Saale, 1886
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: 1886
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: North German Lloyd
Builder and location: Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Glasgow, Scotland
Tonnage and dimensions: 5,381 tons; 428' x 47'
Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 18 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 150; 2nd class: 90; 3rd class: 1,000
Routes: Bremen-Southampton-NY
History: Reduced to two masts in 1895. Involved in tragic North German Lloyd dock fire in NY, June 30, 1900. She caught fire and was severely damaged. One hundred nine lives were lost. Sold to Luckenbach Line, rebuilt as a freighter. Subsequently renamed PRINCESS
Legacy record identifier: Saale1886
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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