Russia, 1867

Item

Identifier: imm-0279

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: 1867

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Vessel Details

Line: Cunard Line

Builder and location: J. & G. Thompson, Glasgow, Scotland

Tonnage and dimensions: 2,959 tons; 358' x 42'

Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 14 knots

Masts and funnels: 3 masts, 1 funnel

Passengers: 1st class: 235 (later 430)

Routes: Liverpool-NY

History: Briefly held Blue Riband of the Atlantic for maiden voyage of 8 days and 25 minutes. Sold to Red Star Line in 1881; renamed WAESLAND. Lost in collision in March 1902.

Legacy record identifier: Russia1867