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SHIP DESCRIPTIONS
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W.A. SCHOLTEN 1874
The W.A.SCHOLTEN was a 2,529 gross ton ship, length 351ft x beam 38.2ft,
clipperstem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction,
single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 50-1st
and 600-3rd class passengers. Built by Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow,
she was launched for the Holland America
Line on 16th Feb.1874. Her maiden voyage started on 16th May 1874
when she left Rotterdam for Plymouth and New York. She continued this
service until starting her last voyage when she sailed from Rotterdam
on 18th Nov.1887. The following day she was sunk in collision with the
British ship ROSA MARY in the English Channel with the loss of 132 lives.
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.909]
WAESLAND / RUSSIA 1867
The WAESLAND was a 4,752 gross ton ship, built by J&G.Thomson, Glasgow
in 1867. Her details were - length 435.1ft x beam 41.9ft, clipper stem,
one funnel, four masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of
14 knots. There was accommodation for 120-1st and 1,500-3rd class passengers.
Launched on 20/3/1867 as the RUSSIA for the Cunard
Line, she was purchased by the Red
Star Line of Antwerp in 1880, lengthened from 358ft to 435.1ft, fitted
with compound engines by the builders, and renamed WAESLAND. On 6/12/1880
she commenced her first voyage for these owners, when she sailed from
Antwerp for New York. In 1889 she was fitted with triple-expansion engines
by the builders and on 17/8/1895 started her last Antwerp - New York voyage.
On 11/9/1895 she started Philadelphia - Liverpool crossings under charter
to the American Line, with accommodation
for 120-2nd and 1,500-3rd class passengers. She was sunk in collision
with the British ship HARMONIDES off Anglesey on 5th March 1902; with
the loss of 2 lives. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.852]
WAIMATE 1896
5,610 gross tons, length 420ft x beam 54ft, one funnel, two masts, single
screw, speed 15 knots. Accommodation for 26-1st and 250-emigrant class
passengers. Built by Hawthorn Leslie & Co, Newcastle, she entered
service for the New Zealand Shipping
Co. in Sep.1896 on the London - New Zealand service via Capetown.
Used for carrying NZ troops to South Africa during the Boer War in 1899
and scrapped in 1925. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.7, New Zealand
Shipping Co]
WAIPA / MUNTER 1875
1,057 gross tons, length 204.1ft x beam 34.2ft, iron hull, three masted,
full rigged ship, accommodation for 300-emigrant class passengers. Built
by Palmer's Co., Newcastle, she was delivered to New
Zealand Shipping Co. in Oct.1875 and made nearly 20 voyages to New
Zealand for the company, the fastest being in 1875 to Port Chalmers when
she accomplished a land to land time of 82 days.
An interesting excerpt from the Otago Daily Times of Nov.1st 1879 states
"The good ship WAIPA comes into port a pattern of neatness and good order,
and reflects the greatest credit on the commander (the genial Capt. Gorn)
and his indefatigable Chief Officer, Mr J. Baxter. She brings 1,500 tons
of cargo and also 1,000 birds, the survivors of 1,600 collected by their
owner in various parts of Europe. He informs us that out of 120 insectivorous
birds, only 12 survived, of these two are nightingales and the remainder
robins. The WAIPA also brings a cow. This docile creature is in full milk
and has been duly appreciated by the passengers"
The testimony of the journal of the surgeon-superintendent C. H. Gibson
made after the voyage to Wellington in 1876 summarises - "The general
arrangement of the New Zealand Shipping Co. in my opinion (after over
5 years at sea as surgeon) contrasts most favourably with those of other
companies"
In 1894 the WAIPA was sold to Brodrene Bjornstad, Norway, resold in 1895
to H. Hansen, Lillesand and renamed MUNTER and re-rigged as a barque.
