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ICONIUM
The ICONIUM was a 3-masted, square-rigged ship of 549.5 tons, built in 1847 in Alna (near Rockland), Maine [William Armstrong Fairburn, Merchant Sail (Center Lovell, Maine: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, [1945-1955], vol. 5, pp. 3353 and 3354]. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 4 June 1998]
IDAHO
The "Idaho" was a 3,132 gross ton ship, built in 1869 by Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne for the Guion Line of Liverpool. Her details were - length 354.3ft x beam 43.4ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. Launched on 13th February 1869, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 13th April 1869. She remained on this service until 1st June 1878 when she was wrecked on the coast of Wexford, Ireland with no loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2, p.709] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 29 July 1998]
ILE DE FRANCE
The "Ile de France" was a 43,153 gross ton liner built in 1926 by Chantiers & Ateliers de St. Nazaire for the French Line (Compagnie Generale Transatlantique). She had an overall length of 792.9ft x beam 91.8ft, three funnels, two masts, four screws and a speed of 23 knots. There was accommodation for 537-1st, 603-2nd and 646-3rd class passengers. Launched on 14/3/1926, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Havre to Plymouth and New York on 22/6/1927. In July 1928 she was fitted with a catapult in her stern and on 13/8/1928, catapulted a seaplane from the ship when 400 miles from New York. The last seaplane landing was made in Havre harbour in October 1930 and the catapult was removed in 1930-31. On 15/3/1932 her accommodation was regraded to 670-1st, 408-tourist and 508-3rd class passengers and on 9/1/1935 she commenced a Havre - Southampton - New York service. In March 1936 her accommodation was again regraded to cabin, tourist and third class and on 1/9/1939 she started her last voyage from Havre to New York, where she was laid up. On 1/5/1940 she sailed to Marseilles and then to Capetown, and Saigon but was diverted to Singapore, where she was seized by the Royal Navy. On 8/11/1940 she was requisitioned as a troopship and on 10/3/1941 sailed from Singapore for Sydney. On 22/9/1945 she reverted to the French flag but stayed under Cunard management and on 3/2/1946 returned to the French Line. She commenced her first post war commercial voyage on 22/10/1946 when she sailed from Cherbourg for New York, but from April 1947 to July 1949 was completely reconditioned and rebuilt to 44,356 tons, two funnels, 541-1st class, 577-cabin class and 227-tourist class passengers. On 21/7/1949 she resumed the Havre - Southampton - New York service and on 26/7/1956 rescued 750 survivors from the sinking liner "Andrea Doria". On 10/11/1958 she commenced her last voyage from New York to Plymouth and Havre and on 26/2/1959 sailed from Havre for Osaka as the "Faransu Maru" preparatory to scrapping. In 1959 she was renamed "Claridon" and scuttled during the making of the film "The Last Voyage"; later refloated and scrapped at Osaka. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.663] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 22 October 1997]
ILOS
See JULIUS .
IL PIEMONTE
IL PIEMONTE - 5,601 tons. 118.65 x 15.97 meters (389.3 x 52.4 feet) 1 funnel, 2 masts. Single-screw, triple expansion engines, 13 knots. Built by Cantieri Navale di Muggiano, Spezia (engines by Richardson, Westgarth & Co. Ltd., Hartlepool). Launched 28-29 July 1901 for Luigi Capuccio & Co., Genoa. 17 April 1904, first chartered voyage for Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI), Genoa- Girgenti-Palermo-Naples-New York. 29 May 1906, last voyage for NGI, Naples-Palermo-New York (8 round voyages). 1908 PRESIDENT P. MONIT (chartered to Lloyd del Pacifico); reverted to IL PIEMONTE. 1916 SAN ROSSORE (Lloyd Sabaudo). February 1921, first voyage Genoa-Naples-Philadelphia. 6 May 1922, last voyage Genoa-Naples-New York (2 round voyages). 1929 EMILIA PELLEGRINA (Italian Line). 1928 JANUA (Italian Line). Scrapped in 1931. [N.R.P. Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway, p. 1116] [Posted to both Ship Lists by Louis Alfano - 9 October 1997]
ILSENSTEIN
See MATATUA.
IMPERADOR
See TAMPICO.
IMPERATRICE EUGENIE
See AMERIQUE .
IMPERIAL
See JOHN ERICSSON.
INDIANA
There was an "Indiana" belonging to the International Navigation Co of New Jersey, which later became the American Line. This was a 3,104 gross ton ship, length 343ft x beam 43ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 46-1st, 132-intermediate and 789-3rd class passengers. Built by W.Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, she was launched on 25/3/1873. She commenced her first voyage on 27/10/1873 when she sailed from Philadelphia for Queenstown (Cobh) and Liverpool. On 6/3/1889 she was chartered to Red Star Line and completed a single round voyage from Antwerp to New York. In 1891 she was fitted with triple expansion engines and rebuilt to accommodate intermediate and 3rd class passengers only. On 1/12/1897 she commenced her last voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia and 28/3/1898 sailed from Philadelphia for Seattle, where she was sold for service on the Pacific. On 3/4/1909 she was wrecked at Cape Tosco, Mexico. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.939] I can find no mention of trooping duties, but she was the right type of ship at the right time and in the same area, so anything's possible! [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 1 December 1997]
INDIA
The INDIA was built by W. Simons & Co, Renfrew, purchased on the stocks by Handyside & Henderson (more popularly known as the Anchor Line), and launched in July 1868. 2,290 tons; 94,97 x 11,18 meters/311.6 x 36.7 feet (length x breadth); clipper bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion (2nd North Atlantic steamer with compound engines), service speed 12 knots; accommodation for 60 passengers in 1st class and 500 in steerage. 6 February 1869, maiden voyage, Glasgow - Moville - New York. 8 July 1874, last voyage, Glasgow - Queenstown - New York. 1874, Glasgow - Mediterranean - New York - Glasgow (3 roundtrip voyages). 1875-1882, Glasgow-Liverpool-Bombay (18 roundtrip voyages); also 3 voyages Bombay-Mediterranean-New York-Glasgow. 1877, new compound engines by D & W Henderson Ltd. 1882-1893, Glasgow- Mediterranean-New York-Glasgow (30 voyages). 16 April 1893, last voyage, Leghorn-Naples-New York (arrived 15 May). August 1894, scrapped [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 1 (1975), p. 454]. Pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983), p. 132, courtesy of Mystic Seaport Museum, 50 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, CT 06355-0990. - [Email from Michael Palmer - 3 February 1998]
INDIAN EMPIRE
See UNITED STATES (1).
INDIA VICTORY
The S.S. India Victory was built as Hull Number 527 by the Permanente Metals Corp. Shipbuilding Divison Yard No. 1 in Richmond California. In July 1944. She was assigned to the War Shipping Adm. as a transport. In 1947 she was temporarily transfered to the British Flag. And returned to the US Flag in 1947 Again in 1947 she was renamed ARNEDYKE ( Dutch Flag) Renamed again 1962 to San Marino ( Flag unknown) Renamed again in 1963 to HONGKONG PRODUCER ( most likely Liberian Flag) Renamed again in 1970 to ORIENTAL FALCON ( Most likely Liberian Flag and Hong Kong owners. In October 1970 convereted to a Container Ship by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dry Dock in Hong Kong. On December 12, 1972 Aground in tropical storm Pratas Reef, South China Sea. Abandoned as a TOTAL LOSS - [Posted to The ShipsList by Captain C.J.Carroll - 1 April 1998]
INDIEN (1)
See ESTONIA (1) .
INDIEN (2)
See LIVONIA .
INGEGERD
See JOHANN CAESAR.
INDRAPURA
The "Indrapura" belonging to T.B.Royden & Co's Indra Line. She was used by G.D.Tyser & Co for their emigrant trade from London to Melbourne and Sydney between 1912 and 1914. She was renamed "Port Auckland" in 1916 and torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 3rd Feb.1917. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 3 July 1998]
INIZIATIVA
The "Iniziativa" was a 2,032 gross ton ship, built by Stephen & Sons, Glasgow for Raggio of Italy. Her details were - length 300ft x beam 37.2ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. I have no information on her passenger capacity. Launched on 26/7/1881, she came under the ownership of NGI (Navigazione Generale Italiana) in 1885 and commenced her first voyage from Palermo to Catania and New York on 19/5/1885. She started her last voyage on the Palermo - New York service on 20/7/1894 and made a total of 28 round voyages on this route. In 1910 she was sold to another Italian company and on 11/11/1915 sailed from Swansea for Italy with a cargo of coal and went missing. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1112] [Posted to the Emigration-Ships List by Ted Finch - 16 November 1997]
IOANNINA
The "Ioannina" was built in 1896 by Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow as the "Dunolly Castle" for the Castle Line of Liverpool. She was a 4,167 gross ton ship, length 368ft x beam 46.3ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. Launched on 4/11/1896 she served with the Castle Line until 1905 when she was disposed of for being too slow and having a reputation of rolling heavily. She was sold to the East Asiatic Co of Denmark and renamed "Juliette" and in 1907 was transferred to the subsidiary Russian company, Russian American Line. Renamed "Arconia", she sailed from Libau to Rotterdam and New York for four round voyages in 1907 and the following year was sold to German owners and renamed "Hittfeld". In 1913 she was again sold to the National Greek Line, renamed "Ioannina" and refitted to accommodate 60-1st, 50-2nd and 1,750-3rd class passengers. She commenced her first voyage for these owners on 30/10/1913 when she left Piraeus for Kalamata, Patras and New York. She continued on the Mediterranean - New York service until 15/12/1917 when she was torpedoed and sunk off the Azores by a German submarine. [ North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol3,p.1355. vol.4,p.1416] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 3 January 1998]
IONIAN
The "Ionian" was built by Workman Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast in 1901 for the Allan Line of Liverpool. Her details were - 8,268 gross tons, length 470ft x beam 57.5ft, one funnel, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 132-1st, 160-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 12/9/1901, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Halifax and St John NB on 21/11/1901. On 15/5/1902 she commenced her first voyage from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal and on 27/5/1905 started her first Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal run. On 17/5/1906 she resumed the Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal service and on 20/7/1907 went back to the Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal run. In 1909 she was converted to carry 325-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers and started her first London - Quebec - Montreal voyage on 25/4/1912. Her last run on this service started on 30/7/1914 and she then went onto trooping duties to Bombay via Suez. In 1917 she went to Canadian Pacific who had taken over Allan Line, but returned to trooping in October of that year. On 21/10/1917 she was sunk by a mine laid off Milford Haven by the German submarine UC.51 with the loss of 7 lives. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.1, p.322] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 18 November 1997]
IONIC (1)
See SOPHOCLES.
IONIC (2)
The "Ionic" of 1903 was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1902 for the Shaw Savill & Albion - White Star joint service to New Zealand. She was a 12,234 gross ton ship, length 500ft x beam 63.3ft, one funnel, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 121-1st, 117-2nd and 450-3rd class. She was fitted with fully refrigerated holds for the frozen meat trade. Launched on 22nd May 1902, she sailed on her maiden voyage from London to Cape Town and Wellington on 16th Jan.1903. In August 1914 she was taken over for use as a troopship for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, was narrowly missed by a torpedo in the Mediterranean in 1915, and in 1917 was used under the Liner Requisition Scheme. On 31st Jan.1919 she resumed New Zealand sailings via the Panama Canal, and rescued the crew of the French Grand Banks fishing vessel "Daisy" in 1927. She was converted to cabin and 3rd class in 1929, and in 1934, with the merger of White Star and Cunard Lines, she was bought by Shaw Savill and Albion. Her last Southampton - New Zealand sailing commenced in September 1936 and in 1937 she was scrapped in Osaka, Japan. The ship's bell is in Auckland's War Memorial Museum. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.10, Shaw, Savill & Albion] - [E-mail from Ted Finch - 3 October 1998]
IOWA (1)
IOWA missing 1854-?-? Lost-all/? Registered Liverpool, GTon 880, NTon 879, Built St. John New Brunswick 1849 by Hugh Irvine, Owner James Steele. Refs: Saint John Ships and Their Builders by Esther Clark Wright, Pub. self-1976 Record of Canadian Shipping (1786-1920) by Frederick William Wallace, Pub. RB Musson Book Co Ltd.-1929 [Posted to The ShipsList by Gery Swiggum - 6 November 1997]
IOWA (2)
The "Iowa", built by Malcolmson Bros, Waterford in 1863 for the London & New York Steamship Line. She was a 1,988 gross ton ship, length 315ft x beam 34ft, clipper stem, one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 80-cabin and 540-3rd class passengers. Launched on 28th Nov.1863, she sailed from London on her maiden voyage to Havre and New York on 17th Jul.1864. On 6th Dec.1864 she stranded at Ormonville, near Cherbourg due to a compass fault. After refloating, she sank in shallow water and remained there for six months, until salvaged and sold. In March 1866 she was purchased by the Anchor Line and commenced Glasgow - New York sailings on 1st Jul.1866. Her last voyage on this service started on 19th Nov.1873 and she was renamed "Macedonia" on 30th Dec.1873. She resumed Glasgow - New York voyages the following day, and in 1874 was rebuilt to 2,273 tons, re-engined and then sailed from Glasgow for Alexandria, Naples, New York and Glasgow. After this voyage she was used on the Glasgow - Liverpool - Bombay service for 17 voyages before resuming Glasgow - Naples (dep.16.2.1881) - New York - Glasgow for one round voyage. On 21st Apr.1881 she resumed Glasgow - New York sailings and on 30th May 1881 was wrecked on the Mull of Kintyre with no loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.1, p.452] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.9, Anchor Line] - [Posted to the Ships List by Ted Finch - 23 August 1998]
IOWA (3)
The "Iowa" was built by R & J Evans & Co. at Liverpool in 1879 for George Warren & Co. (which later became the Warren line) of Liverpool. She was a 4329 gross ton vessel, length 378.2ft x beam 43.9ft, one funnel, four masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. I have no information on the number of passengers carried but it was probably only a few. She was launched on 18/9/1879 and commenced her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Boston on 10/1/1880. She stayed on this service until 22/2/1891 when she foundered after steaming through an icefield. There was no loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.685] [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 6 October 1997]
IRENE (1)
The IRENE was built in on Staten Island by Jan Van Deventer for the Moravian church (Unitas Fratrum), and launched in May 1748: these men were colonists, destined for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [Tepper ed., p. 39]. As Bishop Spangenberg explained to Governor Hamilton, the vessel sailed to New York rather than Philadelphia "since our captain is a native of New York, and has a large acquaintance with the merchants of that city, he can more readily obtain freight there than in Philadelphia, passengers alone not being sufficient [to pay the costs of the voyage to England]. Another serious objection is, the merchants of Philadelphia own their own vessels" [Tepper ed., p. 41]. The IRENE made 14 voyages for the Moravian church. On 20 November 1757, she sailed from New York, but ten days later was captured by the French privateer MARGARET, out of Louisburg. On 12 January 1758, as she was being taken by a prize crew to Louisburg, she struck a rock and sank [Tepper ed., pp. 49-52]. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 14 September 1997]
IRENE (2)
The IRENE - sailing ship, 1187 tons, built in Essex, Connecticut, in 1851, and registered at the port of New York on 11 December 1851. Master, in 1853-1854: Edward C. Williams. In addition to at least three voyages from Le Havre to New York in 1853-1854 (see Germans to America, vol. 4, pp. 279-282; vol. 5, pp. 341-345; and vol. 9, pp. 97-102), she also sailed in the Washington Line of New York-Liverpool packets in 1853, and in the Sturges & Clearman Line of New York-Liverpool packets in 1854 [Forrest R. Holdcamper, comp., List of American-Flag Merchant Vessels That Received Certificates of Enrollment or Registry at the Port of New York, 1789-1867 (Record Groups 41 and 36), National Archives Special Lists, No. 22, National Archives Publication No. 68-10 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1968), p. 345; Carl C. Cutler, Queens of the Western Ocean; The Story of America's Mail and Passenger Sailing Lines (Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, c1961), pp. 385 and 387]. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 23 October 1997]
IRISH BEECH
See HUNGARIA.
