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SORRENTO was a 2,364 gross ton ship, length 320ft x beam 36.2ft, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 600-3rd class passengers only. Built by A.Stephen & Sons, Glasgow for the Sloman Line's Hamburg - Australia
service, she was launched on 21st Dec.1881. Transferred to the newly formed Union Line in 1886, she started her first Hamburg/New York sailing on 24th Apr.1886. She continued this service until commencing her last Hamburg/NewYork sailing on 13th Sep.1899. On 10th Nov.1902 she was wrecked near Cape Finisterre, Spain.

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Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201.
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or
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BERLIN was a 2,333 gross ton ship, length 285ft x beam 39ft, clipper stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 84-1st
and 600-3rd class. Built by Caird & Co, Greenock for North German Lloyd of Bremen, she was launched on 1st Oct.1867. Her maiden voyage between Bremen, Southampton and Baltimore took place in April 1868 and in 1879 she started her first voyage to South America. Re-engined in 1882, she commenced her last Bremen - South America sailing on 3rd Mar.1894. Sold to Italian owners and renamed BRUZZO in 1894, she was scrapped the following year.

CALPHURNIA
Master: Captain Nicholson Rigging: Bark; sheathed in yellow metal in 1848 Tonnage: 645 tons using old measurements and 722 tons using new measurements. Construction: 1848 in Sunderland. Owners: Toulmin & Co.
Port of registry: London

WOODSIDE Master: Captain McKinnon Rigging: Brig
Tonnage: 134 tons using old measurements and 126 using new measurements. Construction: 1839 in Greenock
Owners: J. Walker

ANGLO SAXON Master: Captain G. Welsh
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1857; fastened with iron bolts. Tonnage: 1,104 tons.
Construction: 1852 in St. John's, Newfoundland using Birch, Pine, Oak and Hackmatack.
Owners: Farnworth & Co.
Home Port: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, bound for Australia.

PRINZESS IRENE
This was a 10,881 gross ton ship, built by AG Vulcan, Stettin for Norddeutscher Lloyd
[North German Lloyd] in 1900. Her details were - length 523.5ft x beam 60.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. Accommodation was provided
for 240-1st, 162-2nd and 1,954-3rd class passengers. Launched on 19/6/1900 as the "Prinzess Irene" for the Far East service, she actually commenced her maiden voyage
between Bremen, Southampton, Cherbourg and New York on 9/9/1900. On 31/10/1900 she started the first of 7 voyages between Bremen, Suez and the Far East. On 30/4/1903 she commenced sailings between Genoa, Naples and New York and on
6/4/1910 was stranded on Long Island, NY. She was refloated and repaired at Newport News. On 9/7/1914 she commenced her last voyage from Genoa to Naples and New York, where she took refuge until seized by the USA in April 1917. She was
renamed "Pocahontas" and used by the US Government until 1921 when she was chartered to US Mail Steamship Co. She commenced the first of two voyages between New York,
Naples and Genoa on 26/2/1921 and was refitted to accommodate 350-cabin and 900-3rd class passengers. On 22/5/1921 she commenced her third voyage but only got
as far as Gibralter where she was laid up with a machinery defect. In 1922 she was bought back by Norddeutscher Lloyd, towed to Germany, reconditioned and renamed "Bremen". She commenced sailing between Bremen and New York on 7/4/1923 and in April 1926 was refitted to carry cabin, tourist, 3rd cabin and 3rd class. On 28/9/1927 she commenced her last voyage from Bremen to Cobh and New York and in 1928 was
renamed "Karlsruhe" to allow her previous name to be used for the new express liner. On 29/1/1928 she sailed on her first voyage under her new name, from Bremen to Cobh
and New York and on 16/8/1931 commenced her last voyage from Bremen to Boulogne, Galway, Halifax, New York, Havana, Vera Cruz and Tampico. In June 1932 she started
sailings between Bremen, Halifax and Galveston and on 20/8/1932 commenced her last Bremen - Galveston voyage. She was scrapped at Bremerhaven the same year.

