NAPOLEON III (1)
There were several vessels named NAPOLEON III during this time period. However, according to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the only one with a County Durham connection is the bark NAPOLEON III, 297 tons, built under special survey in Sunderland in 1855: Master: 1856/57-1858/59 - A. Smith [owner]; 1859/60-1861/62 - A. Cameron; 1861/62 - Stodley. Owner: A. Smith & [Co]. Port of Registry: Sunderland. Port of Survey: Sunderland. Destined Voyage: 856/57-1861/62 - Mediterranean; 1861/62 - Black Sea. The vessel's entry in Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1861/62 is stamped "wrecked", an event which must have taken place sometime between February (the date she was last surveyed at Sunderland) and June (the month the 1862/63 volume of the Register was published) 1862. There is no reference to the wreck in the abstract returns of wrecks on the coasts of the United Kingdom for 1862 (Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons, 1863 [3216] lxiii.165), so the event most probably took place somewhere between Britanny and the Black Sea. For details on the wreck of the NAPOLEON III, contact the National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF, Great Britain, and ask the staff to check the Wreck Registers U.K., which begin in 1855. The National Maritime Museum is also the best location to search for a fuller description or pictorial representation of the vessel. As the NAPOLEON III was small, and was in service only six years, it is unlikely that a photograph of her survives. However, she was built under special survey, and it is therefore quite possible that the survey report survives among the Lloyd's Register of Shipping survey reports now deposited at the Museum. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 20 March 1998]

NAPOLEON III (2)
The "Napoleon III" was built by Thames Ironworks, London (engines by Ravenshill & Salked, London) in 1865 for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line). She was a 3,376 gross ton ship, length 365.9ft x beam 45.9ft, straight stem, two funnels, two masts, iron construction, paddle wheel propulsion and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 170-1st, 100-2nd and 50-3rd class passengers. Launched on 11/2/1865, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Havre for Brest and New York on 26/4/1866. She made five round voyages on this service, the last starting on 30/8/1868 and then sailed from Havre on 16/9/1871 to Tyneside; where she was lengthened to 421.7ft by A.Leslie & Co, Hebburn-on-Tyne. Her tonnage was increased to 3,950 tons, she was fitted with compound engines and rebuilt with single screw propulsion, a third mast fitted and she was renamed "Ville du Havre". On 29/3/1873 she resumed Havre - Brest - New York sailings, but on 22/11/1873 she was sunk in collision with the British ship "Loch Earn" in the English Channel, with the loss of 226 lives. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.652] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 19 March 1998]

While she had been built as the NAPOLEON III, the vessel that sank in collision with the LOCH EARN was named VILLE DU HAVRE. She was built for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line) by Thames Ironworks, London (engines by Ravenshill & Salked, London), as a side-paddle steamer and was launched on 11 February 1865. Original configuration: 3,376 tons; 111,50 x 13,98 meters/365.9 x 45.9 feet (length x beam), straight bow, 2 funnels, 2 masts; iron construction, side-paddles, service speed 11 knots; passenger accommodation for 170 in 1st class, 100 in 2nd class, and 50 in steerage. 26 April 1866, maiden voyage, Havre-Brest-New York. Her lack of speed was a great disappointment to her owners, and she completed only 3 roundtrip voyages to New York in 1866, none in 1867, and 2 in 1868 (30 August 1868, last voyage, Havre-Brest-New York). She was then laid up until 1871. 16 September 1871, sailed Havre-Tyneside. 1871-72, lengthened to 128,52 meters (421.7 feet) by A. Leslie & Co, Hebburn-on-Tyne; 3,960 tons; converted to single-screw, compound egines, mizzen mast added; renamed VILLE DU HAVRE. 29 March 1873, resumed Havre-Brest-New York service. 22 November 1873, bound from New York for Havre, Capt. Marino Surmont, with a crew of 172 and 141 passengers, she sank 12 minutes after colliding with the iron sailing ship LOCH EARN, 1200 tons, of Glasgow, Capt. William Robertson, bound from London to New York in ballast with a crew of 30, at lat. 46.50 N, lon. 35 W, with the loss of 111 crew and 115 passengers. The survivors, 61 crew and 26 passengers, were at first taken aboard the LOCH EARN, but were transferred the next day fo the American vessel TREMONTAIN, Capt. Urquhart, and taken to Cardiff. Although badly damaged, the LOCH EARN proceeded on her voyage, but was abandoned on 28 November, her boats being later picked up by the BRITISH QUEEN, with no further loss of life [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. 652; Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons, 1875 (Command 1260) lxx.353-354]. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 20 March 1998]

NAPOLETANO
See CITY OF CHESTER .

NAPOLI
See SAN GEORGIO.

NAPOLITAN PRINCE
The "Napolitan Prince" was a 2900 gross ton vessel built in 1889 as the "Rei de Portugal" by Scott & Co, Greenock for the Potuguese company, Mala Real Portugueza. Her dimensions were length 363.5ft x beam 42.2ft, clipper sten, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 25-1st class and 1,150-3rd class passengers. Launched on 1/7/1889, she was sold to the British, Prince Line in 1902 and renamed "Napolitan Prince". She commenced her first voyage for this company on 24/11/1902 from Leghorn to Genoa, Naples, Palermo and New York. Her last voyage commenced 2/3/1908 from Piraeus to Patras, Palermo and New York and she was then chartered to Northwest Transport and commenced running for them on 6/9/1909 from Rotterdam to Halifax and New York. She made four round voyages for them, the last ond starting on 8/1/1910 and was then sold in 1911 to the Cie de Navigation Mixte who renamed her "Manouba". She was scrapped in Italy in Feb. 1929.[N.R.P. Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway, p. 1234] [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 18 September 1997]

NASSAU
See RIMUTAKA (3) .

NATALE
See MANITOU.

NAUTIQUE
See QUEBEC.