IRLAND
See CALIFORNIA (2).
IROQUOIS
See WITTEKIND.
ISAAC BELL
In the New York Times of 1880, the Isaac Bell is noted in the Marine Intelligence Column as always carrying merchandise for Old Dominion Steamship Co. In the Lytle-Holdcamper List Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States 1790-1868, the Isaac Bell is found to be built in 1860, 1612 tons and built in Brooklyn, NY, with first home port of New York, NY. It burnt in 1880 with survivors unknown. The place of loss is noted as Norfolk, VA (which is a place it often went). - [Posted to The ShipsList by Jan Kingston - 28 May 1998]
ISAAC WEBB
The ISAAC WEBB was a 3-masted, square-rigged ship, built at New York in 1849-1850 by William H. Webb, and launched on Saturday, 2 February 1851. 1359 tons, old measurement/1497 tons, new measurement; 188' x 39' 9" x 28', length x beam x depth of hold. Three decks, square stern, billet-head. Draft 22 feet. Built of white oak and live oak. Named after Isaac Webb, father of the builder. Owned by Charles H. Marshall (13/32) and Charles Lamson (2/16), operators of the Black Ball Line; William H. Webb (1/16), the builder; Capt. Thomas B. Cropper (2/16), the master; and Capt. Benjamin L. Waite (1/16), Capt. Nathan Cobb (1/16), Gabriel Mead (1/16), George McBride (1/32), and George Bell (1/16). Because of her great size, the launching of the ISAAC Webb attracted unusual attention. It was estimated that 5,000 people witnessed the event, and the reporter of the New York Herald stated that when she brought to at her anchors in the East River, "she rested like a swan on her destined element". She served in the Black Ball Line of packets between New York and Liverpool from 1851 until the dissolution of the line in 1878, after which she continued as a "transient trader" (the sailing equivalent to the modern "tramp steamer") until 1880. She set sail on her final voyage, under Capt. William Wallace Urquhart, from Antwerp on 2 October 1880, and from Flushing on 8 October 1880, bound for New York. On 25 October, she was abandoned at sea, at lat 42 30, lon 59 20, the captain and crew, 24 in all, being rescued by the steamer ILLYRIAN, Capt. Edwards, out of Liverpool, which landed at Boston on 27 October 1880 [Robert Greenhalgh Albion, Square-riggers on Schedule; The New York Sailing Packets to England, France, and the Cotton Ports (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1938), pp. 276-277, 299, and 313; New York Times, 28 October 1880, p. 2, col. 6]. Charles G[erard] Davis, Ships of the Past, Marine Research Society, Salem, Massachusetts, Publication 19 (Salem, MA: The Marine Research Society, 1929; reprinted in the 1980's by Dover), contains an excellent account of the ISAAC WEBB, as well as redrawn plans for the use of model builders. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer 6 November 1997]
ISABELLA
Bark ISABELLA, A. Thoms, master, 376 tons, built in New Brunswick in 1828, owned by Kidston & Co., registered at Glasgow, destined voyage in 1842: Clydeside - Pictou [Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1842]. The brig ISABELLA, built in Moncton, NB, in 1829 is another vessel entirely. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer 28 July 1997]
ISLAND
See HUDSON.
ISTAMBOUL
There was a ship called ISTAMBOUL belonging to the Australian Auxiliary Steam Clipper Co. Ltd. This was a wooden hulled, steam assisted full rigged ship of 1,470 tons and a speed of 8 knots. Built in Hartlepool, she made a voyage between London and Melbourne on 10th Nov.1856 and a second similar voyage which ended at Plymouth on 12th May 1858. These ships were not succesful as the screw tended to interfere with their sailing abilities and the weak engine meant that they were neither good sailing ships or steamers. The company was wound up after these two voyages and it is possible that the ship was used on later Australian voyages as a sailing ship, but I have no record of this.[North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] - Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 14 August 1998]
ISTRIAN
The "Istrian" was a cargo steamer built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1867 for the Bibby Line and was a 2,890 gross ton ship, length 390ft x beam 37.2ft, straight stem, one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. Launched on 10/3/1867, she was used mainly as a Mediterranean trader until she was sold to the Leyland Line in 1873, with the rest of the Bibby Line fleet and commenced her first Liverpool - Boston voyage on 25/3/1876. In 1877 she was fitted with compound engines and in 1892 was sold to J.Glynn & Son, Liverpool. In 1894 she went to Furness Withy and was scrapped the following year at Garston, River Mersey. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.985][Sea Breezes Magazine Jan.1949] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 6 January 1998]
The cargo steamship ISTRIAN was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast (engines J. Jack& Co, Liverpool), and launched on 10 March 1867 for the Bibby Line. 2,890 tons; 118,86 x 11,34 meters/390 x 37.2 feet (length x breadth). straight bow, 1 funnel, 4 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 10 knots. 1 January 1873, transferred to Frederick Leyland & Co. 25 March 1876, first voyage, Liverpool-Boston. 1877, compound engines by Forrester & Co, Liverpool. 1892, sold to J. Glynn & Son, Liverpool. 1894, sold to Furness Withy. 1895, scrapped at Garston, River Mersey [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 3 (1979), p. 985]. For further information on the ISTRIAN, possibly including a picture, see Bibby Line, Bibby Line, 1807 to 1957 (London: Harley, 1957). The surviving records of the Bibby Line, 1812-1973, are held by the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, Maritime Archives and Library, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AA, Great Britain. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 20 January 1998]
ITALIA (1)
The "Italia" was built by Robert Duncan & Co. of Port Glasgow in 1872 for Henderson Bros. which later became the Anchor Line. She was an iron built vessel of 2245 gross tons, length 306ft x beam 34.4ft, one funnel, three masts, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. She had accommodation for 130-1st class and 700-3rd class passengers. Launched on 24/7/1872, she commenced her maiden voyage from Glasgow to Marseilles, Genoa, Naples, Messina, New York and Glasgow in December 1872. After two voyages, she was transferred to the Glasgow - New York [direct] service for ten trips commencing 2/7/1873 and then, in Sept.1874 resumed the Glasgow - Mediterranean - NY - Glasgow service. After eight voyages she transferred to the London - NY run for one voyage commencing 22/1/1877 and then from 1877-1880 was used on the Glasgow - Bombay run. In 1880-1881 she did two trips from Glasgow - Mediterranean - New York and on 25/5/1881 commenced running from Barrow - Dublin - New York. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 26/10/1881 after four trips and was transferred to the Glasgow - Liverpool - Bombay run for three voyages between 1881-83. From then until 1897 she was transferred to the Mediterranean - New York service and on 31/3/1897 left Genoa for Naples and New York on her last voyage arriving on 6/5/1897. On 24/2/1898 she went to the scrapyard in Italy. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch]
ITALIA (2)
The "Italia" of 1890 was built in 1889 by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Walker-on-Tyne. She was a 3,564 gross ton ship, length 344.5ft x beam 43.5ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 50-1st and 1,400-3rd class passengers. Purchased on the stocks by Hamburg America Line in March 1889, she was launched on 2/4/1889 and commenced her maiden voyage from Hamburg to New York on 6/6/1889. She commenced her last voyage on this route on 3/5/1890 (6 round voyages), and on 25/6/1890 started sailings between Stettin (Sczeczin) and New York. She started her last voyage on this service on 19/11/1893 (21 round voyages) and on 7/3/1894 commenced Hamburg - Boston - Baltimore voyages. On 6/11/1898 she was chartered to Red Star Line and made a single Antwerp - New York voyage and in Jan 1899 made a single Antwerp - Philadelphia crossing. Chartered to the American Line in March 1899, she made 5 round voyages between Liverpool and Philadelphia, the last in August of that year. Her last Hamburg - New York voyage for Hamburg America Line started on 31/1/1900 and she then went to the Sloman Line of Hamburg and was renamed "Milano". Her first voyage for these owners started on 29/3/1900 when she sailed from Hamburg for New York, and her last voyage on this route commenced on 5/6/1903. Later the same year she was sold to Deutsche Levante, renamed "Tenedos" and used on their New York to Black Sea ports service. She started her final voyage on 28/5/1904 when she left Odessa for Batum, Constantinople, Smyrna, Piraeus and New York. In 1914 she was transferred to the Turkish Navy and used as an auxiliary and in 1915 was torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine E-19 near Akbash, Turkey. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.395-6]
ITALIA (3)
See KONIG ALBERT.
ITALIA (4)
See JOHN ERICSSON.
The "Italia" of 1950 was built as the "Kungsholm" (2) for the Swedish American Line in 1928. Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (engines by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen), she was a 21,532 gross ton motorship, length overall 609.2ft x beam 78.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 17 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 115-1st, 490-2nd and 970-3rd class. Launched on 17/3/1928, she sailed from Gothenburg on her maiden voyage to New York on 24/11/1928. In April 1932 she was feritted to carry 1st, tourist and 3rd class passengers and on 5/10/1939 commenced her last Gothenburg - New York voyage. Subsequently she was used until December 1941 on New York - West Indies cruises. She was bought by the US government on 13/12/1941, renamed "John Ericsson" and served as a US troopship. On 7/5/1946 she was chartered by United States Line and commenced New York - Southampton sailings. In February 1947 she commenced her eighth and last crossing from Southampton to Havre, Cobh and New York and on 7/3/1947 was damaged by fire in New York and repurchased by Swedish American Line. Sailed from New York for Genoa on 21/11/1947 and was refitted and acquired by Home Lines of Panama and renamed "Italia". After refit, she was 16,777 gross tons and with accommodation for 226-1st, 296-cabin and 800-tourist class passengers. On 8/4/1948 she commenced her first voyage from Genoa to South America, and on 12/6/1979 started her first Genoa - Naples - Lisbon - New York voyage. In 1952 she was altered to carry 213-1st and 1,106-tourist class and on 14/3/1952 started her first New York - Hamburg crossing. On 29/3/1952 she started sailings between Hamburg, Southampton, Halifax and New York and in 1958 was altered to carry 140-1st and 1,150-tourist class. She started her first Cuxhaven - Zeebrugge - Havre - Southampton - Quebec voyage on 23/4/1959 and her first Cuxhaven - Havre - Southampton - Quebec - Montreal voyage on 23/5/1959. Her last Montreal - Quebec - Southampton - Havre - Cuxhaven - Havre - Southampton - Halifax - New York round voyage commenced 28/11/1960 and she then did a single crossing from New York to Halifax, Lisbon, Naples and Piraeus. On 4/9/1962 she resumed sailing between New York, Halifax, Lisbon, Naples, Piraeus, Messina, Naples and New York and subsequently sailed between New York and the Bahamas. In 1964 she became the "Imperial Bahama Hotel" at Freeport, Grand Bahama Island and on 8/9/1965 arrived at Bilbao where she was scrapped. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.4,p.1461] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 4 March 1998]
ITALIAN
See DONA MARIA
ITALIS
See AMERICA (5).
ITALY
The steamship ITALY was built in 1870 by John Elder & Co., Glasgow, for the National Steamship Company Limited (National Line). 4,169 tons; 389 feet long x 42 feet broad; straight bow, 1 funnel, 3 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 11 knots. 2 April 1870, launched. 13 July 1870, maiden voyage Liverpool-New York. 1884 and 1890-91 London-New York; otherwise Liverpool-New York. 1894, scrapped [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (Prescott, Lancashire: T. Stephenson & Sons., 1955), p. 207]. Pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., [1993]), p. 137, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970 [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 18 July 1997]
IVER HEATH
See LAKE MANITOBA.