In Dec.1911 she went missing at sea. [Sea Breezes Magazine, Feb.1969]
[Merchant Fleets, vol.7 by Duncan Haws]
Photos at http://www.pictureaustralia.org/servlet/pa
as the WAIPA and as the MUNTER. Type in WAIPA and click on the photos
to enlarge. Photo also available from Alexander Turnbull Library http://www.natlib.govt.nz/en/using/2atl.html
WAIROA 1875
WAIROA 1057 gross tons, length 204.1ft x beam 34.2ft (62.21m x 10.42m),
three masted, full rigged ship, iron hull and accommodation for 300 emigrant
passengers. Built in 1875 by Palmers, Newcastle for the New
Zealand Shipping Co, she was delivered in Nov.1875. In 1884, en route
for Wellington, her master Captain Mathers had been complaining of illness
for some time and when nearing her destination, leapt overboard. He was
rescued, but was dead when taken from the water. The ship was sold to
Zernichow & Gotaas, Norway in 1895 and renamed WINNIPEG, then sold to
J.H.Alsten, Nystad. She was lost en route Pensacola - Buenos Aires with
a cargo of lumber in Dec.1907. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.7,
NZSCo]
WAITANGI 1873
The WAITANGI was built in 1873 by J.Blumer & Co, Sunderland for the
New Zealand Shipping Co. She was
a 1,161 gross ton sailing vessel, and was a three masted full rigged ship.
Length 222ft x beam 35.1ft (67,66m x 10,70m), iron construction and accommodation
for 350 emigrants. Launched in Nov.1873, she started UK - New Zealand
voyages in Jan.1874 and made 25 voyages for the company before she was
sold to J.Wagle, Arendal, Norway in 1899. Renamed AGDA she was lost at
sea in 1913. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.7, New Zealand Shipping
and Federal S.N.Co]
WALDENSIAN / ST. ANDREW 1861
The WALDENSIAN was built by Barclay & Curle, Glasgow in 1861 for the
Allan Line. She was a 1,432 gross ton
ship, length 253ft x beam 33.9ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts
(rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots.
There was accommodation for 30-1st and 350-3rd class passengers. Launched
on 8th Aug.1861 as the ST. ANDREW, she started her maiden voyage on 28th
Sep.1861 when she left Glasgow for Quebec and Montreal. She started her
last sailing on this service on 23rd Oct.1872, and in 1873 was rebuilt
to 2,256 tons, lengthened to 322.5ft, re-engined and renamed WALDENSIAN.
Her first Glasgow - Portland voyage started 22nd Jan.1874 and on 12th
Feb.1880 she commenced her first Glasgow - Halifax - Boston voyage. Fitted
with triple expansion engines in 1888, she started her last North Atlantic
voyage on 16th Apr.1891 between Glasgow, Halifax and Philadelphia. She
subsequently ran on the South American service and started her final voyage
on 22nd Nov.1902 between Glasgow, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. She was
scrapped at Genoa in 1903. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.309-310]
WALMER CASTLE / VALENCIA / GAW QUAN SIA 1872
2,446 gross tons, length 327.8ft x beam 36.4ft, one funnel, two masts
(rigged for sail), single screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for
1st
and 3rd class passengers. Completed Apr.1872 by Barclay, Curle & Co.,
Glasgow for the Castle Line,
she initially sailed on the London - Calcutta - China service and arrived
at Cape Town on Oct.4th. In 1876 she was transferred to Castle Mail Steam
Packet Co., Ltd, the privately owned company still managed by Donald
Currie.
1879 placed on the intermediate service as an extra steamer after a spell
on the Cape Town Mail run. In 1880 she was renamed VALENCIA, owned by
the Marques de Campo, Cadiz who held the mail contract between Cadiz
and
the Philippines, VALENCIA was placed on that service which was operated
by Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas. In 1884 the four Tabacos
steamers were taken over by Cia. Trasatlantica Espanoles when that company
obtained the mail contract and she remained on the Philippines route.
1888 purchased by T. Cuthbertson, West Hartlepool for the China trade
and renamed GAW QUAN SIA.