For photographs, try these -

Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201.
http://www.sshsa.org/
or
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm

UNICORN Master: Captain R. Horn Rigging: iron Bark; 2 bulkheads Tonnage: 403 tons Dimensions: 133.3 feet long, 27.1 foot beam and holds 16 feet deep. Construction: 1863 by Richardson in Stockton Owners: Gillespy & Co.
Home Port: London Voyage: sailed from Stockton, destination not listed.

TRINIDAD Master: Captain P. Sorrie Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1862 Tonnage: 524 tons
Dimensions: 138 feet long, 24.7 foot beam and holds 17.1 feet deep Construction: 1854 in Dumbarton; repairs to damages in 1860, 1861, 1862 & 1863. Owners: J. Kerr.
Home Port: Greenock Voyage: sailed from the Clyde

ABIGAIL Master: Captain w. Lilly Rigging: Brig; sheathed in felt and zinc in 1852; fastened with iron bolts.
Tonnage: 157 tons Construction: 1843 in New Brunswick
Owners: J. Phillips Home Port: Belfast
No voyage listed.

CORDILLERA Call sign: HBCM Official registration #: 707
Master: Captain Petersen, appointed to the ship in 1903
Rigging: steel single screw Schooner; 1 deck; machinery aft; water ballast; flat keel. Tonnage: 214 tons gross, 131 under deck and 107 net. Dimensions: 99.9 feet long, 20.3 foot beam and holds 8.4 feet deep; Forecastle 16 feet long.
Construction: 1903 by H.H. Bodewes in Millingen, Holland.
Propulsion: compound engine with 2 cylinders of 1 & 24 inches diameter respectively; stroke 18 inches; 20 nominal horsepower; engine built by W.H. Jacobs in Haarlem
Owners: Braun & Blanchard Port of registry: Punta Arenas

ex. AMBROSIO BOLIVAR, ex. MARIE
Call sign: HBKW Official registration #: 779
Master: Captain Cratchley. Rigging: iron single screw Schooner; 1 deck; 3 cemented bulkheads; water ballast,
Forward Peak Tank 13 tons. Tonnage: 123 tons gross and 106 net. Dimensions: 114 feet long, 19.5 foot beam and holds 9.2 feet deep; Quarter Deck 45 feet long; Forecastle 19 feet. Construction: 1877 by J. Fullerton & Co. in Paisley
Propulsion: compound engine with 2 cylinders of 18 & 32 inches diameter respectively; stroke 22 inches; 40 nominal horsepower; engine built by W. King & Co. in Glasgow.
Owners: Compania Comercial y Ganadera Chile-Arjentina
Port of registry: Puerto Mott

PRINZESS IRENE Call sign: QHCJ
Master: Captain F. von Letten-Petersen
Rigging: steel twin screws Schooner; 4 decks; fitted with electric light, refrigerating machinery, submarine signalling device & wireless; water ballast. Tonnage: 10,893 tons gross, 9,160 under deck and 6,443 net.
Dimensions: 523.5 feet long, 60.2 foot beam and holds 34.7 feet deep; Poop 110 feet long; Bridge Deck 242 feet; Forecastle 104 feet. Construction: 1900 by A.G. Vulcan in Stettin Propulsion: quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 27 1/2, 40, 57 1/2 & 82 3/4 in. diameter each pair; stroke 55 inches; 1,016 nominal horsepower; engine built by the same company as the hull.
Owners: Norddeutscher Lloyd.
Port of registry: Bremen

CAROLINE MIDDLETON 1858 Lloyds Register
Master: Captain Grensund Rigging: Ship; sheated in felt and copper in 1856; partly fastened with iron bolts.
Tonnage: 1,050 tons Construction: 1854 in Richibucto, N.B. using hackmatak, birch and spruce.
Owners: Brown & Co. Home Port: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed from London, destination not listed.
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CAROLINE MIDDLETON of 1,050 tons, sailed 25 June 1854 from Liverpool, arrived Hobart Town 29 Sept, 1854 after 96 days;
Mr.Charles Kitching was the Surgeon Superintendent, 217p 16s 0p Mr.William Alcock was the Master, 36p 6s 0p
Mr. Robert Quay was the First mate,18p 3s 0p
Mr. Adam Rapell waas the second mate,0p 0s 0p
Mr. Allan Swanson was the third mate and handed out the provisions, 18p 3s 0p and there were 83 males, 195 females, 45 male children, 48 female children, total 371 with 2 males and 4 male children, 5 female children,
dying on the voyage.
The actual Voyage sheets from the Official Logs say:
Ship CAROLINE MIDDLETON Tons 1050 n.m. = 1029 o.m.
Sailed Liverpool July 2nd, 1854 Arrived Hobart Town September 9th, 1854 about 4 1/2pm Length of Voyage 90 Days inclusive.