JACATRA JACOB A. WESTERVELT JACOB LUCKENBACH JACQUES CARTIER JAMES JAMESON JAMES PENNELL JAN BREYDEL JANE JAVA (1) The 3-masted, square-rigged ship JAVA, Alexander Duthie, master, J. Smith, ship's surgeon, and H. C. Martin, surgeon superintendent, sailed from London on 12 October 1839, and from Plymouth on 29 October, and arrived at Adelaide on 6 February 1840, with 464 passengers; approximately 30 additional passengers had died on the passage. The JAVA departed on 5 March 1840, in ballast, for Batavia. The JAVA was 1175 tons, built in Calcutta by Blackmore & Co, in 1811; 159 ft 2 in x 40 ft 6 in (length x beam) [R. T. Sexton, ,i>Shipping arrivals and departures, South Australia, 1627-1850; guide for genealogists and maritime historians, Roebuck Society Publication No. 42 (Ridgehaven, SA: Gould Books/ Aranda, ACT: Roebuck Society, 1990). pp. 63 (where the number of dead is incorrectly given as 3) and 225]. According to Ian Hawkins Nicholson, Log of logs : a catalogue of logs, journals, shipboard diaries, letters, and all forms of voyage narratives, 1788 to 1988, for Australia and New Zealand and surrounding oceans, vol. 2, Roebuck Society Publication No. 47 (Yaroomba, Qld: The Author jointly with the Australian Association for Maritime History, 1993), p. 244, quite a bit of information--although I do not know about a picture--of the JAVA is available: JAVA (2) JEANIE JOHNSTON JENNY LIND JEROUSALIM JERUSALEM J.L. LUCKENBATH JOHANN CAESAR JOHANN FREIDRICH JOHANN HEINRICH BURCHARD JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT JOHN BERTRAM JOHN BRIGHT JOHN CALVIN JOHN ERICKSON JOHN ERICSSON The John Erickson was a motor ship aand would not use the prefix S.S. This vessel was Launched March 17,1928 and completed Oct.13,1928. Builder : Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Yard No. 477. GRT : 20,223. 609` x 78` feet Twin Screw Diesel Engines. Speed 17.5 to 18.5 knots Passengers 115 First 409 second 970 3rd Class. Crew 340 Owners Swedish-America Line Name M.S. Kungsholm. Maiden voyage - Gothenburg to New York Nov. 24,1928. 1942 sold to the U.S. War Shipping Administration renamed M.S. John Erickson. Operated as a troop ship for the WSA by U.S. Lines ( New York) March 19,1947 Badly damaged by a fire July 1947 Bought back by Swedish American Line December 1947 Sold to Homes Line (South Atlantic Lines) of Panama. and renamed M.S. Italia April 8,1948 July 27,1948 First voyage Geona to South America. March 1952 Managed by Hamburg-America Line Voyage Hamburg to New York. Various traded until 1964 then Sold to Freeport Bahama Enterprises. and then renamed Imperial and used as a floating hotel September 8,1965 arrived at Bilbao to be scrapped - [posted to The ShipsList by Captain C.J.Carroll - 8 April 1998] JOHN FIELDEN JOHN HERMANN JOHN L. MEANY JOHN MUIR JOHN WESLEY JOSEFINA (1) JOSEFINA (2) JOSE MONTEYS JOSEPH T. DICKMAN JOSZEF PILSUDSKI JULIETTE JULIUS JUMNA JUNO JURA JUSTICIA JUSTITIA J.Z. KABAFUTO MARU KAFFIR PRINCE (of 1899) KAHULUI KAISER KAISER FRANZ JOSEF I This was the KAISER FRANZ JOSEF I (first) built for Unione Austriaca of Trieste in 1911 by Cantiere Navale Triestino, Monfalcone (engines by D. Rowan & Co, Glasgow.) This was a 12,567 gross ton ship, length 477.5ft x beam 60.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 17 knots. There was accommodation for 125-1st, 550-2nd and 1,230-3rd class passengers. Launched on 9th Sep.1911, she sailed from Trieste on her maiden voyage to Buenos Aires in Feb.1912. On 25th May 1912 she commenced her first voyage between Trieste, Patras, Palermo, Algiers and New York. Her last voyage on this service started 13th Jun.1914 and she was then laid up in Trieste for the duration of the Great War. After Trieste had been ceded to Italy, the company was re-established and registered as an Italian company under the name Cosulich Societa Triestina di Navigazione. The ship was renamed "Presidente Wilson" and started her first post-war voyage from Genoa to Marseilles and New York on 5th May 1919, mostly with troops. On 24th Jun.1919 she resumed Trieste - Naples - Messina - New York sailings, was converted from coal to oil fuel in 1925-6, and commenced her last Trieste - Naples - New York - Boston - Naples - Trieste sailing in Nov.1929. Sold to Lloyd Triestino in 1930 and renamed "Gange", she ran between Trieste and Far East ports until 1936 when she transferred to Adriatica Line, Trieste and was renamed "Marco Polo". Refitted and modernised, she was used on the Venice - Alexandria service. Following the Italian capitulation in 1943, she was taken over by German owners and on May 12th 1944 was sunk as a blockship in La Spezia harbour. Raised in 1949/50 and scrapped. [Great Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.1, p.198] [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.3, p.1332] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 17 October 1998] KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA The Hamburg America Line steamship KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA, was laid down by A.G. Vulcan, Stettin (ship #264), as the EUROPA, and launched 29 August 1905 under the name KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA. 24,581 tons; 206 (214.9) x 23,5 meters (length x breadth); 2 funnels, 4 masts; twin-screw propulsion, quadruple-expansion engines (17,500 psi), service speed 17.5 (maximum 18) knots; accommodation for 652 passengers in 1st class, 286 in 2nd class, 216 in 3rd class, and 1,842 in steerage; crew of 593. At the time of her launch, the KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA was the largest passenger ship in the world, supplanting the AMERIKA. 10 May 1906, maiden voyage, Hamburg-Dover-Cherbourg-New York. 23 June 1914, last voyage, Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York-Hamburg. 1 August 1914, laid up for the duration of World War I in Hamburg. 23 March 1919, sailed for Cowes, England, where she was surrendered to the Shipping Controller on 27 March; immediately transferred to the U.S. Shipping Board for use as a troop transport. 14 February 1920-1 January 1921, 10 roundtrip voyages, Liverpool-New York, chartered by the Cunard Line. 13 May 1921, sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 5 August 1921, renamed EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND; refitted by Vulcan-Werft, Hamburg: 25,037 tons; converted to oil fuel; accommodation for 459 passengers in 1st class, 478 in 2nd class, 960 in 3rd class. 22 January 1922, first voyage, Southampton-New York-Mediterranean cruise. 22 April 1922, second voyage, Southampton-Cherbourg-Quebec. 14 June 1922, first voyage, Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-Quebec. 1923, collided at Hamburg with the S.S. BONUS. May 1926, passenger accommodation changed to 1st class, 2nd class, tourist, and 3rd class. 1927, passenger accommodation changed to 1st class, tourist, and 3rd class. 11 October 1930, last voyage, Southampton-Cherbourg-Quebec. 2 December 1930, sold to Hughes, Bolkow & Co, Blyth. 10 December 1930, burned out and sunk in the Hughes, Bolkow yard at Blyth. May 1931, wreck raised. October 1931, scrapping completed [Arnold Kludas and Herbert Bischoff, Die Schiffe der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie, Bd. 1: 1847-1906 (Herford: Koehler, 1979), pp. 154-155 (5 photographs); Arnold Kludas, Die grossen Passagierschiffe der Welt; Eine Dokumentation, Bd. 1: 1858-1912 (2nd ed.; Oldenburg/Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling, c1973), pp. 120-121 (2 photographs); Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 1 (1975), p. 412]. Also pictured in Clas Broder Hansen, Passenger liners from Germany, 1816-1990, translated from the German by Edward Force (West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Pub., c1991), p. 88; William H. Miller, Jr., The First Great Ocean Liners in Photographs; 193 Views, 1897-1927 (New York: Dover Publications, 1984), pp. 34-36 (5 photographs); and in William H. Miller, Jr., Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1914 (New York: Dover Publications, 1995), p. 63. - [Posted to The Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 4 July 1998]. KAISERIN MARIA THERESIA The "Kaiserin Maria Theresia" was built in 1890 as the "Spree" for North German Lloyd of Bremen by AG Vulcan, Stettin. She was built as a 6,963 gross ton ship, length 463ft x beam 51.8ft, two funnels, three masts, single screw and a speed of 18 knots. There was accommodation for 244-1st, 122-2nd and 460-3rd class passengers. Launched on 17/5/1890, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton and New York on 11/10/1890. On December 18th 1891 she came across the Guion Line (ex-Cunard Line) "Abyssinia" on fire in the Atlantic and preparing to abandon ship. The "Spree" launched her own boats and rescued the full complement of the burning ship, 60 passengers and 88 crew. On 26/11/1892, when outward bound and about 1,000 miles from Queenstown, she broke her propellor shaft and flooded her two after compartments. With 750 people on board, heavily down by the stern and with no radio, she drifted for two days until sighted by the Beaver Line ship "Lake Huron", who towed her to Queenstown in under six days. She was repaired at Milford Haven and returned to service in 1893. In December 1895 she stranded on Warden Ledge near Hurst Castle, but after some days she was refloated and proceeded to Germany. In December 1896 she was put on the Cherbourg - New York service, but in July 1897 she again broke her propellor shaft and drifted for three days before being found by the Atlantic Transport Line's "Maine". She was once more towed to Queenstown and then to Southampton where she was repaired. On 16/11/1897 she commenced her last voyage from Bremen to Southampton and New York. In 1899 she was completely rebuilt by her builders. Lengthened to 526 ft, increased to 7,840 tons, re-engined, fitted with twin screws to give a speed of 20 knots, and fitted with three funnels and two masts. Her accommodation was altered to carry 405-1st, 114-2nd and 387-3rd class passengers and she was renamed "Kaiserin Maria Theresia" (some sources say "Theresa"). In June 1899 the rebuilding was complete, but on her way for trials in the North Sea she stranded in the Baltic Sea and was holed. Two salvage vessels and two German warships pulled her off and she proceeded under her own steam, only to strand again on her way back to Stettin. This time it took five tugs and an icebreaker to refloat her, but she was finally ready to resume service on 13/3/1900 when she sailed from Bremen for Southampton and New York. She made 29 round voyages as the "Kaiserin Maria Theresia" of which seven were Mediterranean - New York voyages. Her last crossing from Bremen to New York commenced on 26/9/1903 and she was sold to Russia the following year. Rebuilt as an auxiliary cruiser for the Russo-Japanese War, she was renamed "Ural" and in October 1904, left Kronstadt to join Rozhestvensky's fleet on it's way to Vladivostok. In May 1905, the "Ural" was used as a scout ship and was the first to sight Togo's fleet at Tsushima. In a suicidal action with Japanese heavy battleships, she was practically split in two by a 12 inch shell in the engine room and was then torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.555] ["German Liner Spree" by Capt.J.H.Isherwood, Sea Breezes Magazine, April 1956] Altogether an unlucky ship! - {posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 10 March 1998] KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE The steamship KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE was built for Norddeutscher Lloyd by AG Vulcan, Stettin (ship #234), and launched on 4 May 1897. 14,349 tons; 197,7 x 20,1 meters (length x breadth); 4 funnels, 2 masts; twin-screw propulsion (triple-expansion engines), 28,000 horsepower, coal consumption 560 tons a day, service speed 22.5 knots; passenger accommodation: 332 in 1st class, 343 in 2nd class, 1,074 in steerage (1901: 400 in 1st class, 350 in 2nd class, 800 in steerage). The KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE was the first 4-funnel ship, from the time of her launch until 1899 the largest, and in 1898 the fastest ship in the world; in 1898, she carried 24 per cent of the First Class passenger revenue on the North Atlantic to New York. 19 September 1897, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York- Plymouth-Bremen. March 1898, record passage from The Needles to Sandy Hook, in 5 days, 15 hours, 46 minutes (average speed, 22,46 knots). 1900, first German ship to have a Marconi Wireless installation. June 1900, released from the burning Norddeutscher Lloyd pier at Hoboken almost undamaged. 21 November 1906, collided at Cherbourg with the Royal Mail steamship ORINOCO, whose clipper bow tore a starboard foreward hole; dead on both vessels. 26 January-1 March 1907, cruise, New York-Mediterranean (only cruise by a Norddeutscher Lloyd "four-stacker" with paying passengers). 25 May 1907, lost her rudder on the passage from New York to Plymouth. 12 December 1910, returned from New York on one propeller at 17.5 knots, the other having been lost off Newfoundland on the outward passage. Winter 1913/14, rebuilt as an express emigrant carrier; 13,592 tons, passenger accommodation: 630 in 3rd class, 1,500 in steerage. 18 March 1914, final voyage, Bremen-New York direct (called at Plymouth and Cherbourg on the return passage). 2-4 August 1914, fitted out in Bremerhaven as a merchant cruiser. Sank three ships and stopped the British passenger ships GALICIAN and ARLANZA, which were allowed to proceed. 26 August 1914, off Rio de Oro, Spanish West Africa, overtaken by the British cruiser HMS HIGHFLYER. After a 90-minute battle, the KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE ran out of amunition, and although not badly damaged she was scuttled by her crew. The wreck was not dismantled until 1952. The ship's bell was given to the German government, which passed it on to Norddeutscher Lloyd. The KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE was top-heavy, and was known to her regular passengers as "Rolling Billy". The type of cargo she carried affected her performance: the most lively and preferred cargo to New York was full barrels of beer, the empty barrels going home. Sources: Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails, vol. 1 (Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994), pp. 171-172 (photographs); Arnold Kludas, Die grossen Passagierschiffe der Welt; Eine Dokumentation, Bd. 1: 1858-1912 (2nd ed.; Oldenburg/ Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling, c1972), pp. 54-55 (photograph); Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 560. Also pictured in Clas Broder Hansen, Passenger liners from Germany, 1816-1990, translated from the German by Edward Force (West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Pub., c1991), p. 63. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 11 June 1998] KAISER WILHELM II (1) KAISER WILHELM II (2) KANGAROO KARA DENIZ KARAMANIA The "Karamania" was built in 1882 by D & W.Henderson Ltd, Glasgow for the Barrow Steamship Co. She was a 3,148 gross ton ship, length 340ft x beam 39.2ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 12-1st and 562-3rd class passengers. Launched on 26/12/1882 for the Indian service, she made her maiden voyage in February 1883 from Glasgow to Liverpool and Calcutta. In April 1890 she made her first Glasgow - Liverpool - Calcutta (dep 14/6/1890)- Philadelphia - New York (arr