16th Dec.1889 on voyage Singapore - Calcutta - Hamburg - London with general
cargo she collided with the Holland America Line ship LEERDAM (2,796
tons, built 1881) while 23 miles NE x N of Noord Hinder Lightship, Belgian
coast. Both ships sank with loss of two lives on GAW QUAN SIA.
[Merchant Fleets, vol.18 by Duncan Haws]
WANDILLA / FORT ST. GEORGE / CESAREA / ARNO 1912
7,785 gross tons, length
411.3ft x beam 34.1ft, one funnel, two masts, tein screw, speed 16 knots,
accommodation for 231-1st, 120-2nd and 72-3rd class passengers. Built
1912 by Beardmore & Co, Glasgow as the WANDILLA for the Adelaide SS Co.,
Australia, she was converted to a hospital ship in 1914. Returned to
her owners in 1918, the extension of Australian railways had made her
surplus to
requirements and in 1921 she was purchased by Bermuda & West Indies SS Co. and
renamed FORT ST. GEORGE. Her cargo holds were replaced by water tanks to supply
fresh water to hotels in Bermuda, as there was no natural water supply on the
island. Fitted with accommodation for 380-1st and 50-2nd class passengers. In
1924 she collided with White Star Line's OLYMPIC and was out of service for repairs.
1935 sold to Lloyd Triestino, Trieste renamed CESAREA. 1938 renamed ARNO for
same owners. In 1940 she was converted to a military hospital ship and on 10th
Sep.1942 was sunk by British air attack off Tobruk. [Merchant Fleets, vol.37
by Duncan Haws]
WANDRAHM / HISPANIA / KRETA / TEBEA
/ BOSPORUS / NEDJAT / NECAT / CELIKKALE 1890
The WANDRAHM was a 2,578 gross ton ship, length 95,97m x beam 11,89m (314.9ft
x 39ft), one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 11 knots.
There was accommodation for 10-1st and 550-3rd class passengers. Built
by J.C.Tecklenborg, Geestemunde, she was launched for the Hansa
Line on 1st Nov.1890. Her maiden voyage started on 1st Mar.1891 when
she sailed from Hamburg for New York and her first Hamburg - Quebec -
Montreal sailing started on 15th Jul.1891. In March 1892 she was purchased
by Hamburg America Line and commenced
her first Hamburg - Antwerp - Montreal voyage on 30th Apr.1892. Renamed
HISPANIA in 1894 she started her first Hamburg - Montreal voyage under
this name on 13th Oct.1894. Her subsequent voyages from Hamburg were mostly
to New York, Montreal, Philadelphia or Baltimore. On 26th Mar.1898 she
commenced her first sailing between Stettin and New York and started her
eighth and last sailing on this service on 29th Oct.1900. Her last voyage
started on 22nd Feb.1910 when she sailed from Hamburg for Boston and she
was then sold to Emil Retzlaff, Stettin. In 1914 she was renamed KRETA
and in 1915 became the TEBEA. Damaged by a severe explosion at Antwerp
in 1917 and in 1919 surrendered to the Allies and was ceded to Belgium.
Sold to F. Reinhold, Danzig in 1922 and renamed BOSPORUS, she was again
sold in 1925 to Turkish owners and named NEDJAT. The spelling was changed
in 1929 to NECAT and she again changed hands in 1964 when she became the
Turkish owned CELIKKALE. She was finally scrapped in Turkey in 1966.