CHARLOTTE JANE
Master: Captain Lawrence
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in yellow metal in 1850; copper fastened. Tonnage: 619 tons using old measurements and 729 using new measurements. Construction: 1848 in Bristol
Owners: Thomson & Co. Home Port: London
Voyage: sailed from London, no destination listed.

SENATOR
Master: Captain Robertson
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1858;
partly fastened with iron bolts. Tonnage: 825 tons using old measurements and 908 using new measurements.
Construction: 1852 in Saint John, N.B. using Pine, Hackmatac, Oak and Birch. Owners: Rathbone
Home Port: Liverpool Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, bound for India.

NEW ORLEANS
Master: Captain G. Begg Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1853 Tonnage: 744 tons using old measurements and 781 using new measurements. Construction: 1851 in Dumbarton Owners: Stewart & Co. Home Port: Greenock
No voyage listed.

GUTENBERG, ex. EDINBURGH
Master: Captain G. Jons. Rigging: iron Ship; 2 bulkheads.
Tonnage: 698 tons. Dimensions: 172.6 feet long, 29.3 foot beam and holds 18.8 feet deep. Construction: 1862 by Richardson in Newcastle. Owners: R. Sloman
Home Port: Hamburg. no voyage listed.

RAMSEY
Master: Captain E. Hunt Rigging: iron Ship; 2 bulkheads; cemented in 1865 Tonnage: 809 tons Dimensions: 209.5 feet long, 32 foot beam and holds 19.2 feet deep. Construction: 1863 by Gibson on the Isle of Man. Owners: Mackay & Co.
Home Port: London Voyage: sailed from London, bound for Australia.

The GALILEO was a 2,990 gross ton ship, length 350.7ft x beam 41.2ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots. This was a cargo steamer with limited accommodation for 13-1st class passengers. Built by Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull for the Wilson Line, she was launched on 26th Apr.1881. She made her maiden voyage from Hull to Boston and New York in July 1881 and continued US sailings until making her last voyage
from Newcastle to New York in Sept.1901. She was scrapped at Genoa the same year.

TGOTTARDO which was a 2,837 gross ton ship, length 350ft x beam 40ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots.
Built by A.Stephen & Sons, Glasgow for Navigazione Generale Italiana, she was launched on 18th Sep.1883. Her maiden voyage from Palermo to New York started on 7th Jan.1884 and she continued Italy - US sailings until 30th July 1887 when she commenced her 14th and last sailing between Palermo,
Naples and New York. Transferred to the South America service until 1903 when she was renamed MEMFI, her masts reduced to two, and used on the Italy - Alexandria route. From 1910 she came under the ownership of various Italian companies until 2nd Feb.1927 when she stranded on the Sardinian coast, was refloated and scrapped.

For photographs, try these -

Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201.
http://www.sshsa.org/
or
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm

HANNOVER
This was a 2,571 gross ton ship, length 300ft x beam 39ft, clipper stem, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 60-1st and 700-3rd class passengers.
Built by Caird & Co, Greenock for North German Lloyd of Bremen, she was launched on 28th July 1869 for the companies New Orleans service. Her first Bremen - New York sailing started on 19th May 1870 and she commenced a
second voyage on this route on 6th July 1870. She was then laid up at New York until 27th Oct.1879 when she sailed for Bremen. Between 1871 - 1874 she was mostly employed on the New Orleans route but also made four New York and four West Indies voyages during this period. She then resumed New York
voyages and made her last Bremen - New York sailing on 15th July 1880. Re-engined in 1880-81, she commenced her last North Atlantic sailing on 12th Oct.1881 when she left Bremen for Baltimore. Subsequently used on the South
America service until Jan.1894 and was then scrapped in Italy.