NEA HELLAS
This was the "Nea Hellas" which was built in 1919-21 as the third "Tuscania" for the Anchor Line of Glasgow. Built by Fairfield Co Ltd, Glasgow, she was a 16,991 gross ton ship, length overall 578.4ft x beam 70.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 16 knots. There was accommodation for 267-1st, 377-2nd and 1,818-3rd class passengers. Launched on 4/10/1921, she sailed from Glasgow on her maiden voyage to Moville and New York on 16/9/1922. Between 1922-25 she completed 5 New York - Mediterranean voyages and in May 1926 made her last Glasgow - New York - Plymouth - Havre - London voyage. She was then chartered to Cunard Line and commenced London - Havre - Southampton - New York crossings on 3/6/1926 with cabin and tourist class passengers. In December 1926 she was altered to cabin and 3rd class and in February 1927 was refitted to carry 206-cabin, 439-tourist and 485-3rd class. On 19/9/1930 she sailed on her last London - Havre - Southampton - New York voyage and in October of that year was laid up at Glasgow. In February 1931 she commenced her first Glasgow - Liverpool - Bombay voyage and between 1931-37 made 13 autumn/winter voyages on this service. In May 1931 she made one Southampton - New York round voyage for Cunard and on 14/8/1931 resumed Glasgow - Moville - New York summer voyages and in September 1938 made her last voyage on this service. Sold to the Greek Line on 19/4/1939, she was renamed "Nea Hellas" and refitted to carry 200-cabin, 400-tourist and 500-3rd class passengers. On 19/5/1939 she started the first of nine round voyages between Piraeus and New York, the last commencing 11/5/1940. On 8/6/1940 she transferred to the Lisbon - New York service and started the last of five round voyages on 20/10/1940. Between 1941 and 1946 she was used as a British war transport and in 1947 was reconditioned in the UK and Genoa to accommodate 300-1st, 310-cabin and 850-tourist passengers. She started her first peacetime voyage between Genoa, Naples, Lisbon and New York on 25/7/1947 and in September 1947 commenced her first voyage from Piraeus to Naples, Lisbon and New York. On 27/1/1951 she started sailings between Piraeus, Naples, Malta and New York and in January 1955 was refitted to carry 80-1st and 1,300-tourist class passengers. On 5/3/1955 she started her last voyage between Piraeus, Malta, Messina, Naples, Halifax and New York (arr.21/3/1955). Renamed "New York" on 24/3/1955, and commenced her first crossing from New York to Boston, Cobh, Cherbourg, Southampton, Bremen, Southampton, Cherbourg, Cobh, Halifax and New York. On 6/9/1959 she started her last voyage from Bremen to Havre, Southampton, Cobh, New York and Piraeus and on 13/10/1959 commenced her last Piraeus - Palermo - Naples - Genoa - Quebec - Genoa - Naples - Messina - Piraeus voyage. Laid up at Piraeus on 14/11/1959 she was scrapped at Onimichi, Japan in 1961. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.469] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 25 February 1998]

NECKAR (1)
SS Neckar, built in 1873 for the Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. 3,120 tons; 351 feet long x 40 feet broad; straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 14 knots. 10 November 1873, launched. 18 Spril=1874, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 1886 Bremen-Far East service. 1894, Mediterranean-New York service. 1896 sold; 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. 184]. Pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., [1993]), p. 216, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 21 July 1997]

The steamship NECKAR was built by Caird & Co, Greenock, Scotland, for the Norddeutscher Lloyd, and was launched on 11 October 1873. 3,122 tons; 107,70 x 12,20 meters (length x breadth); straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 13.5 knots; accommodation for 144 passengers in 1st class, 68 in 2nd class, and 502 in steerage. 18 April 1874, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 3 January 1886, last voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 1886, rebuilt at Bremerhaven for the East Asia Imperial Mail service; passenger accommodation altered to 50 in 1st class, 21 in 2nd class, and 574 in steerage. 28 July 1886, first voyage, Bremen-Suez Canal-Far East. 14 February 1894, first voyage, Naples-New York. 23 March 1895, last voyage, Naples-New York (9 roundtrip voyages). 15 June 1895, first voyage, Bremen-New York. August 1895, last voyage, Bremen-New York (2 roundtrip voyages). October 1896, sold; December 1896, scrapped in Genoa [Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails (Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994-c1995), vol. 1, p. 71, no. 44; 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. 550]. Pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983), p. 216, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 13 January 1998]

NECKAR (2)
The "Neckar" was the second ship of this name owned by North German Lloyd. She was built by J.C.Tecklenborg, Geestemunde in 1900 and was a 9,835 gross ton ship, length 499.3ft x beam 58.1ft, one funnel, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 148-1st, 116-2nd and 2,500-3rd class. Launched on 8/12/1900, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to New York on 4/5/1901. On 8/10/1901 she sailed from Bremen on her first voyage to Australia via the Suez Canal and made just one voyage on this service. She commenced sailings between Naples and New York on 12/5/1902, and on 19/6/1902 commenced Bremen - Baltimore voyages. Subsequently she ran between Bremen and New York and/or Baltimore, or Mediterranean - New York. On 4/11/1905 she sailed New York - Mediterranean with 1st, 2nd and 3rd class passengers, and subsequently had accommodation for 369-2nd, 217-3rd and 2,865-4th class. She started her 22nd and last Naples - New York voyage on 27/5/1910, and on 16/5/1912 started sailings between Bremen, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Her last crossing from Bremen to Baltimore started 2/7/1914 (arr.14/7/1914) and she then took refuge in the US. In April 1917 she was seized by US authorities at Baltimore, renamed "Antigone" and used by the US Government until 1921. On 20/3/1921 she started a voyage between New York, Bremen and Danzig under charter to US Mail Lines with accommodation for 200-cabin and 550-3rd class. Renamed "Potomac" she resumed the same service and made 2.5 round voyages, the last one starting 10/8/1921. On 3/9/1921 she commenced Bremen - New York sailings for United States Lines and made 4.5 round voyages, the last starting 1/3/1922. She was presumably laid up after this and was scrapped in Holland in 1928. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.564] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 26 March 1998]

NEDERLAND
See LEERDAM .

NEKROSOV
See KAISER.

NELLY
See SEVEN SEAS.

