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Spaarndam, 1881

 Item
Identifier: imm-0292
Image of Spaarndam (1881); mkey 196223

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: 1881

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Vessel Details

Line: Holland-America Line

Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland

Tonnage and dimensions: 4,539 tons; 427' x 41'9"

Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 15 knots

Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 1 funnel

Routes: Rotterdam-NY

History: Built as ARABIC. Transferred to Holland-America Line in 1890. Sold to British shipbreakers 1901.

Legacy record identifier: Spaarndam1881

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

Contact:
Mystic Seaport Museum
112 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
860.572.5367