CELESTIAL:
Master: Captain Groves
Rigging: Ship, sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1855.
Tonnage: 450 tons using old measurements and 503 tons using new measurements. Construction: 1853 in Stockton; repairs to damages in 1855 Owners: Kinseng.
Home Port: Singapore No voyage listed.

FANNY
Master: Captain Law Rigging: Ship; single deck with beams
Tonnage: 217 tons. No construction details given
Owners: Captain Law British Registry
Draught: 14 feet Voyage: sailed from London, bound for Philadelphia.

LITTLE CHERUB
Master: Captain J. Ashley Rigging: Ship; sheathed with copper; single deck with beams. Tonnage: 247 tons
Construction: 1804 in Point Pleasant Owners: J. Simms (American property) Draught: 14 feet
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, bound for Philadelphia

ADVENTURE
Master: Captain T. Gibbs. Rigging: Brig; single deck.
Tonnage: 74 tons Construction: 1801 in France
Owners: Hodner Draught: 10 feet Voyage: sailed from Teignmouth, bound for Newfoundland.

KALMIA
Master: Captain J. Main Rigging: Bark; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1862; copper fastened. Tonnage: 309 tons.
Construction: 1860 by J. Alcock in Sunderland
Owners: J. Alcock Home Port: Sunderland
Voyage: sailed from Sunderland, bound for Quebec.

There is a second entry for this vessel as follows:
Master: Captain G. Fleming Owners: Kenneth & Co.
Home Port: Glasgow Voyage: sailed from London, bound for the West Indies.
It would appear that the vessel was sold upon her return from Quebec.

GUIDING STAR
Master: Captain J. Earnfred Rigging: Bark; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1862 Tonnage: 346 tons
Dimensions: 117.7 feet long, 27 foot beam and holds 18.2 feet deep. Construction: 1853 in Sunderland; wales sheathed in 1856; repairs to damages in 1861; some repairs in 1862.
Owners: Hansell & Co. Home Port: Hull Voyage: sailed from Hull, bound for the West Indies.

BIRMANIA was a 2,364 gross ton ship, length 290ft x beam 36.1ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. Built by Fratelli Orlando, Leghorn (engines by Palmer & Co, Newcastle), she
was launched for Navigazione Generale Italiana on 29th Jan.1882. Her maiden voyage from Genoa to Bombay started on 24th Jun.1882. She started her first voyage from Leghorn to Naples and New York on 17th May 1883, was then used on various routes including South America, and her second transatlantic voyage between Genoa, Messina, Naples and New York commenced 23rd Apr.1890. She made 10 round voyages between Italy and the USA, the last starting on 15th Jul.1892 when she left Genoa for Palermo, Naples and New York. She came under the ownership of Soc.Nazionale di Servizi Marittimi in 1910 and in 1913 went to Sicilia. On 21st May 1916 she was sunk by a German submarine off Marettino Island, Sicily.

CAMPANIA
Call sign: NBLT Official registration #: 102086
Master: Captain J. Pritchard. Rigging: steel twin screw Schooner; 3 steel decks sheathed in wood and steel
promenade deck sheathed in wood; 12 cemented bulkheads; cellular double bottom 457 feet long, 2,384 tons.
Tonnage: 12,950 tons gross, 10,267 under deck and 4,974 net.
Dimensions: 601 feet long, 65.2 foot beam and holds 37.8 feet deep; Poop 75 feet long; Forecastle 120 feet; Promenade Deck 370 feet Construction: 1893 by Fairfield Co. Ltd. in Glasgow. Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 10 cylinders, (4) 37, (2) 79 & (4) 98 in. diameter respectively; stroke 69 inches; operating at 165 p.s.i.;
3,191 nominal horsepower; engine built by the same company
as the hull. Owners: Cunard Steam Ships Co. Ltd.
Port of registry: Liverpool

WEIMAR
Call sign: QFMD Master: Captain F. Mentz
Rigging: steel single screw Schooner; 4 decks; fitted with electric light; water ballast. Tonnage: 4,996 tons gross, 4,335 under deck and 3,176 net. Dimensions: 415 feet long, 48 foot beam and holds 31.3 feet deep; Poop 62 feet long;
Bridge Deck 180 feet; Forecastle 76.
Construction: 1891 by Fairfield Co. Ltd. in Glasgow.
Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 31, 52 & 83 in. diameter respectively; stroke 54 inches; 506 nominal horsepower; engine built by the same company
as the hull.
Owners: Norddeutscher Lloyd
Port of registry: Bremen.