NEMESIS
The "Nemesis" was a 2,717 gross ton ship, length 352.6ft x beam 41.5ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. She was laid down by Tod & McGregor, Glasgow as the "Delhi", but was launched in 1857 as the "Nemesis" for Peninsular & al Line. In 1869 she was sold to Peter Denny and lengthened from 312 ft and her tonnage increased from 2,018 tons. Chartered to Cunard Line, she commenced sailings between Liverpool, Queenstown and New York on 30/10/1869. She started her sixth and last voyage on this service on 17/5/1870, and on 11/4/1871 commenced sailings between Liverpool, Queenstown and New York under charter to the Inman Line. She started the last of three round voyages on this route on 27/6/1871, and in 1872 was fitted with compound engines by Rankin & Blackmore, Greenock. On 2/5/1872 she was chartered by North German Lloyd of Bremen and started Bremen - Southampton - New York sailings, the fourth and last voyage starting on 18/9/1872. In 1879 she became the Belgian "Perusia" and in 1880 reverted to her previous name of "Nemesis". She went to Adamson & Rowlandson in 1881 and on 10/5/1882 started her first Amsterdam - New York voyage under charter to Royal Netherlands Steamship Co. and made three round voyages on this service, the last one starting on 17/8/1882. She was scrapped in 1891. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.150] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 4 April 1998]

NEPTUNUS
See MINONA.

NERTHE
See LESSING.

NESTORIAN
The "Nestorian" was a 2,466 gross ton ship built by Barclay & Curle, Glasgow in 1866 for the Allan Line of Liverpool. Her details were - length 317.7ft x beam 38.5ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 115-1st and 600-3rd class passengers. Laid down as the "Acadian" she was launched on 11/9/1866 as the "Nestorian" and sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Portland on 31/1/1867. On 24/10/1871 she commenced her last Liverpool - Halifax - Montreal sailing and on 2/1/1872 commenced her first voyage Liverpool - Halifax - Norfolk - Baltimore. She was laid up from 1874-78 and in 1878 was rebuilt to 2,689 tons and compound engines fitted by Laird Bros, Birkenhead. She commenced sailing from Glasgow - South America on 17/10/1878 for two round voyages and on 15/5/1879 started sailing between Glasgow, Quebec and Montreal. She commenced her first voyage Glasgow - Boston on 30/11/1880, and Glasgow - Philadelphia on 17/9/1884. On 10/6/1885 commenced her first voyage London - Quebec - Montreal and on 4/6/1889 resumed the Glasgow - Boston service. Subsequently sailed Glasgow to Boston or Philadelphia until 5/2/1897 when she commenced her final Glasgow - Boston voyage and was scrapped later the same year.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.311] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 23 November 1997]

NEUSTRIA
SS Neustria, built in 1883 for the Fabre Line by Claparde of Rouen. 2,926 tons; 328 feet long x 40 feet broad; straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 11 knots. 19 August 1883, launched. 20 September 1884, maiden voyage, Marseilles-New York. 27 October 1909, sailed from New York for Marseilles; disappeared at sea [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), pp. 385 and 666]. Pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., [1993]), p. 218, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970 [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 21 July 1997]

The "Neustria" was a 2,926 gross ton ship, built in 1883 by Claparede & Cie, Rouen for the Fabre Line of Marseilles. Her details were - length 328.4ft x beam 40ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 18-1st and 1,100-3rd class. Launched on 19/8/1883, she sailed from Marseilles on her maiden voyage to Tarragona, Malaga, Cadiz and New York on 21/9/1884. In 1898 she was chartered to repatriate Spanish troops from Cuba. She sailed from New York for Marseilles on 27/10/1908 and went missing. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.3,p.1133] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 25 January 1998]

NEVADA
The "Nevada" was built by Palmer Bros.& Co., Jarrow-on-Tyne, also for the Guion Line. She was a 3,121 gross ton ship, length 345.6ft x beam 43.4ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. I have no information on passenger accommodation. Launched on 17/10/1868 she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 2/2/1869. In 1881 she was rebuilt with compound engines and a tonnage of 3,617 tons. On 3/5/1884 she collided with and sank the Wilson liner "Romano" in the Atlantic, with no loss of life. On 13/5/1893 she commenced her last voyage to New York and in 1894 was sold to the Dominion Line and renamed "Hamilton". They used her for five round voyages between Avonmouth, Quebec and Montreal and in 1896 she was scrapped in Italy. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.709] [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 20 October 1997]

NEW AUSTRALIA
See MONARCH OF BERMUDA.

NEW ENGLAND
The "New England" was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1898 for the Dominion Line. She was an 11,394 gross ton vessel, length 550.3ft x beam 598.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 200-1st, 200-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 7/4/1898 she started her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Boston on 30/6/1898. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 17/9/1903 and then went to the White Star Line who renamed her "Romanic". She sailed from Liverpool to Boston on 19/11/1903 and then to Naples, Genoa and Glasgow. In January 1912 she went to the Allan Line was renamed "Scandinavian" and modified to carry 400-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers. On 23/3/1912 she commenced her first sailing from Glasgow to Halifax and Boston and on 4/5/1912 her first voyage from Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal, returning with part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. She then resumed the Glasgow - Canada service. In 1917 she went to Canadian Pacific Ocean Services and between 1918 and 1920 ran between Liverpool and New York and Liverpool and St.John.NB. On 18/5/1920 she commenced a service from Antwerp to Southampton, Quebec and Montreal, starting her last voyage on 24/5/1922. She was then laid up at Gareloch and in 1923 was scrapped in Germany. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.762] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 22 October 1997]

NEW GUINEA
The "New Guinea" was built by Doxford, Sunderland in 1884 for McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co.of Melbourne. She was a 2,674 gross ton, iron built steamer, single screw with a speed of 11 knots. On 16/6/1885 she commenced her first sailing from London to Batavia and Brisbane. She started her last voyage on this service on 13/5/1889 and in 1911 was wrecked on Green Cape, NSW. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] - [Posted to the ShipsList by Ted Finch - 27 February 1998]

NEW SEVILLA
See RUNIC .