15/8/1890) voyage. In September 1890 she made her first of two Glasgow - Naples (dep 25/10/1890)- New York (arr 28/11/1890) voyages. On 16/1/1894 she was purchased by the Anchor Line of Glasgow and her steerage accommodation increased to 900. On 1/8/1896 she commenced her first Genoa - Messina - Naples - New York crossing and between 1896 and 1903 made 30 Mediterranean - New York round voyages. Her last voyage commenced 8/2/1903 when she left Marseilles for Palermo, Naples and New York (arr 9/3/1903) and she was scrapped the following year. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.464] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 18 Feb 1998] KARAPARA KARLSRUHE (1) KARLSRUHE (2) KARUNGA KATOOMBA The "Katoomba" was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1913 for McIlwraith, McEacharn Ltd of Melbourne. She was a 9,424 gross ton ship, length 466ft x beam 60ft, one funnel, two masts, triple screw and a speed of 16 knots. Her first voyage started 2nd Sep.1913 when she sailed from Sydney for Melbourne, Adelaide, Albany and Fremantle. Requisitioned as a troopship in May 1918 and refitted at Sydney in 1919-1920. She returned to passenger service in March 1920. She operated in Queensland and Western Australia coastal services and in cruising between 1932-1939 and in Feb.1942 was again converted to a troopship. Returned to her owners in 1946, she was sold to Goulandris Bros of Greece in July of that year and registered in Panama. Operated by the Greek Line, she was renamed "Columbia" in 1949, transferred to the Bremen - Montreal sevice in June 1950, laid up at Piraeus in March 1958 and scrapped at Nagasaki in 1959. [Pacific Liners 1927-72 by Frederick Emmons] - Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 30 August 1998] KEEWATIN In the middle of September I was drawn to a lovely-lined white-hulled steamer, approx 300' and about a 50' beam. She was named the Keewatin, and is permanently moored in Saugatuck Michigan. Open for tours through out the summer, but whe was being closed down for the Winter as I arrived. Saugatuck is on Lake Michigan, about 100+ miles NE of Chicago. Worth a detour. - [Posted to The ShipsList by John P. McWilliams - 24 October 1998] KEHRWIEDER KEM KENILWORTH (1) KENILWORTH (2) KENMORE KENOYENE MARU KENSINGTON (1) KENSINGTON (2) KHYBER KIAUTSCHOU KILPATRICK KING ALEXANDER KING OF ITALY KNOXVILLE KOLN (1) KOLN (2) KONIG ALBERT KONIGIN LOUISE The KONIGIN LUISE [KOENIGIN LUISE] was built for Norddeutscher Lloyd by AG Vulcan, Stettin (order #232), and launched on 17 October 1896. 10,566 tons; 168,3 x 18,3 meters (length x breadth); 2 funnels, 2 masts; twin-screw propulsion, quadruple-expansion engines, service speed 15 knots; accommodation for 227 passengers in 1st class, 235 in 2nd class, and 1,564 in steerage. 22 March 1897, maiden voyage, Bremen-Falmouth (arrived, unscheduled, 29 March, with a broken rudder, her passengers being transferred a few days later to the FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE; departed 22 April)-New York. 17 November 1897, first voyage, Bremen-Suez Canal-Australia. 1902, bridge enclosed; 10,711 tons; accommodation for 148 passengers in 1st class, 138 in 2nd class, 1,940 in steerage. 25 February 1904-25 May 1911, Genoa-Naples-New York. 25 October 1911, last voyage, Bremen-Australia (10 roundtrip voyages). 16 March 1912, resumed Bremen-New York service. 18 April-25 June 1914, 3 roundtrip voyages, Bremen-Philadelphia-Baltimore. August 1914, laid up at Bremen. 10 April 1919, surrendered to British Shipping Controller at Southend, first of three German liners to be managed by the Orient Line. 4 September 1920, first voyage for the Orient Line to Australia; 11,103 tons. 8 September 1920, in Lisbon, collided with and sank the British steamship LOUGHBOROUGH. 1920, fractured a shaft, flooding the hold. 29 January 1921, purchased by the Orient Line and renamed OMAR. July 1924, sold to the Byron Line (the London branch of the Embiricos Brothers) and renamed EDISON. 16 October 1924, first voyage, Piraeus-Patras-Naples-New York. August 1928, registered in the name of the National Greek Line (a sister concern of the Byron Line). 29 December 1932, last voyage, New York-Boston-Piraeus. 30 July 1935, arrived at Genoa for scrapping [Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails, vol. 1 (Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994), p. 170, no. 98 (photograph); Arnold Kludas, Die grossen Passagierschiffe der Welt; eine Dokumentation, Bd. 1: 1858-1912 (2nd ed.; Oldenburg/Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling, c1972), pp. 20-21 (photographs); Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 559]. Also pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983), p. 153 (where her name is misspelled), courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970 - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 19 April 1998] KONIGIN LUISE KONIGSTEIN KOREA KOSCIUSZKO KRONPRINZESSIN CECILIE KRONPRINZ FRIEDRICH WILHELM The KRONPRINZ FRIEDRICH WILHELM was built by Caird & Co, Greenock (ship #156), for Norddeutscher Lloyd's service to the West Indies and Colon, and was launched on 13 September 1870. 2,387 tons; 97,05 x 11,89 meters (length x breadth); clipper bow (the last vessel built for Norddeutscher Lloyd with such a bow), 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion (single expasion, intermediate pressure, 1200 hp); service speed 10 knots; accommodation for 105 passengers in 1st class, 50 in 2nd class, and 405 in steerage; crew of 61 to 89. 7 April 1871, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-Colon (Panama). 14 May 1873, first voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 1875, given compound engine and new boilers; service speed 12 knots. 1876, first voyage, Bremen-South America. 10 August 1884, last voyage, Bremen-New York (9 roundtrip voyages). 1887, quadruple-expansion engines by W. Denny & Brothers of Dumbarton (5,000 hp). 23 March 1893, first voyage, Genoa-Naples-New York. 8 May 1895, last voyage, Naples-New York (16 roundtrip voyages). 7 July 1895, resumed Bremen-South America service. 10 April 1897, last voyage, Bremen-South America. 1897, sold to Gebruder Mosbacher, scrappers, of Frankfurt/Main; resold to La Spezia, and scrapped in Italy [Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails, vol. 1 (Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994), p. 55.;Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 548; Bonsor, South Atlantic Seaway; an illustrated history of the passenger lines and liners from Europe to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina (Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications, c1983), p. 240]. - [E-mail from Michael Palmer - 1 February 1998] KROONLAND KUBAN KUMERIC KUNGSHOLM (1) KUNGSHOLM (2) KURSK
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See GOTHIA.
See SOUTHERN EMPIRE.
See HERMANN (2)
See CAROLINE (2) .
There is a record of a bark JAMES, 314 tons, A. Cooper, master, arriving at Melbourne on 26 June 1853, from Glasgow 15 February 1853, with two passengers. She cleared for Hobart on 19 September (sailed 23 September), where she arrived on 2 October 1853. She sailed from Hobart on 21 November 1853, returning to Melbourne on 28 November. She cleared Melbourne once more for Hobart on 10 December (sailed 13 December), where she arrived on 17 December. She appears to have remained in Hobart until 7 March 1854, when she sailed for Geelong, where she arrived on 20 March. She sailed from Geelong for Guam on 17 August 1854 [Marten A. Syme, Shipping arrivals and departures: Victorian ports, vol. 2: 1846-1855, Roebuck Society Publication No 39 (Melbourne: [Roebuck Society], 1987), pp. 176, 210, and 435]. According to the 1849-1862 annual volumes of Lloyd's Register, the JAMES was built in Pictou in 1848. Master: D. Cooper (1849-1855)/J. Cooper (1856-1862) [probably the same individual, and identical to the "A. Cooper" in the Melbourne records]. Owner: 1849-1852 - J. Brown; 1853-1862 - J. Soot & Co.. Port of Registry: 1849-1856 - Dundee; 1857-1862 - not given. Port of Survey: 1849-1851 - Dundee; 1851-1852 - Liverpool; 1853-1855 - Clydeside; 1856 - Dundee; 1857-1862 - not given. Destined Voyage: 1849-1851 - Quebec; 1851-1852 - Havana; 1853-1855 - not given; 1856 - Mediterranean; 1857-1862 - not given. {Email from Michael Palmer to James Welsh; submitted by James Welsh - 20 December 1997]
We all are searching for some ship bringing one of our ancestors over. Here's a bit of information on a ship that sailed from America toIreland laden not with people but with food. Some have ciphered that it took about 5,000 crossings of the Atlantic to bring Ireland's famine emigrants to America. However, one ship "The Jameson" made a single passage in the opposite direction. The Jameson was a well-armed American ship built for war, but it was released from its duties while America was in conflict with Mexico and transformed into a vessel on a mercy mission, which began on St. Patrick's Day. When Ireland's emigrants arrived in America and informed the public of the dreadful conditions they'd left behind, ships from Newark, Philadelphia and New York set sail for Cork, Derry and Limerick carrying nothing but food and clothing loaded by Irishmen that stowed the cargo for no pay on St.Patrick's Day. The Jameson was one of those ships that arrived in Ireland 15-days later carrying 400 barrels of pork, 100 casks of ham, 4,688 bags of cornmeal and 1,375 barrels of bread in relief supply. - [Posted to The ShipsList by Lucy Escue - 17 March 1998]
The ship JAMES PENNELL, 574 tons, was built in Pennellville (a part of Brunswick), Maine, in 1848, by Pennell Bros., and was named after James Pennell, the 3rd of the 5 brothers, who constituted the firm. The firm was founded by Capt. William Pennell, who in 1780 bought a large farm 4 miles from Brunswick village, built a home, and established a shipyard. William sold the shipyard to his brother Jacob, who passed it on to his son, Jacob, Jr., the father of James. The last and largest vessel built by the Pennells was the ship BENJAMIN SEWALL, 1,362 tons, built by C. S. Pennell & Co, and launched on 21 October 1874 [William Arnstrong Fairburn, Merchant Sail (Center Lovell, ME: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, [1945-55]), V.3303-3304]. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 7 February 1998]
The SS "Jan Breydel" was built by C. Mitchell & Co, Walker-on-Tyne in 1880 for the Engels Line of Belgium. She was a 3414 gross ton ship, length 340ft x beam 40ft, one funnel, three masts [on which she carried sails, barquentine rigged], iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. I have no information on the number or class of passengers carried. Launched in January 1880, she commenced her maiden voyage from Newcastle to New York and back to Antwerp on 16/8/1880. On 25/9/1880 she started a joint service with the White Cross Line between Antwerp and New York, until her last voyage started on 19/7/1888. In September of that year she was sold to the Thingvalla Line of Denmark, and renamed "Danmark". On 27/9/1888 she commenced her first voyage for this company from Antwerp to New York and back to Copenhagen and then commenced sailing between Copenhagen, Christiania [Oslo], Christiansand, and New York. On 6/4/1889 she foundered at sea, the crew and passengers being rescued by the Atlantic Transport Line vessel "Missouri". There is a picture of this vessel under sail, in North Atlantic Seaway Vol.3. p.994 by N.R.P.Bonsor. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 17 September 1997]
According to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1839/40 (supplement)-1867/68, the JANE was a schooner, built at Plymouth, and launched in November 1839. Originally 76/72 tons, lengthened in 1853 and readmeasured at 111 tons. Master: 1839/40-1844/45 - J. Davies; 1844/45-1847/48 - E. Blake; 1848/49-1851/52 - Power; 1851/52-1853/54 - J. Maine; 1854/55-1867/68 - C. Benson. Owner: Hill & Son. Registry: Plymouth. Port of Survey: 1839/40-1845/46 - Plymouth; 1845/46-1847/48 - Newport, Wales; 1848/49-1859/60 - Plymouth (last surveyed, 1859). Destined Voyage: 1839/40-1841/42 - Liverpool; 1842/43-1844/45 - Spain; 1844/45-1847/48 - Mediterranean; 1848/49-1850/51 - Liverpool; 1851/52-1852/53 - Lisbon; 1853/54 - [not given]; 1854/55-1856/57 - Mediterranean; 1857/58-1867/68 - [not given]. Although Lloyd's Register lists the JANE through 1867/68, the entries indicate she was last surveyed in 1859, and it is therefore possible that she was sold, wrecked, or dismantled in the early 1860's. For further information on the JANE, contact the West Devon Area Record Office.
There were a number of ships named Java. The most infamous, was "Java" last of the East India Men. An 1175t/1275t, 3 mast ship rig. B.1811 Calcutta, 159'2" x 40'6" x 6'1" tween decks. Broken up at Gibraltar 1939, after long service as a coal Hulk. It was removed from Lloyds Register in 1865, having been sold in 1857 to Mr. Smith of Gibraltar. There were a number of smaller ships named Java - this was the biggest that I know of. It is infamous for the Trip under Captain Duthie, London/Plymouth-Adelaide 29 October 1839 to 6 February 1840. Trip was on behalf of Colonial Commissioners for South Australia. Passengers were mainly from Cornwall (350) & Devon. More than 10% of 500 passengers died/starved to death, including cabin & intermediate. A Royal Commission was held - Scott & Co., London (owners), were not to be paid according to some accounts. An excellent book - Java - The Melancholy True Story of the EastIndiaman Java...... etc., by Stephen Barrett. - [Posted to The ShipsList by C J Edwards - 4 July 1998]
1. Journal, 28 October 1839-6 February 1840, of William/George Richards, in the Mortlock Library, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide (see), D4718(L).
2. Typescript of a "Log", by James Trangmar, from Gravesend, 12 October 1839, to Holdfast Bay, February 1840--including Crossing the Line (the Equator), near mutiny by the crew, and a race with the RAJASTHAN, 5-6 February 1840, to anchorage of Gleneig, South Africa, including return to England--also in the Mortlock Library, State Library of South Australia.
3. Minutes of the medical board inquiry into the JAVA's voyage, in the Public Record Office of South Australia (PO Box 713, North Adelaide 5006, South Australia), 1839/312a 27.
4. An account of the voyage, based on the above sources, as well as a later history of the JAVA as a troopship in the 1840's and as a hulk from c.1865 to 1939, has been privately published by Stephen Barnett, JAVA: Being the Melancholy True Story of the Voyage of the East Indiaman Java with Emigrants to the Colony of South Australia ... (1990 and 1991). The work is available directly from the author at 42 Cooinda Avenue, Redwood Park 5097, South Australia.
5. There is also an account of the voyage in the chapter "The Floating Coffin," in Colin Kerr, A exelent coliney; the practical idealists of 1836-1846 (Adelaide: Rigby, 1978). - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 14 August 1998]
See ZEELAND (1).