ZAMORA
Call sign: QJWD Official registration #: 76716
Rigging: iron Ship; 2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead.
Tonnage: 1,218 tons gross, 1,069 under deck and 1,180 net.
Dimensions: 222.6 feet long, 34.3 foot beam and holds 20.5 feet deep; Poop 39 feet long; Forecastle 34 feet.
Construction: 1876 by Birrell in Dumbarton
Owners: Scotia Shipping Co. Ltd.
Home Port: Glasgow.

BRITISH NATION
Call sign: JTRH Official registration #: 51477
Master: Captain H. Rowe Rigging: iron Ship; 2 decks; 1 cemented bulkheads. Tonnage: 1,302 tons gross, 1,199 under deck and 1,302 net. Dimensions: 216.2 feet long, 35.3 foot beam and holds 22.9 feet deep; Poop 88 tons.
Construction: 1865 by Walpole in Dublin
Owners: Sandbach, Tinne & Co.
Home Port: Liverpool

MANGLES
Master: Captain Carr Rigging: Ship; 3 decks; sheathed in felt & copper over boards in 1829; copper repaired 1831.
Tonnage: 543 tons Construction: in 1803 in Bengal; new teak upper works, partial new wales and large repairs in 1829.
Owners: Buckle & Co. Draught: 18 feet
Voyage: sailed from London, bound for NSW.

UTOPIA
Master: Captain H. Keen Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt & yellow metal in 1862; partly fastened with iron bolts.
Tonnage: 949 tons. Construction: 1853 in New Brunswick.
Owners: Baines & Co. Home Port: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, bound for Australia.

MOGUL
Master: Captain J. Davies Rigging: Ship; single deck with beams; sheathed in copper. Tonnage: 395 tons.
Construction: 1823 in Boston using white oak & pine; new keelson & repairs to damages in 1831. Owners: Parker & Co.
Draught: 16 feet. Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, bound for North America.

HOWRAH
Call sign: WGLM Official registration #: 50073
Master: Captain W. Greeves Rigging: iron Ship; 1 cemented bulkhead. Tonnage: 1,098 tons gross and 998 under deck.
Dimensions: 207.7 feet long, 33.6 foot beam and holds 21.2 feet deep. Construction: 1864 by Pite in Sunderland.
Owners: G.D. Tyser Home Port: London

BERLIN
Call sign: QCHJ Master: Captain von Collen (there are two dots above the "o" in Collen Rigging: iron single screw Brig. Tonnage: 2,333 tons gross and 1,637 net.
Dimensions: 297.2 feet long, 39 foot beam and holds 30.5 feet deep. Construction: 1868 by Caird & Co. in Greenock.
Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 42 & 77 in. diameter respectively; stroke 42 inches; 300 horsepower; engine built by the same company as the hull.
Owners: Norddeutscher Lloyd Port of registry: Bremen.

FORFARSHIRE
Call sign: HNGP Official registration #: 56779
Master: Captain D.D. Brown, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1873 and to the ship in 1876. Rigging:
composite materials Ship; sheathed in felt & yellow metal in Nov 1885; copper fastened; galvanized iron bolts used on upper deck; 2 decks. Tonnage: 1,238 tons gross, 1,124 under deck and 1,238 net. Dimensions: 201.9 feet long, 37.1 foot beam and holds 22.1 feet deep; Poop 62 feet long; Forecastle 37 feet. Construction: 1867 by J. Morison in Sunderland; iron frame planked; repairs to damages in 1877; partial new deck in 1879. Owners: Shaw, Savill & Albion Co. Ltd.
Port of registry: Southampton
Rigged as a three masted ship, she was completed in March 1867 by the builder for his own account. It is said that he named the ship after the steamer of the same name from which Grace Darling rescued 8 people when it was wrecked on Farne Island in 1838. Grace and her father, the lighthouse
keeper put out in a small rowing boat in atrocious conditions and she is remembered as a lifeboat heroine.
Acquired by Shaw Savill Line in 1873, the ship had a permanent leak which was never found and had to be pumped regularly. In 1882 she passed to the newly formed Shaw Savill & Albion Line and in 1895 was sold to the Argentine
Republic and passed out of commercial service. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.10, Shaw Savill & Albion]

