St. Louis, 1895
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: 1895
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: American Line
Builder and location: Wm. Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia, Pa.
Tonnage and dimensions: 11,629 tons; 535' x 63'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 21 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 320; 2nd class: 210; 3rd class: 800
Routes: NY-Southampton
History: Served as troopship LOUISVILLE in WWI. Caught fire while refitting in 1920; refloated, but the burned-out liner remained tied up in NY for 4 years. Towed to Italy to be dismantled in 1925.
Legacy record identifier: St. Louis1895
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
112 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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