NEWTON (1)
There were two SS "Newton"s, both belonging to the Lamport & Holt Line. This was the Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Nav. Co. NEWTON (1) was built in 1864 by MacNab & Co, Greenock and was a 1,324 gross ton ship, length 249.5ft x beam 31.3ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 9 knots. Launched on 18th Oct.1864, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires on 16th Dec 1864. She continued on this service until 9th Apr 1881 when she was wrecked on Madeira while on passage from Rio to London. [South Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor] - [E-mail from Ted Finch - 18 August 1998]

NEWTON (2)
NEWTON (2) was a 2,540 gross ton ship, built in 1888 by R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co, Hebburn-on-Tyne. Her details were - length 312.4ft x beam 39.2ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw, steel construction and a speed of 11 knots. Launched on 6th Oct 1888, she started her maiden voyage on 24th Nov 1888 when she sailed from liverpool for Rosario, Argentina. She continued on the South American service until 1910, when she was scrapped at Antwerp.[South Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor] - [E-mail from Ted Finch - 18 August 1998]

NEW WORLD
New World: side-wheel packet, wood hull, built in Cincinnati in 1849. 199 tons, 161 feet long x 26 feet broad x 5 feet depth of hull; she disappeared from the lists of river steamers in 1856 [Frederick Way, comp., Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1994; Passenger Steamboats of the Mississippi River System Since the Advent of Photography in Mid-continent America (revised paperback edition; Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1994), p. 346, no. 4193]. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 14 July 1997]

NEW YORK (1)
The "New York" of 1859/62 was built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1858 for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd] and was a sister ship to the "Bremen". She was a 2,674 gross ton vessel, length 320ft x beam 39ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (barque rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 60-1st, 110-2nd and 400-3rd class passengers. Launched on 31/3/1858, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to New York on 14/8/1858. She made several sailings to Havana and New Orleans as well as the North Atlantic service, but commenced her final voyage for the company on 20/12/1873 when she sailed from Bremen for Southampton and New York. In 1874 she was sold to Edward Bates of Liverpool who removed the engines and used her as a sailing ship. On 20/4/1891 she was wrecked near Staten Island, NY. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.544] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 17 November 1997]

The NEW YORK is pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983), p. 219, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970. For additional information on the NEW YORK, including pictures, see the following works: 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 Mails (2 vols.; Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994-c1995). [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 17 November 1997]

NEW YORK (2)
The "New York" of 1913 was built by J & G.Thomson, Glasgow in 1888 for the Inman line as the "City of New York". She was a 10,499 gross ton vessel with a clipper stem, length 527.6ft x beam 63.2ft, three funnels, three masts, twin screw and a speed of 20 knots. There was accommodation for 540-1st, 200-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Launched on 15/3/1888, she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage for Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 1/8/1888. In August 1892 she made a record crossing between Sandy Hook and Queenstown and on 8/2/1893 commenced her last Liverpool - New York voyage. On 22/2/1893 she went to the American Line and was put under the US flag. She was then renamed "New York" and her accommodation altered to carry 290-1st, 250-2nd and 725-3rd class passengers. On 25/2/1893 she sailed from New York on her first voyage to Southampton and commenced her last voyage on this service on 16/4/1898. She then became the US Armed Cruiser "Harvard" until 11/1/1899 when she resumed the New York - Southampton service as the "New York". On 14/1/1899 her starboard engine broke down and was repaired at Southampton and she resumed service from Southampton - New York on 25/3/1899. On 20/4/1901 she left Southampton for her last voyage to Cherbourg and New York before being rebuilt with new triple expansion engines, number of funnels reduced to two, and her size increased to 10,798 tons. On 15/4/1903 she resumed the New York - Cherbourg - Southampton service and in 1913, her first class passenger accommodation was downgraded to second class. Commenced her last voyage Southampton - Cherbourg - New York on 1/8/1914 and was transferred to the New York - Liverpool run on 14/8/1914. In April 1918 she made her last run from Liverpool to New York and then became the US Transport "Plattsburg". On 19/2/1920 she resumed the New York - Plymouth - Southampton service as the "New York" and her masts were reduced to two. On 2/11/1920 she made her last run from Southampton to Cherbourg and New York and in 1921 was sold to the Polish Navigation Co. who retained her name and used her for one round voyage New York - Antwerp - Danzig - Southampton - Cherbourg - Brest - New York. She was then seized for debt and sold. In 1922 she went to the Irish American Line and later the same year to the United Transatlantic Line. On 10/6/1922 she left New York for the last time for the American Black Sea Line on a voyage to Naples and Constantinople where she was sold at auction by order of the US government, and was scrapped at Genoa in 1923. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.244] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 21 October 1997]

NEW YORK (3)
(of 1955) See NEA HELLAS.

NIAGARA
The USS Niagara (APA 87) was constructed as a S4-SE2-BD1 hull type which was 426 feet long, beam of 58 feet, and draught of 15.5 feet. She displaced 4,247 tons and was driven by a turbo-electric drive on two shafts. An excellent source of photographs is the US Naval Institute in Annapolis. MD. A very nice source of ship specifications from this period is the book U.S. Warships of World War II by Paul Silverstone. - [Posted to The ShipsList by William B. Smallshaw - 19 January 1998]

NIEUW AMSTERDAM (1)
The Holland-America Line NIEUW AMSTERDAM (1) was built in 1905 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast (order #366), and launched on 28 September 1905. 16,967 tons; 187,4 x 20,9 meters (length x breadth); 1 funnel, 4 masts; twin-screw propulsion (quadruple-expansion engines), service speed 16 knots; accommodation for 440 passengers in 1st class, 246 in 2nd class, and 2,200 in steerage. The NIEUW AMSTERDAM was the last major ocean liner to be fitted with auxiliary sails. 7 April 1906, maiden voyage, Rotterdam-New York. 1908, glass-enclosed upper promenade deck. November/December 1909, refitted by Harland & Wolff: bridge deck extended forwards to enlarge 1st class dining saloon; 17,149 tons; accommodation for 443 passengers in 1st class, 379 in 2nd class, and 2,050 in steerage. 12 December 1918, first voyage after Armistice, Rotterdam-Havre-Brest-New York. May 1926, passenger accommodation altered to 1st, 2nd, tourist, and 3rd class. February 1928, passenger accommodation altered to 1st, tourist, and 3rd class. 2 October 1931, last voyage, Rotterdam-New York. 26 February 1932, sailed Rotterdam-Cape of Good Hope-Osaka; scrapped [Arnold Kludas, Die grossen Passagierschiffe der Welt; eine Dokumentation, Bd. 1: 1858-1912 (2nd ed.; Oldenburg/Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling, c1972), pp. 124-125 (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. 3 (1979), pp. 893 (photograph) and 913]. - [E-mail from Michael Palmer - 19 April 1998]