"Boat" is defined as:
1. A vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
2. A small ship, generally for specialized use.
3. A small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat.
4. A ship.
5. A vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water.

"Ship" is defined as:
1. A vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
2. (Nautical) a. A sailing vessel square-rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a spanker on the af

VADERLAND, built by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne. She was a 2,748 gross ton
ship, length 320.5ft x beam 38.5ft, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. Unusually for this time, she had her engines (and funnel) aft and was designed for the bulk carriage
of petroleum and passengers but never carried the former. There was accommodation for 30-1st (later increased to 70) and 800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 21st Aug.1872 for the Red Star Line of Antwerp, she sailed from Antwerp on her maiden voyage to Falmouth, Halifax and Philadelphia on 20th Jan.1873. On 25th Mar.1873 she started her first Antwerp - Philadelphia direct sailing and on 29th Nov.1876 commenced her first Antwerp - New York voyage. Between 1877-87 she sailed between Antwerp and New York or Philadelphia, starting her last New York voyage on 26th Oct.1887,
subsequently sailing to Philadelphia until in March 1889 she was sold to French owners and renamed GEOGRAPHIQUE. She was sunk in collision in Oct.1889.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.849-50]

Shipping companies frequently used the same name for successive ships, sometimes several times, which often causes confusion!

The STAR OF INDIA (EUTERPE) is preserved at San Diego. Ther are full details
and history of the ship at -
http://pc-78-120.udac.se:8001/WWW/Nautica/Ships/Merchant/Sail/E/Euterpe(1863).html

The ATHENIA was an Anchor Line ship which sailed between Glasgow and Canada.
This was a 6,742 gross ton ship, length 420ft x beam 52ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. Built by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co Ltd, Middlesborough (engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co,
Wallsend-on-Tyne), she was launched on 19th June 1908. She started her maiden voyage for the Hellenic Transatlantic Steam Nav.Co. on 13th May 1909 when she left Piraeus for Kalamata, Patras and New York. In Nov.1912 she was taken up as a Greek military transport and on 23rd Jun.1

- New York sailings. She started her last sailing for these owners on 25th Aug.1914 when she left Piraeus for Patras and New York and then the company became bankrupt and the ship came under the ownership of the National Greek
Line. On 22nd Oct.1914 she sailed from Piraeus for Kalamata, Patras and New York and continued this service until leaving New York for Piraeus on 16th
Sep.1915. On 19th Sep.1915 she was destroyed by fire while in the mid-Atlantic. The passengers and crew were rescued by the Anchor liner
TUSCANIA.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1386]

The FLORIDE was a 6,624 gross ton ship, length 413.2ft x beam 52.2ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was acommodation for 125-2nd and 785-3rd class passengers. Built by Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence, Port de Bouc for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line), she was launched on 14th Jul.1907. Her maiden voyage started on 30th Nov.1907 when she left Havre for New York and she stayed on this service until commencing her last sailing on 9th Feb.1912. In August 1912 she made her first Havre - Quebec - Montreal voyage and made four round voyages on this service. She resumed New York sailings, starting her last on 25th Nov.1914. On 19th Feb.1915 she was sunk by the German surface raider PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH off Dakar while under charter to Cie Sud Atlantique.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.660]

There was also an Italian ship called FLORIDA which sailed between Genoa, Palermo, Naples and New York at the same time. How sure are you of the name as it seems a long journey from Greece to Havre to catch a ship?

For photographs, try these -

Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201.
http://www.sshsa.org/
or
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm

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