The Jeanie Johnston was built in the shipyards of Quebec City in 1847 by famed shipwright John Munn for the Donovans, a merchant family from Tralee, on Ireland's west coast. Like most of the famine ships of the era, she was built to transport timber from Canada to Ireland. When the potato blight struck and tens of thousands fled Ireland, ship owners realized a human cargo could fill holds normally left empty en route to North America [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Shirley Stapleton - 23 June 1997]
The bark JENNY LIND was built at Quebec in 1847. 484 tons; 118 x 26 x 20 ft (length x beam x depth of hold); 1 deck; figurehead: bust of a woman. Re-registered at Plymouth, England, on 26 February 1848 [Public Archives of Canada, RG 42, Volume 1405, Original References Vol.# 194 Reel # C-2061; Eileen Reid Marcil, The Charley-Man; a history of wooden shipbuilding at Quebec (Kingston, Ontario: Quarry Press, 1993); Canadian Ship Information Database. The annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1848/49-1850/51 contain the following information on the vessel: Master: 1848/49-1849/50 - [Stephen] Cleverly; 1850/51 - [Joseph] Taylor. Owner: Brent & Co. Port of Registry: Plymouth. Port of Survey: 1848/49-1849/50 - Liverpool; 1850/51 - London. Destined Voyage: 1848/49-1849/50 - New York; 1850/51 - Adelaide. The JENNY LIND, Taylor, master, arrived at Melbourne, Victoria, on 2 August 1850, from Adelaide 26 July, with 5 passengers in the cabin, 45 in steerage, and merchandise. On 27 August, she cleared, and on 29 August sailed for Singapore, with 5 or 6 passengers and part of her original cargo, but on 21 September was wrecked on either Kenn's Reef or Wreck Reef, off Queensland [Marten A. Syme, Shipping arrivals and departures : Victorian ports, Roebuck Society Publication No. 39 (Melbourne: [Roebuck Society], 1987), p. 61]. For additional information on the wreck of the JENNY LIND, including possibly a contemporary pictorial representation of her, see Charles Bateson, Australian shipwrecks; including vessels wrecked en route to or from Australia, and some strandings, Volume 1, 1622-1850(Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1972); Ronald H. Parsons, ed., The Australasian Shipping Record (1970ff); and Ian Hawkins Nicholson, Log of logs : a catalogue of logs, journals, shipboard diaries, letters, and all forms of voyage narratives, 1788 to 1988, for Australia and New Zealand and surrounding oceans, vol. 2, Roebuck Society Publication No. 47 (Yaroomba, Qld: Michael Palmer jointly with the Australian Association for Maritime History, 1993), p. 245. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 28 September 1998]
See LOMBARDIA.
The "Jerusalem" of 1953 (there was a later one of 1957) was originally the "Bergensfjord". She was built in 1913 by Cammell Laird & Co, Birkenhead for the Norwegian American Line and was a 10,666 gross ton ship, length overall 530ft x beam 61.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 100-1st, 250-2nd and 850-3rd class. Launched on 8/4/1913, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Christiania (Oslo) on 25/9/1913 for Christiansand, Stavanger, Bergen and New York. In July 1924 she was beached following an engine room explosion shortly after leaving Bergen, and her passengers transferred to other ships. She was repaired and resumed Christiania - New York sailings on 26/9/1924. She was refitted to carry 367-cabin class and 572-3rd class passengers in November 1925 and in September 1927 was again altered to accommodate 90 cabin, 155-tourist and 500-3rd class. Her machinery was modified in 1933, her tonnage increased to 11,015 tons and in January 1939 she was refitted to carry cabin and 3rd class only. She left Bergen on her last voyage to New York on 7/4/1940 and in November 1940 became an Allied troopship. After the war, she went to Home Lines of Panama, was renamed "Argentina", and commenced Genoa - South America sailings on 13/1/1947. In 1949 she was adapted to accommodate 126-1st, 250-cabin and 574-tourist class and in September 1949 commenced her first Genoa - Central America sailing. On 13/7/1951 she started her first New York - Naples - Genoa voyage, August 1951 - first Genoa - Naples - Halifax, September 1951 - first Genoa - Naples - Halifax - New York. Her last Naples - Genoa - Lisbon - Halifax - New York crossing took place in November 1952, and she commenced a single New York - Hamburg - New York voyage on 26/11/1952. Her last New York - Mediterranean crossing started on 20/12/1952 and in 1953 she was sold to Zim Lines of Israel. Renamed "Jerusalem" and refitted to carry 38-1st and 741-tourist passengers. On 29/4/1953 she started a service between Haifa, Limasol, Malta, Cannes, Halifax and New York and made 11 round voyages on the N. Atlantic, the last one starting in August 1955 when she left Haifa for Piraeus, Halifax and New York. In 1957 she was renamed "Aliya" to enable her name to be used for a new ship, and in 1959 was scrapped at Spezia. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.4, p.1442]
See SAALE.
The Hamburg bark JOHANN CESAR was built at Reiherstieg, Hamburg, by Joh[ann] Ces[ar] Godeffroy & Sohn, Hamburg, for its own account, in 1851/52; Bielbrief [certificate of registry] 3 September 1852. 182 Commerzlasten/390 tons; 37,9 x 8,1 x 5,12 meters (length x beam x depth of hold). Master: 1852-1854 - N. Stortenbecker; 1854-1859 - H. A. G. Moller; 1857 - A. C. Falk; 1859-1860 - J. T. S. Hansen; 1860-1863 - H. Bruhns; 1864-1865 - H. Falck; 1865-1867 - H. D. A. Bruck. Voyages: 1852/1853 - Sydney/Batavia/Semarang; 1853/1854 - Melbourne/Valparaiso/Huasco, Chile/Herradura, Chile/Islay, Peru; 1854/1855 - Adelaide/Valparaiso/Caldera, Chile/Islay; 1855/1857 - Moreton Bay/intermediate ports/Calcutta; 1857/1858 - Sunderland/Totoral, Chile/Valparaiso; 1858/1859 - Cape of Good Hope/East London/Bombay/Cochin, India; 1859/1860 - Cardiff/intermediate ports/Kronstadt; 1860/1861 - Cape of Good Hope/Antwerp; 1861/1863 - Nikolajewsk, Amur/intermediate ports/London; 1863/1865 - Moreton Bay/intermediate ports/Caldera, Chile/Valparaiso;1865/1867 - Moreton Bay/intermediate ports/Le Havre. In 1867, the JOHANN CESAR was acquired from Goddefroy by her then master, H. D. A. Bruck, but was re-acquired by Godeffroy in 1872. Master: 1867-H. D. A. Bruck. Voyages: 1872/1873 - Tahiti; 1873/1874 - Tahiti; 1874/1875 - Tahiti; 1875/1879 - Apia/intermediate ports/Liverpool; 1879/1880 - laid up 12 months in Hamburg. In 1880, the JOHANN CESAR was "sold Swedish", to Bjorksgren, Kalmar, and renamed INGEGERD. I have no information on her later history or ultimate fate [Walter Kresse, ed., Seeschiffs-Verzeichnis der Hamburger Reedereien, 1824-1888, Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, N. F., Bd. 5. (Hamburg: Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, 1969), vol. 1, p. 168]. For possible additional information on the JOHANN CESAR, see the following: (1) Richard Hertz, Das Hamburger Seehandelshaus J. C. Godeffroy und Sohn 1677-1879 (Hamburg 1922). (2) Kurt Schmack, "J. C. Godeffry & Sohn", Kaufleute zu Hamburg, Leistung und Schicksal eines Welthandelshauses (Hamburg 1938). - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 19 February 1998]
The bark JOHANN FRIEDRICH was built by Johann Lange, of Vegesack/Grohn, for the Bremen firm of N. Gloystein S"ohne, and launched on 3 December 1835. 140 Commerzlasten; 29 x 8,2 x 4,9 meters. Her masters were, in turn, Friedrich Hederich, from Bremen, and, from 1839, Heinrich Wieting, from Vegesack. The vessel was employed primarily in the emigrant trade to New York but also, under Capt. Wieting, to Charleston. On 20 February 1839, the JOHANN FRIEDRICH, Hederich, master, bound for Brazil, collided with the Danish brig DELOS, Johannsen, master, in the English Channel off Folkestone. The DELOS sank, but the JOHANN FRIEDRICH safely reached Ramsgate, where the necessary repairs were made. On 10 October 1850, the JOHANN FRIEDRICH, Wieting, master, sailed from Bremerhaven for Charleston with approximately 150 emigrants on board. However, severe storms in the North Sea forced Wieting to return to Bremerhaven. On 21 October 1850, the JOHANN FRIEDRICH again set sail for Charleston, but again encountered severe storms; on 24 October 1850, she grounded on Gunflert Sand, off Harwich, and became a total loss. Fortunately, all on board were saved and transported back to Bremerhaven, where 125 passengers boarded the bark LEONTINE, G. Thormann, master, and sailed for Charleston on 22 November 1850 [Peter-Michael Pawlik, Von der Weser in die Welt; Die Geschichte der Segelschiffe von Weser und Lesum und ihrer Bauwerften 1770 bis 1893, Schriften des Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums, Bd. 33 (Hamburg: Kabel, c1993), pp. 188-189, no.133]. Pawlik's work contains a small black-and-white reproduction of an oil painting of the JOHANN FRIEDRICH, by Carl Justus Harmen Fedeler and dated 1842 (p. 188), as well as a photograph (p. 232) of Capt. Heinrich Wieting (1815-1868), known as "Vater der Auswanderer" ("Father of Emigrants") from the number of emigrants who sailed on the vessels of which he was master; Wieting died in 1868 in Charleston as master of the bark GAUSS, which he had commanded since her launching in 1857. - {E-mail from Michael Palmer - 17 August 1998]
See RELIANCE.
The "Johan van Oldenbarnevelt" was built by Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam for the Nederland Line in 1929. She was a 19,787 gross ton ship, length overall 609.2ft x beam 74.8ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 19 knots. There was accommodation for 338-1st, 281-2nd and 64-3rd class passengers. Launched on 3/8/1929 for Nederland Line, she was chartered to Holland America Line in 1939 and carried out one round voyage from Amsterdam (dep 30/8/1939) to New York, carrying 634-1st class passengers. From 1940 - 1945 she was used as an Allied troopship and after the war was refitted as a one class vessel. On 2/9/1950 she commenced her first voyage from Amsterdam via Suez to Australia with 1,414 passengers. In July 1954 she made her first voyage chartered to the Netherlands Government from Rotterdam to Quebec and Montreal and in Aug.1958 made her last voyage on this service (11 Round voyages). In 1958-59 she was rebuilt at Amsterdam to 20,314 tons and accommodation for 1,210 one-class passengers and on 2/4/1959 commenced her first voyage from Amsterdam to Southampton, Suez, Australia, New Zealand, Panama Canal, Port Everglades (dep 5/6/1959), Bermuda, Southampton and Amsterdam. On 30/6/1962 she commenced her last similar voyage, but included a call at New York (dep 12/9/1962) having made 12 round voyages on this route. In 1963 she was sold to the Greek Line and renamed "Lakonia" but on 22/12/1963 was destroyed by fire, 200 miles NNE of Madeira, with the loss of 128 lives. The hulk was taken in tow but she sank on 29/12/1963, 250 miles SW of Gibraltar. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.4,p.1758] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 26 November 1997]
The JOHN BERTRAM was a 3-masted, squarer-rigged ship, built along the lines of an "extreme clipper" by Ewell & Jackson, East Boston, in the short time of 61 days, and launched on 9 December 1850. She was built under the supervision of Capt. Glidden for the Glidden & Williams Line of Boston-San Francisco packets, and was owned jointly by Glidden & Williams, of Boston, and Flint, Peabody & Co, of San Francisco. She was named after the well-known Salem sea captain and merchant, John Bertram. 1,080/778 tons (old/new measurement); 173/180/190 x 37 x 20 feet (keel/deck/overall length x beam x depth of hold); her figurehead was a representation of an eagle on the wing, and on her stern was a medallion bust of her namesake. On 30 April 1855, the JOHN BERTAM was purchased from William F. Schmidt & Frederick C. Schmidt, of New York, for $36,000, by the Hamburg shipowner Robert Miles Sloman, who in 1856 placed her in service on the North Atlantic, carrying emigrants to New York and returning to Europe with a cargo of either tobacco or cotton. Master: 1855 - H. Visser; 1855-1862 - T. J. Knudtsen; 1863 - A. J. Dierks; 1863-1864 - H. C. Johannsen; 1864-1865 - F. G. Herting; 1865-1866 - H. O. Edye; 1866-1867 - G. Hopfner; 1868-1871 - Heinrich Petersen; 1871 - Hans Petersen; 1871-1872 - J. H. Fendt. Voyages: 1855 - from New York to Hamburg; 1855/56 - Newcastle/intermediate ports/London; 1856-1867 - New York; 1867/68 - New York/Antwerp; 1868 - New York (2 x); 1869 - New York; 1869/70 - New York/Antwerp; 1870/71 - New York; 1871 - New York; 1871/72 - Brisbane/intermediate ports/Rangoon. She was sold in 1872 to the firm of Rod & Sonner, of Tonsberg, Norway, who ran her primarily in the timber trade between Quebec and London. On22 February 1883, she sailed from New York for Rotterdam, but was abandoned at sea on 17 March, her crew being taken aboard the Norwegian bark OXO, Dahl, master, which landed at London on 29 March 1883, with 10 crewmen, the remainder having transferred to another vessel [Octavius T. Howe and Frederick C. Matthews, American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858, Marine Research Society Publication No. 13 (Salem, Massachusetts: Marine Research Society, 1926), pp. 300-303; Carl C. Cutler, Greyhounds of the Sea; The Story of the American Clipper Ship (New York: Halcyon House, 1930), pp. 413, 452, 455, 469, 479, 482, 491; William Armstrong Fairburn, Merchant Sail (Center Lovell, Maine: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, [1945-55]), II.1501, 1508, 1513, 1532, 1536; III.1664, 1855, 1861, 1880, 1928, 1949, 1956, 2036, 2037, 2039, 2040, 2059, 2060, 2066, 2067, 2109, 2110, 2123; IV.2210, 2218, 2219, 2266, 2445, 2447, 2454, 2642; V.2914, 2922, 2929, 2930, 2931, 2938, 2985, 3015, 3021; VI.3626, 3627, 3635, 3654, 3655, 3668, 3716, 3752, 3755, 3908, 3933, 3946]. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List - 13 December 1997] pP>
The ship JOHN BRIGHT (built by William H. Webb, New York, in 1854: 1444 tons; 192 x 41 x 29 feet), R. C. Cutting, master, arrived at New York on 23 April 1858, having sailed from Liverpool (not Hamburg) on 22 March, with merchandise and passengers to Williams & Guion. Among the passengers were 89 Mormons, 80 from Scandinavia, and 9 from England, all under the leadership of Iver N. Iversen. This was the first of three voyages carrying organized groups of Mormons, the others being in 1866 and 1868 (the ship itself was wrecked off the coast of Brazil in 1874). For further details on these three voyages, see J Bright, extracted from Conway B. Sonne, Ships, Saints, and Mariners: A Maritime Encyclopedia of Mormon Migration, 1830-1890 (Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, 1987). The American ship JOHN BRIGHT is not to be confused with the British bark of the same name, built in Dumbarton in 1847, which sailed on the Australian route. - {Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michale Palmer - 7 February 1998]
The bark JOHN CALVIN, 420/510 tons (old/new measurement), built at Greenock, Scotland, and launched in June 1839. She appears in Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1839/40 through 1851/52: Master: 1839/40-1841/42 - Abercrombie; 1841/42-1845/46 - Knox; 1845/46-1847/48 - Hunter; 1848/49-1849/50 - J[ohn] Davison; 1850/51-1851/52 - [not given]. Owner: 1839/40-1845/46 - Taylor & Co; 1845/46 - Sands & Co; 1845/46-1849/50 - R. Hunter; 1850/51-1851/52 - [not given]. Port of Registry: 1839/40-1845/46 - Greenock; 1845/46-1850/51 - London; 1851/52 - [not given]. Port of Survey: 1839/40-1841/42 - Clydeside; 1841/42-1850/51 - London; 1851/52 - [not given]. Destined Voyage: 1839/40-1841/42 - Calcutta; 1841/42-1845/46 - Bombay; 1845/46-1847/48 - Sydney; 1848/49-1849/50 - Hobart Town; 1850/51 - California; 1851/52 - [not given]. Australian Joint Copying Project, National Library, Canberra, Australia, reel 3199, contains surgeons' reports of two voyages to the South Pacific (London, 13 May 1846 - Norfolk Island, 29 September 1846, with 199 male prisoners; Dublin, 24 January 1848 - Hobart Town, 18 May 1848, with 170 female prisoners). The last entry in Lloyd's Registerfor the JOHN CALVIN is in 1851/52, an incomplete entry giving only her name, tonnage, and place and date of building. As the destination of her last printed destined voyage was California it is probable that she was either wrecked during the passage, sold American, or even abandoned at San Francisco. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 29 March 1998]
See JOHN ERICSSON.