NIEUW AMSTERDAM (2)
The "Nieuw Amsterdam" was built in 1936 by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij, Rotterdam for the Holland America Line, she was a 36,287 gross ton ship, length overall 758.5ft x beam 88.3ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 21 knots. There was accommodation for 556-cabin, 455-tourist and 209-3rd class passengers. Launched on 10/4/1937 she left Rotterdam on her maiden voyage to Boulogne, Southampton and New York on 10/5/1938. On 22/9/1939 she commenced her last Rotterdam - New York voyage and between October 1939 and May 1940 was used as a cruise ship from New York. Arriving at New York on 14/5/1940, she sailed to Halifax in September and was converted to a troopship. On 10/4/1946 she returned to Rotterdam after steaming 530,452 miles on war service and between 1946-7 was reconditioned to carry 552-1st, 426-cabin and 209-tourist class passengers. She resumed Rotterdam - Havre - Southampton - New York sailings on 29/10/1947 and was refitted in 1961 to accommodate 574-1st, and 583 tourist class and with a tonnage of 36,982. On 18/1/1962 she resumed Rotterdam - New York crossings, was re-boilered in 1967 and from 1971 was used mainly for cruising. On 17/12/1973 she arrived at Port Everglades from a cruise and on 9/1/1974 sailed for Curacao, Panama, Los Angeles and Kaohsiung, where she was scrapped. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.915] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 28 February 1998]

NIKOLAIEV
See PALATIA.

NIJNI NOVGOROD
See SAXONIA (1).

NINEVAH (1)
also see NINEVEH
The "Ninevah" was a 1,174 ton wooden hulled ship, built in 1864 by Walter Hood, Aberdeen for the Aberdeen White Star Line. This company was renowned for the smartness of their ships, with their green painted hulls, white masts and spars and gilt scroll work at their bows and sterns. The "Ninevah" was considered a lucky ship with her freights and passengers and made a great deal of money for her owners. She made a passage from the UK to Sydney of 79 days in 1873, and was used in the wool trade on the homeward voyages which took about 105 days. Later purchased by Goodlet & Smith, Sydney, she was abandoned in the North Pacific in February 1896.[The Colonial Clippers by Basil Lubbock] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 11 September 1998]

NINEVAH (2)
The "Ninevah" was a 3,808 gross ton ship, built by Napiers of Glasgow in 1894 for the Aberdeen Line. She was a single screw steamer with clipper bows, single funnel, three masts, a speed of 12 knots and accommodation for 1st and 3rd class passengers. She sailed from London on her maiden voyage to Capetown, Melbourne and Sydney on 31/10/1894 and continued this service until starting her last voyage on 14/5/1907. She was then sold to the Eastern & Australian Steamship Co, used on the Sydney - China service and renamed "Aldenham". Purchased by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co Meat Transports Ltd in 1916 and renamed "Larne", she was again sold in 1917 to the Zurbaran Steamship Co and was eventually broken up at Wilhelmshaven in 1923. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] [Pacific Steamers by Will Lawson] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 4 August 1998]

NINEVEH
also see NINEVAH (1)
The 1887-88 Lloyd's Register of Shipping gives the following details : Nineveh. Call sign : VWLS. Official # : 48854 Master : Captain R. Broadfoot, appointed to the ship in 1887. Rigging : Sail Ship made of wood, fastened with copper or yellow metal bolts. Repairs to the hull in 1872, 8 to 12 years old timber used. Tonnage : 1,174 gross, 1,174 net and 1,049 under deck Dimensions : 209.9 feet long, 36.3 foot beam and 22.6 foot draught. Poop deck 61 feet long and Forecastle 42 feet long. Built in 1864 by Hood in Aberdeen. Owners : J.H. Goodlet Port of Registry : Sydney, N.S.W. You will noticed the difference in spelling (i.e. Nineveh vs Ninevah).I am convinced this is the same ship. - [Posted to The ShipsList by Gilbert Provost - 16 September 1998]

NIOBE
HMCS NIOBE.- former Royal Navy DIADEM class cruiser, she was handed over to the fledgling Royal Canadian Navy on September 6, 1910. She served with the RN from 1898 until that time. NIOBE was nearly lost during the night of July 30-31, 1911 when she went aground off Cape Sable. Subsequent repairs took until the end of 1912 to complete. In the fall of 1914 and another lengthy refit, she joined the RN 4 Cruiser Squadron on contraband patrol off New York. However by July 1915, she was worn out and returned to Halifax on the 17th, never to put to sea again. She was 'paid-off' on September 6th and utilized as a stationary depot ship, secured where the now Jetty 6 of HMC Dockyard stands. HMCS NIOBE was heavily damaged, with her upperworks and superstructure demolished in the explosion of December 6, 1917, but she continued to serve as a depot ship until 1920, when she was sold as scrap and broken up in Philadelphia in 1922. HMCS NIOBE- built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; launched 20/02/1897; displacement-11,000 tos; dimensions-466' (length), 69' (beam), 26' (draft); max. speed- 15 kt.; max. crew- 677; armament- 2 x 6", 6 x 4", 2 x 3-pdr, 8 x 21" torpedo tubes (2 x quad mounts). - [Posted to The ShipsList by Thomas Lynch - 10 April 1998]

NISSHIN MARU
See CALIFORNIA (2).