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.398]
WANGARETTA 1919 - see WAR THESEUS 1919
WAR THESEUS / WANGARETTA / TACOMA STAR
1919
The TACOMA STAR was a 7924 gross ton ship, length 465ft x beam 58.5ft
and was a WWI standard built ship. Built in 1919 by Workman Clark &
Co, Belfast as the WAR THESEUS for the Shipping Controller, she was purchased
by British India SN Co and completed
as the WANGARETTA. Sold to Blue Star
Line in 1929, she was renamed TACOMA STAR and used on the UK - North
Pacific west coast ports service. In 1933 transferred to Union Cold Storage
ownership, 1935 transferred to Frederick
Leyland & Co. On 4th May 1941 she sank in dock at Liverpool as
the result of an air raid and was salvaged. On 1st Feb.1942 at 03.30 hours
she was torpedoed by the U.109 while 380 miles short of Hampton Roads
where she was to have joined a UK bound convoy. Apart from a distress
signal, no other trace of the ship was found and she sank with the loss
of 94 lives. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, Blue Star Line]
WARATAH 1908
Owned by William Lund's Blue Anchor Line, she was a 9,339 gross ton ship,
built in 1908 by Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow. Her dimensions were
length 465ft x beam 59.4ft and she had one funnel, two masts, a speed
of 14 knots and accommodation for 128-1st, 300-3rd and 400-emigrant class
passengers. She left London on 5th.Nov.1908 on her maiden voyage to Cape
Town, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney under Captain J.F.Ilbery, and she
called at Durban and Cape Town homeward bound. The next outward voyage
passed without incident, and on 1st July 1909 she left Melbourne and arrived
at Durban on 25th July and left the next day with 92 passengers and 119
crew. One the morning of 27th the ship ran into a full gale and at 6am
exchanged greetings with the CLAN MACINTYRE which she was overtaking.
The two ships were in sight of each other for about three hours but that
was the last sighting of the WARATAH. She was due at Cape Town on the
morning of 29th, and on the 31st the tug T.E.FULLER was sent out to look
for her, thought to be broken down. Later another tug and three warships
joined the search but without success. In August, the Australian Government
and underwriters chartered the Union Castle ship SABINE to search as far
south as the Crozet and St.Paul Islands between Sep.11th and Dec.7th but
nothing was found. From Feb. to June 1910, the steamer WAKEFIELD was sent
on another fruitless search before hope was finally abandoned. The loss
of Lund's latest and finest ship caused the board to sell the company
and fleet to P&O Line in Jan.1910.
The court of enquiry found that the ship probably capsized in bad weather,
but commented on the question of stability of the ship.
WAROONGA / BANSEI MARU 1883
The WAROONGA was a 2,503 gross ton ship, length 96,26m x beam 11,64m,
one funnel, two masts, single screw and accommodation for 37-1st and 16-2nd
class passengers. Built by A&J. Inglis, Glasgow in 1883 for British
India Associated Steamers, she started her maiden voyage from London via
Suez to Batavia and Brisbane on 26th Mar.1883. In 1890 she was transferred
to the Australasian United Steam Nav. Co and in 1899 was purchased by
British India SN Co. Sold to T. Yoshida,
Japan in 1913 and resold to Kishimoto Kisen K.K. the following year and
renamed BANSEI MARU. Scrapped in Japan in 1926. [North Star to Southern
Cross by John M.Maber] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.11, British
India SN Co]
WARTURM 1908
WARTURM 4,965 gross tons, length 400.9ft x beam 52.7ft, completed 1908
by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemunde for Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft
"Hansa", Bremen (Hansa Line). Aug.1914
seized by Britain at Bombay. Requisitioned by the Brirish Government and
placed under the management of Grahams & Co. 1920 Transferred to the Secretary
of State for India in Council (Director, India Office Shipping, manager).
1922 sold to Turnbull Scott Shipping Co Ltd (Turnbull, Scott & Co, managers)
(British) and renamed NETHERGATE. Nov.1932 sold to Metal Industries Ltd
and scrapped at Rosyth. [85 Years of Shipping under the Maltese Cross
by L. Gray]
WARWICK 1882 (O.N.85805)
2,527 gross ton steamship, length 316ft x beam 41.2ft, clipper bows,
one funnel, three masts, single screw, speed 12 knots, accommodation
for 20-1st, 30-2nd and 380-3rd class passengers.