See ITALIA (4)
The JOHN FIELDEN, according to Lloyd's Register for 1851-1857, was a three-masted square-rigged ship, 916 tons, built in New Brunswick in 1846. It is possible that she was built by James Briggs, who built both the ship MOUNTAINEER, 869 tons, and the ship EDINBURGH, 941 tons--presumably the vessels to which you refer above--in 1840. The Register gives no measurements for the JOHN FIELDEN, although if she was indeed built by Briggs, judging from her tonnage she was approximately 145 feet x 33 feet x 22 feet (length x beam x depth of hold). {Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 1 October 1997]
The JOHN HERMANN was built by the shipwright Hermann Friedrich Ulrichs, in Vegesack/Fahr (now part of Bremen), for the Bremen firm of Gildemeister & Ries, and launched on 10 April 1850 as the VICTORIA. 200 Commerzlasten/ 488 tons register; 36,2 x 8,1 x 5,2 meters (length x beam x depth of hold). Her maiden voyage, Hermann Otto, master, was to Batavia. On 15 December 1851, the VICTORIA was sold to Hanna Dorothea Eleonora Langnese Wwe, of Hamburg, who renamed her JOHN HERMANN. Master: 1851-1854 - K. J. Diekmann; 1854-1855 - G. C. Speckhahn; 1855-1858 - H. J. Bornholdt; 1858-1861 - K. J. Diekmann. Voyages: 1852-1853 - New York (4 times); 1853/54 - New York/Belfast; 1854 - New York; 1854/55 - New York/Waterford, Ireland; 1855-1857 - New York; 1857/58 - New York/London; 1858/61 - New York/intermediate ports/Bremerhaven. In 1861, the JOHN HERMANN was "sold Norwegian", to H. Parr, of Drobak, who renamed the vessel HENRY PARR; her masters were, in turn, Christoffersen, Wang, and Larsen. On 13 March 1887, Larsen, master, bound from Christiania to London with a cargo of ice, she stranded on Shipwash Sands, off Harwich, and became a total loss [Peter-Michael Pawlik, Von der Weser in die Welt; Die Geschichte der Segelschiffe von Weser und Lesum und ihrer Bauwerften 1770 bis 1893, Schriften des Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums, Bd. 33 (Hamburg: Kabel, c1993), p. 274, no. 27; Walter Kresse, ed., Seeschiffs-Verzeichnis der Hamburger Reedereien, 1824-1888, Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, N.F., Bd. 5. (Hamburg: Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, 1969), vol. 2, p. 10]. - [E-mail from Michael Palmer to Clara Kress; Submitted by Clara Kress 18 April 1998]
See ZEBULON B. VANCE.
The S.S. John Muir was a Liberty Ship built during the Second World War. Built by the Marinship Corp. Sausalito,Califorina. Yard No. 4 Date Dec. 1942. Scrapped Portland Org. May 1966. Named after: Naturalist,explorer, conservationist, Responsible for the establish-ment of the Yosemite National Park LOA 441 ft. 6 inches. Breadth 56 ft 10 3/4 inches. Depth 37 feet 4 inches. Gross Tons 7176 DWT 10,414 tons. Speed 10-11 knots. One of 2700 Liberty Ships built during Second World War. - [Posted to The ShipsList by Captain C.J. Carroll - 21 April 1998]
The JOHN WESLEY was a bark--a three-masted sailing vessel, square rigged on the fore and main masts, and rigged fore-and-aft on the mizzen mast--of 520 tons, built in Searsport, Maine, by John Shirley in 1852. I know nothing more about her other than the fact that she was wrecked on the coast of Florida [William Armstrong Fairburn, Merchant Sail (Center Lovell, Maine: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, [1945-1955], vol. 5, pp. 3500 and 3503]. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 31 October 1998]
See LAURA.
See TWEED.
See TWEED.
See PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
See ARUNDEL CASTLE (1).
See IOANNINA.
The Bremen ship JULIUS, [Friedrich Wilhelm] Warck, master, carrying 323 passengers, arrived at New Orleans on 25 October 1851, having sailed from Bremen on 4 September 1851, after a passage of 51 days. The JULIUS was a 3-masted, square-rigged ship (later re-rigged as a bark), built by Peter Sager, Vegesack, for the firm of Gebr[uder] Kuhlenkampff, Bremen, and launched on 4 July 1848. 333 Commerzlasten/729 tons register; 43,5 x 10,1 x 6,5 meters (length x beam x depth of hold). She was captained, in turn, by Friedrich Wilhelm Warck, Johann Klockgeter, Johann Carl Meyer, and Johann Hinrich Rosenau. In 1864, she suffered severe damage and was condemned, but she was rebuilt and sold to N. J. Evenson, of Arendal, Norway, who renamed her ILOS, and used her primarily in the transport of wood. In 1895, she passed into the hands of A. Smith, also of Arendal. She was scrapped in 1904, after 56 years of service, a particularly long life for a wooden sailing vessel [Peter-Michael Pawlik, Von der Weser in die Welt; Die Geschichte der Segelschiffe von Weser und Lesum und ihrer Bauwerften 1770 bis 1893, Schriften des Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums, Bd. 33 (Hamburg: Kabel, c1993), p. 134]. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 15 November 1997]
The "Jumna" was a 5,197 gross ton ship built by Wm.Denny, Dumbarton for British India Associated Steamers Ltd in 1886. She was a single funnelled, two masted, brigantine rigged vessel with a single screw and a speed of 12 knots. She had berths for 49-1st class passengers as well as a considerable number of steerage class. She commenced her maiden voyage on 21/9/1886 when she sailed from London via Suez to Batavia and Brisbane and made her last sailing on 24/10/1902. The company was wound up in 1903 and ownership of the "Jumna" passed to British India Steam Navigation Co.Ltd. I have no record of her career after this time but she was broken up in 1907. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 6 December 1997]
The steamship JUNO belonged to the Wilson Line of Hull, England, and did not sail to the United States, but carried passengers from Norway to Hull, where they boarded trains for Liverpool, at which port they boarded steamships for the voyage across the Atlantic. The vessel in question was the 4th of 6 vessels of this name owned by the Wilson Line, and was built by Earle's, Hull, in 1882. 1302/835 tons gross/net; 250.2 x 32.2 x 16.5 feet (length x breadth x depth of hold). She was sold on 16 October 1888, to the Tyne Steam Shipping Co, Newcastle. She was detained at Hamburg from 1914 and 1918, and returned on 27 December 1919. Sold 1919. Became, in turn, AFRA (Portuguese), LECA, EL AMIGO, and EDITH F. Scrapped in 1935 as CECILIA (Nicaraguan) [Arthur G. Credland and Michael Thompson, The Wilson Line of Hull, 1831 to 1981; The Rise and Fall of an Empire (Cherry Burton, East Yorkshire: Hutton Press, c1994), p. 54]. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 7 February, 1998]
The "Jura" was a 2,241 gross ton ship, built by J&G Thomson, Glasgow in 1854 for the Cunard Line. Her details were - length 314ft x beam 36ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. Launched on 27/6/1854, she arrived at Liverpool from the Clyde on 26/9/1854 and became a Crimean War transport. On 12/3/1857 she sailed under charter to the European & Australian R.M.Line from Southampton to Alexandria and started her last voyage on this service on 12/7/1857. On 16/9/1857 she commenced Cunard sailings between Liverpool, Cork and New York and on 6/2/1861 started her last Liverpool - New York voyage. During this period she made two chartered voyages for the Allan Line between Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, commencing 6/9/1860 and 11/4/1861. She was then purchased by the Allan Line and resumed Liverpool - Canada voyages on 24/10/1861. On 3rd November 1864 she was wrecked in the River Mersey with no loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.1, p.144-5] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 22 April 1998]
The "Justicia" was a 32,120 gross ton ship, built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1914 as the second "Statendam" for the Holland America Line. Her details were - length 740.5ft x beam 86.4ft, three funnels, two masts, triple screw and a speed of 18 knots. Launched on 9.7.1914, she was requisitioned before completion and on 7.4.1917 was handed over as a troopship. Renamed "Justicia" and under White Star Line management she was used on transatlantic trooping duties. On 19th July 1918, only four months before the Armistice, she was torpedoed by the German submarine UB.64, 20 miles from Skerryvore, Scotland, but escaped serious damage. Two hours later she was again torpedoed by the same submarine but remained afloat. A third attack was made but without result. On the following day, while being towed, she was again torpedoed and sunk by the UB.124. There were 10 fatalities. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.766] [Sea Breezes magazine, Dec.1951] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 10 February 1998]
The "Justitia" was a 260 ton prison hulk originally moored in the Thames between Galleons Reach and Barking Reach. She was moored there when the American War of Independence put a stop to the practice of Transportation of criminals to the former colonies. The "Justitia formerly belonged to Duncan Campbell who was appointed to supervise the work of the convicts and provided his own hulk, and also bought the old frigate "Censor" from the admiralty. The convicts were employed "to raise soil, sand and gravel from the bed of the river for the benefit of the navigation of the said river". I don't have details of the ship, or it's ultimate fate, but there is a book called The English Prison Hulks by W. Branch-Johnson, published by Christopher Johnson Publishers Ltd. which provides details.[Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 20 August 1997]
According to contemporary New York newspapers, the ship J. Z., [John] Zerega, master, arrived at New York on 6 August 1852, from Antwerp 5 June 1852, with merchandise and passengers, to A. Zerega. The J. Z. was a 3-masted, square-rigged ship, 676 tons, built at New York in 1848, and registered at New York on 4 February 1850. She belonged to the New York firm of A[ugustus] Zerega & Co, which operated an immigrant "line" (the Z Line) between Antwerp and New York from 1847 to 1851, and another immigrant line (the Red Z Line) between Liverpool and New York from 1848 until at least the late 1850's. The firm owned a number of vessels with names formed from initials - -the A. Z., E. Z., L. Z., as well as the J. Z. -- of family members. In 1848, G. S. Porter, master, the J. Z. was advertised as running in the Black Star Line between New York and Liverpool, and in 1851, Augustus Zerega, master, in the Hurlbut Line between New York and Antwerp. The J. Z. had a short career: On 3 July 1853, Spencer, master, she sailed from New York for Liverpool, with a cargo chiefly consisting of turpentine, corn, and cotton. On 7 July, the cargo caught fire, and destroyed the vessel, the captain and crew of 20 being removed by the Norwegian schooner STAVANGER, and transported to Liverpool aboard the ship EBENEZER, which arrived at the latter port on 25 July 1853. Sources: Forrest R. Holdcamper, comp., List of American-flag Merchant Vessels that received Certificates of Enrollment or Registry at the Port of New York, 1789-1867 (Record Groups 41 and 36), National Archives Publication 68-10, Special Lists 22 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Service, 1968), p. 358; Carl C. Cutler, K
See SAN GOTTARDO.
See PRINCE LINE FREIGHTERS
See SCANDINAVIA.
