Vaterland, 1914
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: 1914
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Hamburg-American Line
Builder and location: Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany
Tonnage and dimensions: 54,282 tons; 907' x 100'
Machinery and speed: Quadruple-screw, 24 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 3 funnels
Routes: Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-NY
History: Seized by US in 1917 and converted to troopship. Renamed LEVIATHAN. Sailed under this name beginning in 1923 for United States Line. Scrapped in 1938.
Legacy record identifier: Vaterland1914
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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