Launched 17th May 1882 by Wigham Richardson & Co., Walker-on-Tyne
for the Great Western Steamship
Line, Bristol, she sailed on her maiden
voyage on 1st Jul.1882 from Bristol for New York. On 13th Jul.1884 she
stranded at Fame Point, Gaspe Peninsular but was refloated and repaired.
Her last Bristol - New York voyage started on 30th Jun.1887 and she started
Swansea - New York sailings on 6th Dec.1887. In 1889 she was sold to
Donaldson Line, Glasgow and from July 1889 was used on the Glasgow -
Quebec - Montreal passenger service. In Dec.1896 she started her last
voyage from Glasgow for St. John N.B and was wrecked in the Bay of Fundy.
[North Atlantic Seaway, vol.2 by N.R.P. Bonsor]
WASHINGTON / CIUDAD CONDAL 1873
The CIUDAD CONDAL was built by T.R.Oswald & Co, Sunderland in 1873
as the WASHINGTON for the German owned company, Baltischer
Lloyd. This
was a 2,576 gross ton steamer, one funnel, two masts, iron construction,
single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 150-1st
& 2nd class passengers and 700-3rd class. Launched in May 1873, she
sailed on her maiden voyage from Stettin to Havre and New York on 31st
July 1873.
She commenced her fourth and last voyage on 28th May 1874 when she
left Stettin for Copenhagen, Antwerp and New York. Sold to A.Lopez y
Compania
of
Spain
and renamed CIUDAD CONDAL in 1879, she came under the control of Compania
Trasatlantica of Barcelona in 1881. I have no details of the sailings
of this ship, except that she was used on the feeder service between
Havana and New York for a while. She was scrapped at Genoa in 1906.
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.774]
WASHINGTON 1880
The WASHINGTON was a 2,833 gross ton ship built in 1880 by A.Stephen &
Sons, Glasgow for Florio & Co. of Palermo. Her details were length
352.1ft x beam 38.1ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction,
single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 20-1st,
24-2nd and 500-3rd class passengers. Launched on 26th May 1880, she
sailed
on her maiden voyage from Palermo for New York on 19th August 1880.
She started her last voyage on this service on 14th August 1881 (6 round
voyages)
and then
the Navigazione Generale Italiana was
formed by the amalgamation of Florio and Rubattino of Genoa. The WASHINGTON
commenced saiiling for this new company on 13th Oct. 1881 when she
sailed from Palermo for Messina and New York. She commenced her last
voyage
from
Naples to New York on 27th May 1884 and was then transferred to the
South America service. In 1885 she was used for transport services to
Eritrea
and in 1896 was rebuilt with triple expansion engines and her masts reduced
to two. On 29th April 1901 she commenced sailings between Genoa, Naples
and
New York and on 20th July 1903 sailed from Genoa for New York on the
last of 21 round voyages for NGI on the North Atlantic. On 28th March
1905
she was chartered
to La Veloce of Genoa and
commenced the first of two Genoa - New York sailings. In 1910 she went
to Soc.Nazionale di Servizi Marittimi and in 1913 went to Sitmar Line.
She was torpedoed and sunk on 23rd May 1916 by the German submarine
U.39,
off Piombino, Italy. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1111]
WASHINGTON / MICHIGAN / KILPATRICK
/ ACROPOLIS / GREAT CANTON 1890
This ship was built by
Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1890, as the second MICHIGAN for the Atlantic
Transport Line. She was a 3,722 gross ton ship, length 370.8ft x
beam 44.2ft, straight stem, one funnel, four masts, steel construction,
single
screw and a speed of 11 knots. She was built primarily as a cargo ship
with limited passenger accommodation. Launched on 19th April 1890,
she commenced
her first London - New York voyage on 15th Nov. 1891. She made seven
round voyages on this service, the last commencing 8th Apri 1893 and
subsequently
sailed between London and Baltimore. In 1896 she went to the British
owned
National Line and started her
first London - New York voyage for these owners on 22nd March 1896.
