Republic, 1903

Item

Identifier: imm-0272

Staff Only

Image of Republic (1903); lotseq 104-097

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

Additional Description

General

Vessel Details

Line: White Star Line

Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland

Tonnage and dimensions: 15,378 tons; 570' x 68'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 16 knots

Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 1 funnel

Routes: Liverpool-Boston; Mediterranean-NY

History: Built as Dominion Line steamer COLUMBUS, but transferred to White Star and renamed REPUBLIC. Rammed near Martha's Vineyard Jan. 23, 1909, by Lloyd Italiano liner FLORIDA and sank next day. Four people died.

Legacy record identifier: Republic1903