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Tuscania, 1921

 Item
Identifier: imm-0304
Image of Tuscania (1921); mkey 106945
Image of Tuscania (1921); mkey 15432

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: 1921

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Vessel Details

Line: Anchor Line

Builder and location: Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Glasgow, Scotland

Tonnage and dimensions: 16,991 tons; 552' x 70'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 15.5 knots

Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 1 funnel

Passengers: 1st class: 267; 2nd class: 377; 3rd class: 1,800

Routes: Glasgow-NY

History: Renamed NIA HELLAS 1939; TUSCANIA 1941 (British troopship); NIA HELLAS 1947; NEW YORK (1955)

Legacy record identifier: Tuscania1921

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

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