The "Kaiser" was built in 1905 by AG.Vulkan, Stettin for the Elbe and coastal service of the Nordsee Line, but was taken over by Hamburg America Line. She was a 1,916 gross ton ship, length 303.1ft x beam 38.4ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 17 knots. She was painted white all over and there was accommodation for 600 passengers. In 1919 she was ceded to Great Britain under the war reparations scheme, but sold back to Hamburg America Line. In 1921, the after funnel was removed and in 1945 she was surrendered to the USSR and was renamed "Nekrosov". In 1946 she was transferred to Polish owners and renamed "Beniowski". I have no further information on this ship. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America Line] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 4 February 1998]
KAISER FRANZ JOSEF I. Built in 1911 for the Unione Austriaca di Navigazione, by Cantiere Navale Triestino, Montefalcone; engines by D. Rowan & Co., Glasgow). 12,567 tons; 145,53 meters (477.5 feet) long x 18,35 meters (60.2 feet) broad; 2 funnels, 2 masts; twin-screw propulsion, service speed 17 knots; passenger accommodation: 125 1st-, 550 2nd-, and 1,230 3rd-class passengers. 9 September 1911, launched. February 1912, maiden voyage, Trieste-Buenos Aires. 25 May 1912, first voyage, Trieste-Patras-Palermo-Algiers-New York. 13 June 1914, last voyage, Trieste-Patras-Palermo-Algiers-New York. 1919, handed to Cosulich Line; contemplated name GENERALE DIAZ; final choice PRESIDENTE WILSON. 5 May 1919, first voyage, Genoa-Marseilles-New York (mostly troops). 24 June 1919, first voyage, Trieste-Naples-Messina-New York. 1925-26, converted to oil fuel. November 1929, last voyage, Trieste-Naples-New York (departed 12 July)-Boston-Naples-Trieste. 1930, GANGE (Lloyd Triestino); 1936, MARCO POLO (Adriatica). 12 May 1944, scuttled by Germans at Spezia. 1949-50, refloated and scrapped [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 3 (1979), p. 1332], Pictured in Bonsor, op. cit., p. 1327, and, as the PRESIDENTE WILSON, in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., [1993]), p. 262, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970. See also Arnold Kludas Die grossen Passagierschiffe der Welt; Eine Dokumentation, Bd. I: 1858-1912 (2nd ed.; Oldenburg/Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling, c1972), pp. 198-199. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 4 August 1997]
The "Kaiserin Auguste Victoria" was built by A.G.Vulkan at Stettin in 1905 for the Hamburg America Line. At the time of her launching on 29.8.1905., she was the largest ship in the world. Her dimensions were, 24,581 gross tons, length 677.5ft x beam 77.3ft, two funnels, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 18 knots. There was accommodation for 472-1st, 174-2nd, 212-3rd and 1,608-4th class passengers. She sailed from Hamburg on 10.5.1906 for Dover, Cherbourg and New York and made her last voyage on 23.6.1914 for this company from Hamburg to Southampton, Cherbourg and NY and back to Hamburg. During the Great War, she was laid up at Hamburg and in March 1919 she surrendered to Britain and was chartered to the US hipping Board who used her to repatriate troops from Europe. On 14.2.1920 she was chartered to Cunard who used her on their Liverpool - NY service and on 13.5.1921 she was sold to Canadian Pacific who renamed her "Empress of Scotland", refitted her to carry 459-1st, 478-2nd and 960-3rd class passengers. At the same time she was converted to oil fuel. On 22.1.1922. she sailed on her first voyage Southampton - NY - Mediterranean cruise, on 22.4.1922 made her 2nd trip Southampton - Cherbourg - Quebec. On 14.6.1922 she transferred to the Hamburg - Southampton - Cherbourg - Quebec service and in 1923 was in collision with the SS Bonus at Hamburg. In 1926 she was converted to 1st, 2nd, tourist and 3rd class accommodation and in 1927 to 1st, tourist and 3rd class only. She made her last voyage from Southampton to Cherbourg and Quebec on 11.10.1930 and was then sold for scrap when the new "Empress of Britain" came into service. She was gutted by fire and sank in the shipbreakers yard at Blyth, raised and scrapped. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 11 August 1997]
The "Kaiserin Maria Theresia" was named "Spree" up to 1899 and made her first voyage under her new name on 13/3/1900 when she sailed from Bremen to Southampton and New York. She left Bremen for New York on her last voyage on 26/9/1903. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 10 October 1997]
Norddeutscher Lloyd ship "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse", built in 1897 by the Vulkan yard at Stettin, she was at the time the largest ship afloat. Her dimensions were 13592 tons gross, length 627.4ft, beam 66ft, depth 35.8ft and she had a speed of over 22 knots. There was accommodation for 590 1st, 370 2nd and 800 steerage class passengers. She had a straight stem, two masts and four funnels. She sailed from Bremerhaven via Southampton to NY and held the transatlantic speed record at the time. In 1914 she was taken over by the German admiralty and fitted out as a commerce raider with a naval crew. She sank two British vessels and then rendezvoused with three colliers to refuel at the Spanish West African port of Rio de Oro. After refusing the Spanish governor's requests to leave, she was caught there by the cruiser HMS Highflyer which ordered her to leave, and on her refusal, sank her in port..[Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 16 June 1997]
The "Kaiser Wilhelm II" was built by A.G.Vulkan at Stettin in 1889 for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. Her dimensions were 4773 gross tons,Length 449.6ft x beam 51ft, Two funnels, four masts, single screw and a speed of 16 knots. There was accommodation for 120-1st, 80-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Launched on 23/4/1889 she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage for Southampton and New York on 27/8/1889 and was then put straight onto the Bremen - Suez - Australia service. After six round voyages she was rebuilt to 6661 tons and on 22/10/1892 she sailed from Bremen for Southampton and NY. On 30/11/1892 she was transferred to the Genoa - Naples - NY service until on 5/6/1893 she sank at her berth at Genoa. She was refloated and on 8/7/1893 resumed the Bremen - Southampton - NY service until 8/11/1893 when she went back to the Genoa - Naples - NY run. On 18/12/1900 she left New York on her last voyage to Naples and Genoa and was then renamed "Hohenzollern" Between 9/1/1901 and 21/5/1906 she ran between Genoa, Naples and New York and subsequently ran within the Mediterranean. On 10/5/1908 she ran aground at Alghero, Sardinia, was refloated and scrapped in Italy. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 12 September 1997]
The "Kaiser Wilhelm II (2)" was built by A.G.Vulcan, Stettin for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd] in 1902. She was a 19,361 gross ton ship, length 684.3ft x beam 72.3ft, four funnels, three masts, twin screw and a speed of 23 knots. There was accommodation for 775-1st, 343-2nd and 770-3rd class passengers. Launched on 12/8/1902, she left Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton, Cherbourg and New York on 14/4/1903. In 1904 she made a record run from Cherbourg to Sandy Hook and in Sept.1906 broke the record between Sandy Hook and Eddystone (5 days, 11 hours, 58 mins at average speed of 23.58 knots). On 28.7.1914 she commenced her last voyage from Bremen - Southampton Cherbourg - New York, arriving on 5th Aug. She then took refuge in New York due to the outbreak of the Great War, and in April 1917 was seized by US authorities and renamed "Agamemnon". In 1919 she want to the US shipping board and in 1927 was renamed "Monticello". She was scrapped at Baltimore in 1940. [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 3 November 1997]
The "Kangaroo" was built by Laurence, Hill & Co, Port Glasgow* in 1853 for the newly formed Australasian Pacific Mail Steam Packet Co. This was an unsuccessful joint venture made by directors of the Royal Mail S.P.Co and Pacific Steam Nav.Co. Launched on 20th August 1853, she never sailed on the Australia service, but was chartered to the Admiralty for transport work. This was an 1,874 gross ton ship, length 257.4ft x beam 36.2ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. In 1854 she was purchased by the Inman Line and commenced sailings between Liverpool and Philadelphia on 30/7/1856. Her first Liverpool - New York sailing started on 11/2/1857 and her last Liverpool - Queenstown - New York voyage commenced on 14/4/1869. In 1870 she became a British cable steamer, was fitted with compound engines and her masts reduced to two. Sold to Turkish owners in 1888, she was renamed "Selamet" and was scrapped about 1901. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber, p.60-61] [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.1, p.239] *John Maber states that she was built by Hill of Bristol. - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 22 April 1998]
See DARMSTADT.
The steamship KARAMANIA was built by D & W Henderson Ltd, Glasgow, for the Barrow Steamship Company's Indian service, and launched on 26 December 1882. 3,148 tons; 103,62 x 11,95 meters (340 x 39.2 feet, length x beam); straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 11 knots; accommodation for 12 1st-, and 562 3rd-class passengers. February 1883, maiden voyage, Glasgow-Liverpool-Calcutta. April 1890, first voyage, Glasgow-Liverpool-Calcutta (departed 25 October)-Philadelphia-New York (arrived 15 August). September 1890, first voyage, Glasgow-Naples (departed 25 October)-New York (arrived 28 November) (2 voyages). 16 January, 1894, purchased by the Anchor Line; steerage increased to 900. 1 August 1896, first voyage, Genoa-Messina-Naples-New York (arrived 31 July). 1896-1903, Mediterranean-New York (30 roundtrip voyages). 8 February 1903, last voyage, Marseilles-Palermo-Naples-New York (arrived 9 March). 1 May 1904, scrapped [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 1 (1975), p. 464]. To obtain a picture of the KARAMANIA, contact the Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 26 September 1997]
The "Karapara" was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle in 1914 for the British India Steam Navigation Co. She was a 7,117 gross ton ship, length 425ft x beam 55.6ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15.5 knots. Originally ordered as the "Karunga", she was registered on 21.8.1915 and entered service as Naval Hospital Ship No.17, with 341 beds and 200 medical staff. On 26.8.1915 she sailed for Gallipoli and operated in the Eastern Mediterranean, based at Alexandria. On 26.5.1917 she rescued 270 survivors from the hospital ship "Dover Castle" and took them to Gibralter. In 1919 she provided medical facilities at Istanbul during an exceptionally hot summer. Delivered to British India S.N.Co in 1920, she commenced sailings to East African ports as the "Karapara". In the 1930s she transferred to the Straits (Malaya) route and also did some sailings to Port Sudan. She again became a hospital ship (No.36) with 338 beds and 123 medical staff in 1940, and served between the Red Sea and India. In April 1941, off Perim Island, Red Sea, en route to India, she was diverted to Aden to offload her patients, and then ordered to Tobruk to replace the hospital ship "Vita" which had been damaged by dive bombers. On her first voyage out of Tobruk, she was attacked by aircraft but escaped damage. However, on her second journey, she was bombed and set on fire at Tobruk, towed back into port, repaired and successfully sailed to Alexandria. She was eventually sold to the Steel Corporation of Bombay for scrapping on March 18th 1950. [Merchant Fleets, Vol.11, British India S.N.Co by Duncan Haws] - [Postred to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 21 May 1998]
The "Karlsruhe" was built by Fairfield Co Ltd, Glagow in 1889 for North German Lloyd of Bremen. She was a 5,057 gross ton ship, length 415ft x beam 48ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, steel construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 44-1st, 36-2nd and 1,955-3rd class passengers. Launched on 31/8/1889, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Bremen to Montevideo and Buenos Aires on 10/11/1889. On 13/2/1890 she started her first Bremen - New York - Baltimore crossing and on 28/9/1892 commenced her first voyage from Bremen to Australia via the Suez Canal. On 31/1/1894 she sailed on her first Bremen - Suez - Far East voyage and completed 7 voyages on this service. On 8/2/1902 she started her last voyage from Bremen to New York and Baltimore, on 18/12/1902 her last Bremen - Baltimore voyage (37 N.Atlantic crossings), 16/5/1906 saw her last Bremen - Australia voyage (19 voyages) and on 22/9/1906 she started her last Bremen - S.America voyage (3 voyages). She was scrapped in 1908.] North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.554.] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 13 February 1998]
(of 1928) See POCAHONTAS.
See KARAPARA.
See COLUMBIA (7) .
The KEEWATIN is listed in the 1908-09 Lloyd's Register of Shipping. I also found her "sister ship", the ASSINIBOIA, not the Assyria. Both ships are almost identical except for minor differences listed below. I also found them mentionned in a book called Great Lakes' Saga by Anna G. Young in 1965. On page 105, there is the following text, and I quote: "In 1908 the ASSINIBOIA and KEEWATIN joined the fleet. They were built at Govan, Scotland and were top-notchers of their day. For fifty eight years they have carried thousands of passengers between Owen Sound and Fort William, the passing panorama of land and water had brought relaxation and enjoyment that leave nostalgic memories. Their freight carrying figures would make impressive reading. Now, in November 1965, these flagships of the Great Lakes fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway must go. They have been overtaken by time. Their wooden frames and fittings are considered fire hazards. The trade is not sufficient to justify the costs of rebuilding. The safety, convenience, and economy of progress are paid for with treasures of the past. The ASSINIBOIA will continue in freight service. The fate of the KEEWATIN remains uncertain. They are the last of a splendid breed."
KEEWATIN - Official registration #: 125985. Master: Captain L. Pyette, appointed to the shipping line in 1905 and to the ship in 1907. Rigging: steel 3 masts single screw steam Schooner; 1 steel deck with deep framing and steel awning deck sheathed in wood; 5 cemented bulkheads; flat keel; fitted with electric light and machinery aft. Tonnage: 3,856 tons gross, 2,613 under deck and 2,470 net. Dimensions: 336.5 feet long, 43.8 foot beam and 15.4 feet deep; Bridge and Forecastle 295 feet long; water ballast in cellular double bottom under engine and boilers 113 feet long, forward 185 feet long and 720 tons; Forward Peak Tank 24 tons. Built: in 1907 by Fairfield Co. Ltd. in Glasgow.Propulsion: quadruple expansion engine with 4 cylinders of 23 1/2, 34, 48 1/2 & 70 inches diameter respectively; stroke 45 inches; operating at 220 p.s.i.; 524 nominal horsepower; 4 single ended boilers, 12 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 299 sq. ft.; heating surface 9,627 sq. ft.; engine built by same company as the hull. Owners: Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Port of registry: Montreal. Flag: British - [Posted to TheShipsList by Gilbert Provost - 23 October 1998]
See VANDALIA.
see DOVER CASTLE.