NOORDAM
The "Noordam" was a 12,531 gross ton vessel built in 1901 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the Dutch company, Holland America Line. Her details were - - length 550.3ft x beam 62.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 286-1st, 292-2nd and 1,800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 28/9/1901, she sailed from Rotterdam on her maiden voyage to New York on 1/5/1902. On 17/10/1914 she was damaged by a mine in the North Sea, but repaired and resumed sailing on 26/3/1915. On 3/8/1917 she was again damaged by a mine and was then laid up for the duration of the war. She resumed service between Rotterdam, Plymouth, Brest and New York on 9/3/1919, and commenced her last voyage between Rotterdam and New York on 24/1/1923. She then went to the Swedish America Line, who refitted her to carry 478-cabin class and 1,800-3rd class passengers and renamed her "Kungsholm". On 15/3/1923 she started sailings between Gothenburg and New York, and on 7/11/1924 between Gothenburg, Halifax and New York. On 6/10/1926 she went back to her previous name of "Noordam" and resumed sailing between Rotterdam and New York and in December of that year, became a third class passenger ship only. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 16/4/1927, was then sold and scrapped at Hendrik Ido Ambacht in 1928. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3. p913.] [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 3 October 1997]

NOORDLAND
The "Noordland" was built for Red Star Line in 1883 by Laird Bros, Birkenhead. Her details were - 5,212 gross tons, length 400ft x beam 47ft, one funnel, four masts, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 63-1st, 56-2nd and 500-3rd class passengers. Launched on 1/11/1883, she started her maiden voyage on 29/3/1884 when she sailed from Antwerp for New York. She commenced her last sailing on this service on 9/3/1901 and was then chartered to the American Line who altered her accommodation to carry 160-2nd and 500-3rd class. She commenced sailings in April 1901 from Liverpool to Philadelphia, but on 28/3/1906 resumed Antwerp - New York for two round voyages and then went back to the Liverpool - Philadelphia route. She made her last voyage on this service in 1908 and was scrapped later the same year. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.852] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 17 November 1997]

NORD AMERICA
The "Nord America" was built in 1882 by J.Elder & Co, Glasgow as the "Stirling Castle" for Thos Skinner & Co, London. She was a 4,826 gross ton ship, length 418.6ft x beam 50ft, two funnels, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 15 knots when built. Launched on 21/1/1882, she was used on the tea trade from China and was world famous for her rapid voyages. Purchased by the Italian company, La Veloce in 1883, she was fitted with accommodation for 90-1st, 100-2nd and 1,223-3rd class passengers and renamed "Nord America" but, due to her fame, was allowed to retain her original name as well. She commenced her first voyage from Genoa to South America on 13/11/1883 and in 1884 was named "Nord America" only. In 1885 she was chartered by the British government for carriage of troops to Suakin, Sudan and in 1899 was chartered to the Russian government and used as a troopship between Odessa and Vladivostock in connection with the Boxer rebellion in China. Rebuilt by Palmers Co Ltd in 1900, re-engined with less powerful engines to give a speed of 13.5knots, accommodation altered to carry 90-2nd and 1,223-3rd class only, funnels lengthened and her three masts reduced to two. On 27/5/1901 she started her first voyage between Palermo, Naples and New York and commenced her last passenger round voyage from Genoa to Naples and New York on 25/3/1908 (58 round voyages). In December 1908 she was used as an accommodation ship for survivors of the earthquake at Messina. She was then employed solely as a cargo steamer, and on 5/12/1910 while on passage from Buenos Aires with a cargo of horses, she ran aground on the Moroccan coast. She was refloated and towed to Genoa, laid up and was scrapped in 1911. [North Atlantic Seaway, vol.3, p.1264-1271, by N.R.P. Bonsor] [South Atlantic Seaway, p.278-279, by N.R.P. Bonsor] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 26 June 1998]

NORDAMERIKA
The only ship I have with the name as one word was the "Nordamerika" of the Hamburg America Line. This was a three masted barque rigged vessel of 419 gross tons built in 1848. Wooden construction, cargo 200 tons and passenger accommodation for 20-1st class and 200 steerage and a crew of 17. Laid down in 1848 as the "Amerika" but renamed to avoid confusion with another German ship of that name, she was used on the Hamburg - New York service until 1858 when she was sold to Norwegian owners. Broken up in 1868. [Merchant Fleets in Profile by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America Line] [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 23 November 1997]

NORD AMERIKA
See NORTH AMERICA (2) .

NORDSEE
See SCOTIA .

NORMANDIE (1)
The NORMANDIE was a three-masted, square-rigged sailing ship built in Hartford, Connecticut, by L. Smith, in 1833; 500 tons, 130 feet 6 inches x 29 feet x 14 feet 6 inches (length x beam x depth of hold); according to a contemporary account, her cabin was "in cream color, polished and ornamented with gold". From 1834 to 1837 she served in the Havre Old Line (later: Union Line) of New York-Le Havre packets, during which period her average westward passage was 37 days (shortest passage, 26 days; longest passage, 48 days). From 1837 onwards she was a transient, sailing between New York and New Orleans, and New York and Liverpool; she last arrived at New York out of Newcastle, England, in September 1844. In December 1844 she "went missing" on a journey from Liverpool to New York [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. 97, 213-214, 284-285]. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer]

NORMANDIE (2)
SS LA NORMANDIE, built by Barrow Shipbuilding Co., Barrow, in 1882, for the Compagnie G'en'erale Transatlantique (CGT, or the French Line). 6,283 tons; 139,99 meters (459.3 feet) long x 14,99 meters (49.2 feet) beam; straight bow, 2 funnels, 4 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 16 knots; accommodation for 205 1st-, 76 2nd-, and 1,000 3rd-class passengers. Laid down as the VILLE DE NEW YORK. 28 October 1882, launched as NORMANDIE. 5 May 1883, maiden voyage, Havre-New York. 1886, renamed LA NORMANDIE. 24 April 1886, first voyage, as such, Havre-New York. 1894, triple-expansion engines by CGT, St. Nazaire; masts reduced to 2. 21 April 1894, first voyage, St. Nazaire-Havana-Vera Cruz. 23 June 1894, resumed Havre-New York service. 27 July 1901, last voyage, Havre-New York; subsequently St. Nazaire- Havana-Vera Cruz. 1908. St. Nazaire-Panama. 11 September 1911, last voyage, St. Nazaire-Panama. 1912, scrapped at Bo'ness [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. 656. Pictured in Michael J.Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983), p. 166, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970 [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 14 August 1997]