She commenced
her last sailing on this route on 27th June 1898 and was then bought
by the US government for use as a Spanish-American war transport, rebuilt
with
two masts and renamed KILPATRICK. In 1920 she was sold to the American
Black Sea Line, renamed ACROPOLIS, rebuilt to 5,083 tons, two funnels
and fitted out with accommodation for 250-cabin and 600-3rd class passengers.
She commenced her first voyage between New York, Piraeus and Constantinople
on 14th April 1921 and her eighth and last on 7th Sept. 1922 when she
sailed from New York for Piraeus, Constantinople, Patras and New York.
In 1923 she was sold to the American owned Booras
Steamship Co. who renamed
her WASHINGTON. She commenced the first of two voyages on 1st May 1923
when
she left New York for Piraeus and Constantinople, and the last on 7th
July 1923 when she sailed from New York via Boston, for Piraeus, Constantinople
(dep.6/8/1923)
and New York (arr.30/8/1923). Later the same year she was sold to T.C.Phelps,
New York who renamed her GREAT CANTON and scrapped her the following
year
in Italy. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3, p.1087, vol.4,
p.1563]
WATERBURY VICTORY 1945
WATERBURY VICTORY 7676 gross tons. Built 1945 by Bethlehem-Fairfield
Shipyard, Baltimore and used as a War Shipping Administration transport.
1947 sold
to Holland (Vereenigde Nederlandsche Stoomvaaart), renamed MUIDERKERK.
1965 sold to Concord Navigation Corp, Keelung (Taiwan) renamed ANGELIA.
Still listed in 1971-72 Lloyds Register. There is an excellent site
with
photos of "Victories" at http://www.americanvictory.org/History/history.htm
WATERMAN / LA GRANDE VICTORY / MARGARITA
1945
9,124 gross tons, length 138,77m x beam 18,93m, one funnel, two masts,
single screw, speed 15 knots, accommodation for 860-single class passengers.
Built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp, Portland, Ore, as a standard World
War II 'Victory' ship. Launched on 16th Jan.1945 as LA GRANDE VICTORY,
she was used by the US War Shipping Administration as a troopship. Purchased
by the Dutch Government in 1947, she was placed under the management of
Rotterdam Lloyd and converted to an emigrant ship in 1951 and renamed
WATERMAN. She transported emigrants to Australia, New Zealand and New
York. Sold to John S.Latsis of Piraeus in Dec.1963, renamed MARGARITA,
she was used for the tourist trade in the Eastern Mediterranean and was
scrapped in Japan in 1970. [Victory Ships and Tankers by L.A.Sawyer and
W.H.Mitchell]
WAVERLEY 1865
The WAVERLEY was a 593 gross ton ship, length 222.2ft x beam 26.8ft, two
funnels, two mastsm side paddle wheel propulsion and accommodation for
450-560 passengers. Built by A & J. Inglis, Glasgow, she was launched
for the North
British Steam Packet Co. on 16th May 1865. She made her maiden voyage
from Glasgow to Dublin and Shilloth in July 1865 and on 10th July was
put on the Dublin - Douglas - Shilloth service where cargo was unloaded
to lighters and passengers by boat to Shilloth where they trained to Edinburgh.
