Scythia, 1920
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: 1920
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Cunard Line
Builder and location: Vickers, Armstrong, Newcastle, England
Tonnage and dimensions: 19,761 tons; 600' x 73'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 16.5 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 1 funnel
Passengers: 1st class: 350; 2nd class: 350; 3rd class: 1,600
Routes: Liverpool-NY
History: Troopship in WWII. Resumed transatlantic service in 1948. Reconditioned 1950; tonnage increased. Accommodations for 245 1st class and 639 tourist class. Placed in England-Canada service. Scrapped 1958.
Legacy record identifier: Scythia1920
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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