KENILWORTH - Originally built in America as the Volant, the ship was transferred to British registry in 1864 and renamed Kenilworth. In 1866 her owner was David Jones of Swansea. She was a two-decker with a square stern and a billethead. On 27 August 1877 the Kenilworth was lost in the Strait of Belle Isle. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Sharon Todtenbier - 10 September 1997]
The "Kenilworth" was a four-masted steel ship built in 1887 by J. Reid, Co., Port Glasgow. Dimensions: 91,49 13,12 7,36 meters [300'2" 43'1" 24'2"] and tonnage: 2308 GRT and 2243 NRT. Build with a flush deck and rigged with royals over double topgallant and top sails. 1938 - Sold to A.C. Stralla, and was renamed to "Rex" Used as a gambling ship off Santa Monica, CA. - {Posted to the Comunes Of Italy Mailing List by Steve Saviello - 17 March 1998]
Built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ as the "Blue Hen State" for the United States Shipping Board , this was a 10,533 gross ton ship, length 502.1ft x beam 62.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 160 cabin class passengers. Launched on 23/2/1921, she was assigned to US Mail Line and made her maiden voyage from New York to London in June 1921. She was transferred to United States Lines and renamed "President Garfield" in 1922, and commenced her first voyage between New York - Queenstown (Cobh) - Plymouth - London - Cherbourg - New York on 31/5/1922. On 26/1/1924 she started her last London - Cherbourg - New York crossing and was then puchased by the Dollar Line. She commenced her first New York - round the world voyage on 21/2/1924, calling at Panama, San Francisco, Japan, China, Malaya, Ceylon, Suez Canal, Mediterranean, Boston and New York (arr.5/6/1924). In 1929 she was rebuilt with her island bridge joined to the main superstructure, and on 2/12/1937 started her last round the world voyage, arriving at New York 25/3/1938. Transferred to American President Lines in 1938, she resumed New York - Round the world voyages on 27/1/1939. She started her last sailing on this service on 1/1/1940, arriving New York on 18/4/1940 and then proceeded to Bombay, Cape Town, Trinidad and New York. In December 1940 she was renamed "President Madison" and in April 1942 was commisioned as a Navy transport and renamed USS KENMORE (AP-62). She was later converted to a hospital ship and renamed USS REFUGE (AH-11). In July 1946 she was laid up at Olympia, Washington and in 1948 was scrapped at Vancouver, Washington. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.4, p.1547] [Pacific Liners 1927-72 by Frederick Emmons] Bonsor states that she became USS REFUGE in 1942, Emmons says February 1944. - [Posted to The ShipsKist by Ted Finch - 21 March 1998]
See ALSTROM.
Ship KENSINGTON, C. Hamilton, master; 388 tons; built Philadelphia, in her 9th year; owner: Massey & Co.; draught when loaded: 16 feet; port of survey: Liverpool; destined voyage: Philadelphia. Lloyd's Registerfor 1820 [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 18 August 1997]
The "Kensington" was built by J & G Thompson Ltd, Glasgow in 1893 for the American line. She was a 8,669 gross ton vessel, length 480ft x beam 57.2ft, one funnel, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 100-2nd and 929-3rd class passengers. Launched on 26/10/1893, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia on 28/6/1894. On 28/8/1895 she started her first voyage for the Red Star Line from Philadelphia to New York and Antwerp, and her first sailing from Antwerp to New York on 21/9/1895. In 1899 or earlier, her 2nd class accommodation was increased to 250 and on 14/3/1903 she commenced her last Antwerp - New York voyage. She was then chartered to the Dominion Line and started her first voyage for them on 29/4/1903 when she sailed from Liverpool for Quebec and Montreal. Her last voyage started on 8/11/1908 when she left Montreal for Quebec and Liverpool and she was scrapped in 1910 in Italy. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.943] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 17 November 1997]
The "Khyber" was a 9,114 gross ton ship built in 1914 by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead for the Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Co.(P&O Line). She was a twin screw vessel with a speed of 14 knots. She commenced her maiden voyage from London to Bombay, Colombo, Melbourne and Sydney on 5/9/1914 and made 4 or more round passenger voyages on this service. On 15/5/1920 she commenced sailings between London, Colombo, Melbourne and Sydney (missing out Bombay) and made 5 round passenger voyages on this service. She was withdrawn and sold for breaking up in 1931. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 13 January 1998]
See PRINCESS ALICE.
See WASHINGTON (4).
See BREMEN (2).
See AUGUSTUS WATTENBACH.
See SAINT PAUL.
Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd] vessel "Koln". She was a 2555 gross ton ship, iron built, clipper stem, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. She had a length of 300ft x beam 39ft and was built in 1870 by Caird & Co. of Greenock, Scotland. There was accommodation for 60-1st class and 700-3rd class passengers. Launched on 11.8.1870. for NDL New Orleans service, she left Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton and New Orleans in April 1871 and on 8.6.1871 was transferred to the Bremen - New York run. She did 13 round voyages on this service and was then put onto the Bremen - Baltimore run commencing 29.9.1880. Her engines were compounded in 1884 and on 2.4.1887 she made her last voyage Bremen - Baltimore and was transferred to the Bremen - South America service. She was scrapped in Germany in 1895. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch]
The "Koln" of 1899 was a 7409 gross ton vessel built in 1899 by J.C.Tecklenborg of Geestemunde for Norddeutscher Lloyd. Her details were - length 428.9ft x beam 54.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 120-2nd and 1,850-3rd class passengers. Launched on 24/7/1899, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to Galveston on 20/10/1899. On 21/12/1899 she commenced her first voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, and on 4/1/1902 her first run from Bremen to New York. Subsequently she ran from bremen to Baltimore or Galveston, occasionally to or via New York. On 7/9/1910 commenced her first run from Bremen to Philadelphia, and on 26/4/1912 started her first of two voyages from Hamburg to Quebec and Montreal. On 21/1/1914 she started sailing between Bremen, Boston and New Orleans and started her last Bremen - Boston voyage on 29/7/1914 arriving Boston on 11/8/1914. In April 1917 she was seized by the US authorities at Boston and renamed "Amphion" for the US Government. Scrapped in 1923. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 2 October 1997]
The "Konig Albert" was built by A.G.Vulcan, Stettin in 1899 for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. She was a 10,643 gross ton ship, length 499.3ft x beam 60.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 227-1st, 119-2nd and 1,799-3rd class passengers. Launched on 24/6/1899, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Hamburg, via the Suez Canal to the Far East. She completed 8 round voyages on this service and was then transferred on 14/3/1903 to the Bremen - Cherbourg - New York route for a single voyage. On 16/4/1903 she went to the Genoa - Naples - New York run and stayed mainly on this service until commencing her last voyage on 11/6/1914. At the outbreak of the Great War, she took refuge in Italy but in May 1915 was seized by Italy, renamed "Ferdinando Palasciano" and was used as a hospital ship. In 1920 she was chartered to Navigazione Generale Italiana and on 15/6/1920 commenced her first voyage Genoa - Naples - New York. She completed 6 round voyages on this route, the last one commencing 13/4/1921 and then, in 1922 became the "Italia", and was used as a floating exhibition ship. She was scrapped in Italy in 1926.1923. [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 6 November 1997]
The "Konigin Louise" was a 10,566 gross ton ship owned NDL. Built in 1896 by A G Vulcan at Stettin, she was 525ft length x 60ft beam, had two funnels, two masts, twin screws and a speed of 15 knots. Accommodation was provided for 227 1st, 235 2nd and 1,564 3rd class passengers. On her maiden voyage she left Bremen on 29.3.1897 and had to call into Falmouth to repair her steering gear from 29th March till 22nd April when she finally left for New York. In 1897, she was transferred to the Bremen - Suez - Australia run and in 1904 to the Genoa - Naples - New York service. In 1911 she made her last Bremen - Australia run and resumed the Bremen - New York service on 16.3.1912. In 1914 transferred to Bremen - Philadelphia - Baltimore run for three voyages and, on the outbreak of war (Aug.1914) was laid up at Bremen. She surrendered to Britain in 1919 and became the Orient Line's "Omar". In 1924 became the Byron Line's "Edison" and was put on their Piraeus - Patras - - Naples - NY service and in 1928 transferred to the National Greek Company. In 1932 made her last voyage NY - Boston - Piraeus and was scrapped in 1935 at Genoa. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 5 August 1997]
The "Konigin Luise" was built by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg in 1934 as a coastal passenger ship for the Elbe service of the Hamburg America Line from Hamburg to Cuxhaven and Heligoland. She was a 2,400 gross ton ship, length 288ft x beam 42ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 17 knots. She could carry 2,000 deck passengers. In 1940 she was converted to a minelayer and was mined and sunk on 25th September 1941 near Helsinki. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America Line] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 4 February 1998]
See ARAWA (2).
The "Korea" was a 6,163 gross ton ship, built by Flensburger Schiffbau, Flensburg in 1899 for the East Asiatic Co of Copenhagen. Her details were - length 409ft x beam 49.6ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was capacity for 50-1st and 1,350-3rd class passengers. Launched on 13th October 1899, she was used by the East Asiatic Co until 1906 when she was transferred to the Russian registered Russian American Line. She commenced her first sailing for this company on 14th September 1906 when she sailed from Libau for New York. Her second sailing on this route started 21st January 1907 and her last on 26th January 1909. On 15th February 1910 she sailed from Narvik for Philadelphia with a cargo of ore, but was abandoned in the North Atlantic on 1st March, her crew being rescued by the Anchor liner "Caledonia". She obviously stayed afloat for some time after being abandoned, as the Allan liner "Ionian" reported that she collided with a derelict on 3rd March - undoubtedly the "Korea" [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.3, p.1351, 1354] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 26 July 1998]
See LITUANIA.
The "Kronprinzessin Cecilie" was built by A.G.Vulkan, Stettin in 1906 for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. Her details were - 19,400 gross tons, length 685.4ft x beam 72.2ft, four funnels (set in pairs), three masts, twin screw and a speed of 23 knots. She had accommodation for 617-1st, 326-2nd and 798-3rd class passengers. Launched on 1/12/1906, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton, Cherbourg and New York on 6/8/1907. On 14/7/1914 she sailed from Bremen on her last voyage to New York and on 28/7/1914 sailed from New York but returned to Boston due to the imminent outbreak of war. In April 1917 she was seized by US authorities and became the US transport "Mount Vernon". On 5/9/1918 she was torpedoed in the North Atlantic by a German submarine, with 36 deaths, but managed to reach port. In 1919 she was laid up and in 1920 went to the US Shipping Board. She was finally scrapped in 1940 at Baltimore. [Posted to the ShipsList bt Ted Finch - 2 November 1997]
This is the Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) steamship KRONPRINZ FRIEDRICH WILHELM, built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. 2,387 tons; 95,18 x 11,91 meters (312.3 x 39.1 feet, length x beam), clipper bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 10 knots; accommodation for 105 1st-, 50 2nd-, and 400 3rd-class passengers. 13 September 1870, launched for the North German Lloyd West Indies service. 7 April 1871, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-Panama. 14 May 1873, first voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 1875, engines compounded. 1876, mainly to South America. 10 August 1884, last voyage, Bremen-New York (9 roundtrip voyages). 1887, quadruple-expansion engines by Denny, Dumbarton, Scotland. 23 March 1893, first voyage, Genoa-Naples-New York. 8 May 1895, last voyage, Naples-New York (16 roundtrip voyages). 7 July 1895, resumed service, Bremen-South America. 10 April 1897, last voyage, Bremen-South America. 1897, scrapped in Italy [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 548]. For further information on this vessel, including a photograph, see the following:
1. Arnold Kludas, Die Seeschiffe des Norddeutschen Lloyd, Bd. 1: 1857 bis 1919 (Herford: Koehler, c1991).
2. Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mail_ (2 vols.; Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994-c1995). [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer]
The "Kroonland" was built in 1902 by W.Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia for the Red Star line and sailed originally under the American flag. She was a 12760 gross ton vessel, length 560ft x beam 60.2ft, two funnels, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. Accommodation for 342-1st, 194-2nd and 626-3rd class passengers. Launched on 20/2/1902, she sailed on her maiden voyage from New York to Antwerp on 28/6/1902. In November 1908 she was put under the Belgian flag and sailed between Antwerp and NY until 13/1/1912 when she reverted to the US flag and stayed on the same service. On 1/8/1914 she left Antwerp on her last voyage to Dover and NY and on 15/8/1914 transferred to the NY -Liverpool run for two voyages before being transferred again on 15/10/1914 to the NY - Gibralter - Naples - Piraeus service for one round voyage. On 21/5/1915 she went to the Panama Pacific Line for the NY - Panama Canal -San Francisco service and then to the American Line for the London - NY service for one voyage commencing 30/1/1916. Transferred on 20/2/1916 to the NY - Liverpool run until her last voyage on this service, sailing 31/1/1917 she was used as a US troopship until 1919when she was converted to carry 242-1st, 310-2nd and 876-3rd class passengers and reverted on 14/4/1920 to the Antwerp - Southampton - NY service and on 21/6/1923 went back to the American Line and was put on the NY - Plymouth - Cherbourg - Hamburg run, being converted to carry cabin class and 3rd class passengers only. After three voyages on this service, she went back to the Panama Pacific Line for the NY - San Francisco run. She was scrapped at Genoa in 1928. [North Atlantic Seaway, vol.2. by N.R.P.Bonsor] [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch]
See AUGUSTA VICTORIA.
The SS Kumeric was a 6232 ton vessel belonging to Andrew Weir's Bank Line. She was built in 1906 by Russell & Co at Port Glasgow and her dimensions were 460 ft x 55.1ft x 28.6ft. Sunk in the River Plate in 1927 after a collision, she was subsequently refloated and sold to Italian buyers who renamed her "Quintilamare". She was scrapped in 1932. The Bank line's vessels were principally cargo vessels who traded all over the world and I can find no mention of them carrying passengers, although this is not impossible..[Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 12 June 1997]
See NOORDAM.
(of 1928) See ITALIA (4)
See JOHN ERICSSON.
The "Kursk" was built by Barclay, Curle & Co. Glasgow in 1910 for the Russian American Line. She was a 7,858 gross ton vessel, length 450ft x beam 56.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. Accommodation for 120-1st, 178-2nd and 1,288-3rd and 4th class passengers. Launched on 7/7/1910, she sailed from Libau on her maiden voyage to New York on 2/11/1910. She commenced her last voyage from Libau to Copenhagen, Halifax and New York on 7/7/1914 and was transferred to the Glasgow - New York service on 5/11/1914. On 20/11/1914 she sailed on her first voyage from New York for Archangel and in 1917 came under Cunard management under the British flag. In 1921 she went to the Baltic American Line and was renamed "Polonia" and on 23/1/1921 sailed on her first voyage between Glasgow, New York, Danzig and Libau. On 8/3/1921 she started her first voyage from Libau to Danzig, Boston and New York and in September of that year was refitted to carry 300-cabin and 500-3rd class passengers. In Oct.1927 she was further altered to carry 120-cabin, 180-tourist and 500-3rd class passengers. On 31/10/1929 she commenced her last voyage from Danzig to Copenhagen, Halifax and New York and in 1930 went to the Polish Gdynia America Line. They used her from 11/4/1930 on their Danzig - Copenhagen - Halifax - New York service and from 28/5/1930 on the Gdynia - Copenhagen - Halifax - New York run. She commenced her last voyage on this run on 2/5/1933 and was transferred to the Constanza - - Haifa service until 1939 when she was scrapped in Italy. .[Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 22 October 1997]
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