Further to the correspondence on the "La Normandie". She was the first ship of it's class and the only one built outside France. It was originally intended to name her "Ville de New York" but she was launched as the "Normandie". The prefix "La" was added to her name about four years later to bring her into line with the other mail steamers. When she ran her speed trials, she attained 17.25 knots - well in excess of the required speed. When she went into service, the harbour at Havre wasn't deep enough for her and she was specially fitted so that she could take on ballast aft while at sea to increase the efficiency of her screw. She ran without incident until January 1891 when she rammed and sank the Havre tug "Abeille" with the loss of six of the tug's crew. >From 1900 - 1912 she was used on the West Indies service and in August 1912 was sold for L22,500 to the Forth Shipbreaking Co. and broken up.[Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 15 August 1997]

NORMANDIE (3)
NORMANDIE, 79,280 tons, maiden voyage in 1935, one of the outstanding ocean liners of all time, and the only French holder of the "Blue Riband". This vessel was laid up at New York in August 1939, at the beginning of World War II, and was seized by U.S. authorities when the U.S. entered the war in December 1941. She was gutted by fire and sank on 9 February 1942, as she was being outfitted, as the LAFAYETTE, for duties as a troop-carrier. She was eventually refloated, but in December 1946 was towed to Newark, New Jersey, and scrapped. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 14 August 1997]

NORMANNIA
See AUGUSTA VICTORIA.

NORODOVOLETZ
See PALATIA.

NORSEMAN
See BRASILIA .

NORTH AMERICA (1)
The NORTH AMERICA was a wooden side-wheel steamer, built by Lawrence & Sneeden, New York, and launched on 14 September 1850. 1,440 20/95 tons; 260' 6" x 33' 9" x 20' 6" (length x beam x depth of hold); 2 decks, 4 masts, round stern, no head; engine built by Morgan Iron Works, diameter of cylinder 5', length of stroke 12'. At the time of her launching the NORTH AMERICA was said to be intended for the San Francisco-Panama service, but as late as February 1851 she was owned by the Norwich and New London Steamboat Company, and between February and June 1851 she operated between New York and Chagres. She sailed from New York on 24 June 1851, arriving at San Francisco, via Panama, on 2 October. She ran for the Vanderbilt Independent Line between San Francisco and San Juan del Sur, and was wrecked on 27 February 1852, 30 miles south of Acapulco, northbound [John Haskell Kemble, The Panama Route, 1848-1869, University of California Publications in History, 29 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1943), p. 237]. I have no reference to a picture of the NORTH AMERICA, and in view of her very short career it is possible that none exists. However, for a definitive answer, contact the J. Porter Shaw Library, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, Fort Mason, Bldg E, San Francisco, CA 94123. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer 21 March 1998]

NORTH AMERICA (2)
The bark North America was built by the shipyard B.H. Steenken at Brake, Germany in 1856. She was launched on August 3, 1856 for the Bremen Company of William Stisser & Company. The ship measured 134.9' length, 29 feet bredth, 15.1 feet draft. 478 Tons, Oak hull coppered in 1857. She was rated A 1 1/2. This meant she was rated for all kinds of cargo on all voyages. In 1867 she was sold to J. Stephansen of Arendal, Norway where she sailed as Nord Amerika. sometimes written as two words sometimes one. The vessel was wrecked near Buenos Aires in Argentina in October of 1887. - [E-mail from Joe Keogh - 20 April 1998]

NORTH BRITON
The "North Briton" was a 2,187 gross ton ship, built by Wm.Denny & Bros, Dumbarton in 1858 for the Allan Line. Her details were - length 298ft x beam 38.1ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 151-1st and 332-3rd class. Launched 11/6/1858, she sailed from Liverpool on 8/9/1858 for her maiden voyage to Quebec and Montreal. On 5/11/1861 she was wrecked on Mingan island, Labrador with no loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.308] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 9 February 1998]

NORTHERN LIGHT
The NORTHERN LIGHT was a wooden side-wheel steamer; 3 decks, 3 masts, round stern, no head; 1,767 91/95 tons; 253 feet 6 inches x 38 feet 2 inches x 22 feet 6 inches (length x beam x depth of hold; 1852); 2,056 53/100 tons (1865); draft at sea 14 feet; two direct-acting lever-beam engines built by the Allaire Iron Works; diameter of cylinders 5 feet, length of stroke 10 feet; diameter of paddle wheels 33 feet; service speed 12 knots; cost $290,000. Brigantine rigged. Hull built of live oak, locust, and cedar, with round lines, not flat or hollow, painted dark green with red and white lines at the guard streaks; stem straight, without head or cutwater, but finished at the top with gold scrollwork; stern round and undecorated except for name in gilt letters. Accommodation for 250 1st-class, 150 2nd-class, and 400 to 500 steerage passengers. The first-class dining room was on the main deck, amidships, and extended entirely across the vessel with dimensions of 40 feet x 36 feet, having no staterooms on either side to interfere with ventilation. Built by Jeremiah Simonson, New York, for Cornelius Vanderbilt, and launched 25 October 1851. 5 May 1852-February 1856, in Vanderbilt's service from New York to San Juan de Nicaragua. September- December 1857, in the United States Mail Steamship Company's New York-Aspinwall service. March 1858, single voyage from New York to Aspinwall for Vanderbilt. June-August, 2 roundtrip voyages, New York-Southampton-Havre, for Vanderbilt's European Line. March 1859, returned to Vanderbilt's New York-Aspinwall service. 1862-1863, 1864, and 1864-1865, by the Quartermaster's Department, War Department, at $1,200 to $792 per day. 1864, sold to Russel Sturgis. 18 May-13 July 1867, 2 roundtrip voyages, New York-Southampton-Bremen, for the New York and Bremen Steamship Company. 22 August 1868, first voyage for Ruger Brothers (chartered), New York-Bremen. 27 March 1869, last voyage, New York-Southampton-Copenhagen (2 roundtrip voyages). 1 October 1870, sold for $25,000. 1871, owned by Henry F. Hammill. 1875, scrapped [John Haskell Kemble, The Panama Route, 1848-1869, University of California Publications in History, 29 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1943), pp. 237-238; 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), vol. 1 (1975), p. 332]. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 30 September 1997]

NORTHLAND (1)
See ZEELAND (2).

NORTHLAND (2)
See HIGHLAND ENTERPRISE.

