 1914; total loss. Broken up for scrap.
Legacy record identifier: Oceanic1899
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
112 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
860.572.5367
[email protected]