Westernland, 1884
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: 1884
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: Red Star Line
Builder and location: Laird Bros., Birkenhead, England
Tonnage and dimensions: 5,736 tons; 440' x 47'
Machinery and speed: Single-screw, 14.5 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels
Routes: Antwerp-NY
History: One of the early steamships to be built of steel. Transferred to the Liverpool-Philadelphia service of the American Line in 1901. Scrapped in 1912.
Legacy record identifier: Westernland1884
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
112 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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