NORTH STAR
The "North Star" was built in 1853 by J. Simonson of New York and launched on 10/5/1853 as Commodore Vanderbilt's yacht. She was a 1867 gross ton vessel, straight stem, two funnels, two masts, wooden construction, paddle propulsion and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for a total of 300-1st and 2nd class passengers. On 21/5/1853, she commenced a cruise from New York to Southampton, Russia, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Turkey, Madeira, and back to New York. On 21/4/1855 she commenced sailings for the Vanderbilt European line between New York and Havre and commenced her last voyage on this service, calling also at Southampton, on 3/11/1855 a total of 5 round voyages. In May 1856 she was fitted with watertight bulkheads and on 10/5/1856 sailed on one round voyage between New York, Southampton and Bremen. In 1857 she resumed the same service, and on 29/9/1858 started her last voyage between Havre, Southampton and New York. In 1859 she was transferred to the New York - Panama service for Vanderbilt and in 1865 was sold to the Pacific Mail Line. She was scrapped in 1866. [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 23 September 1997]

NORWAY (1)
See FRANCE.

NORWAY (2)
The NORWAY was built for Allan Line as a feeder ship for Norwegian emigration. She sailed from Bergen and Trondheim for Liverpool. Built 1868 at Barclay Curle & Co in Glasgow for Scandinavian feeder service. T:967 g, 617 n. Dimensions was 236 ft (71,93m) x 30 ft 6 in (9,3 m) x 16 ft 4 in (4,98 m). Engine was a single screw simple; 2 cylinders; 10 kts; By builder. The Hull was made from iron, she had one deck and awning deck, 3 masts. She could take 120 passengers. When the feeder service was withdrawn she was sold to Cork Steam Ship Co, and renamed "Hoopoe". [Merchant Fleets in Profile, Duncan Haws 1979 ISBN 0 85059352 2] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Sue Swiggum - 7 September 1998]

The "Norway" was a 1,297 gross ton ship, built by Barclay, Curle, Glasgow in 1868 as the "Braemar". Her details were - length 236.6ft x beam 31.6ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. Launched in March 1868, she was commissioned for use as a feeder vessel for the Allan Line between Newcastle and Norway, passengers being conveyed between Newcastle and Liverpool or Glasgow by rail. In 1869 she was renamed "Norway" and on 13th Oct.1870 commenced a single round voyage between Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal. On 21st Dec.1870 she started a second voyage between Liverpool and Savannah, Georgia and was sold to the Cork Steamship Co the following year.I don't have any information on what routes she was employed onn after this, but she was renamed "Hoopoe" in 1873 and was sunk in collision with the SS "Sir Galahad" off Lands End in 1888. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.1, p.313] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 8 September 1998]

NORWEGIAN
See CITY OF NEW YORK (2) .

NOUVEAU MONDE
See LABRADOR.

NUBIAN
See PROCIDA .

NUMIDIAN
The "Numidian" was a 4,836 gross ton ship, built by D&W Henderson Ltd, Glasgow in 1891 for the Allan Line. Her details were - length 400ft x beam 45.2ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 100-1st, 80-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Launched on 9/6/1891, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal on 20/8/1891. On 22/5/1903 she commenced her first Glasgow - New York voyage and started her last New York voyage on 28/9/1905, closing this service. She started her first Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal voyage on 21/4/1906 and between 1906 - 1914 sailed from Glasgow to Montreal, Boston or Philadelphia. In 1906 she had been downgraded to carry 2nd and 3rd class passengers only. Her last Glasgow - Halifax - Boston voyage commenced on 31/7/1914 and her last Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal - Glasgow on 24/10/1914 (arr.Glasgow 24/11/1914). She was then sold to the British Admiralty and sunk as a blockship. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.1, p.319] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 23 July 1998]

NURNBERG
Built by R.Steele & Co, Greenock in 1873 for North German Lloyd of Bremen, the "Nurnberg" was a 3,116 gross ton ship, length 351ft x beam 39.1ft. She had a straight stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 34-1st, 33-2nd and 600-3rd class passengers. Launched on 9/9/1873, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton and Baltimore on 17/2/1874. On 11/9/1880 she commenced her first voyage from Bremen to Southampton and New York (9 round voyages) and on 15/12/1886 started sailings from Bremen via the Suez Canal to the Far East. She started her first Bremen - Suez - Australia voyage on 13/7/1887 and her eighth and last on 11/6/1891. On 21/1/1892 she commenced her last Bremen - Baltimore crossing and in 1895 was sold and scrapped the following year at Vegesack. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.549] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch 27 February 1998]

The steamship NURNBERG [NUERNBERG], built by Robert Steele & Co, Greenock (ship #80), for Norddeutscher Lloyd, and launched on 9 September 1873. 3,116 tons; 106,98 x 11,91 meters (length x breadth); straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, single-screw propulsion (double-expansion engines), service speed 12 knots; accommodation for 34 passengers in 1st class, 33 in 2nd class, and 600 in steerage; crew of 88 to 114. 17 February 1874, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-Baltimore. 1876, passenger numbers failing to meet expectations, forward saloon converted into a cargo hatch. 11 September 1880, first of 9 roundtrip voyages, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 1886, rebuilt at Bremerhaven for the new German Imperial Mail service to the Far East; service speed 13.5 knots. 15 December 1886, first voyage, Bremen-Suez Canal-Far East; brought the first keg of German beer to China. Between 13 July 1887 and 11 June 1891, 8 roundtrip voyages, Bremen-Suez Canal-Australia. 21 January 1892, last voyage, Bremen-Baltimore. 1892-1895, ran in Norddeutscher Lloyd's East Asia Branch Line service between Hong Kong and Japan. September 1895, sold to F. Raben. 1896, scrapped at Vegesack [Edwin Drechsel, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails, vol. 1 (Vancouver: Cordillera Pub. Co., c1994), pp. 70-71 (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. 549]. Also pictured in Otto J. Seiler,Ostasienfahrt; Linienschiffahrt der Hapag-Lloyd AG im Wandel der Zeiten (Herford: E. S. Mittler, 1988), p. 35. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 27 August 1998]

NUTMEG STATE
See WESTERN WORLD.