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Suevic, 1901

 Item
Identifier: imm-0297
Image of Suevic (1901); mkey 15364

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: 1901

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Vessel Details

Line: White Star Line

Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland

Tonnage and dimensions: 12,531 tons; 550' x 63'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 13.5 knots

Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 1 funnel

Passengers: 400 (one class)

Routes: England-Australia service, via Capetown

History: Sold in 1928 and converted to a whale factory ship. Renamed SKYTTEREN. Lost in WWII.

Legacy record identifier: Suevic1901

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

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