The ship was found to be too large for the route and in Aug.1868 she was
sold to the London
& South Western Railway Co and used on their Southampton - Channel
Islands service. On 5th June 1873 she was wrecked in fog on Platte Boue
Rock, Little Russel, Guernsey. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.26,
Britain's Railway Steamers]
WAYFARER 1903 / VIRGINIA
DOLLAR 1924 / ANGIOLINA
R. / SUSA
O.N.118002 - 9,599 gross tons, 505ft x 58.3ft, one funnel, four
masts, twin screw, speed 14 knots. Built 1903 by Workman, Clark & Co.,
Belfast (Yard No.195) for T & J. Harrison, Liverpool. 20th Feb.1903
maiden voyage to New Orleans under Capt. D. A. Wood. From 12th May 1908
to 12th Sep.1908
she was laid up at Liverpool. Nov.1912 equipped with wireless communication
system. 6th Jan.1913 sustained severe heavy weather damage on passage
Liverpool to New Orleans - two lifeboats washed overboard and two badly
damaged, ventilators crumpled and funnel lost overboard. 4th Jul.1914
sailed from Liverpool with the first refrigerating plant to be installed
in a company vessel. 14th Jul.1914 sailed Cardiff for Rio de Janeiro
with a cargo of coal, but intercepted by HMS GLASGOW near Rio on 5th
Aug. and diverted to the Abrolhos Islands near Bahia as her coal cargo
was required by the cruiser. 16th Mar.1915 requisitioned by the Shipping
Controller for transport service. 11th Apr.1915 torpedoed and seriously
damaged by German submarine U.32 while 60 miles WNW from Bishop Rock
in position 50.15N 07.53W on voyage from Avonmouth. Oct.1916 took the
largest ever cargo of cotton from Galveston to Liverpool. 17th Aug.1918
collided with auxiliary minesweeper VASCO DA GAMA in River Mersey and
returned to dock for repairs.
5th Jan.1923 sold to Dollar Steamship
Lines, Hong Kong (Robert Dollar & Co.,
San Francisco managers) renamed VIRGINIA DOLLAR. 11th Feb.1924 arrived
at Honolulu in critical condition with split sheerstrakes. 1926 sold
to Societa Anonima Italiana Prodotti Metallici, Genoa renamed ANGIOLINA
R. 4th Jan.1927 arrived at Capetown after rough weather passage from
Dakar having run out of coal and burnt much of her timber deck cargo
to keep going. 1927 sold to S.A. Fonderie Piemontesi e Impresi Navi.,
Savona. 1928 sold to S.A. Commerciale Piemontese, Genoa renamed SUSA.
21st Apr.1929 aground off Bahia Blanca but refloated the next day. 28th
May 1929 in collision with tanker BRITISH ENSIGN in the North Sea which
was anchored about 50 miles west of Flushing causing serious damage to
the tanker. 1932 scrapped at Genoa. [Harrisons of Liverpool by Graeme
Cubbin ISBN 1-901703-48-7 contains photo of the ship]
WEIMAR / SANTIAGO / ARMONIA 1891
The WEIMAR was a 4,996 gross ton ship, built for North
German Lloyd of Bremen by Fairfield Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1891. Her details
were - length 415ft x beam 48ft, one funnel, two masts, steel construction,
single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 49-1st,
38-2nd and 1,907-3rd class passengers. Launched on 9/2/1891, she started
her maiden Bremen - Baltimore voyage on 21/5/1891. On 17/12/1891 she commenced
her first Bremen - New York - Baltimore sailing and on 2/6/1897 started
her first Bremen - Suez - Australia voyage. On 7/2/1900 she commenced
the first of two round voyages between Bremen, Suez and the Far East and
on 25/2/1903 started Naples - New York sailings. On 23/9/1905 she started
on the Bremen - South America service. Her last Naples - New York voyage
started 11/5/1906 (8 round voyages), last Bremen - Australia on 13/6/1906
(9 round voyages), and last Bremen - Baltimore on 11/5/1907 (57 round
voyages on the North Atlantic). In 1908 she was sold to the Italian owned
Lloyd del Pacifico and was renamed SANTIAGO, and in 1909 she went to Chilean
owners and was renamed ARMONIA. In 1917 she became Canadian owned and
was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine near Porquerolles Island
in the Mediterranean on 15/3/1918. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor,
vol.2,p.555-6]
WERRA 1882
The WERRA was a 4,817 gross ton ship, length 433.1ft x beam 45.9ft, two
funnels, four masts, iron hull, single screw and a speed of 16 knots.
Accommodation for 125-1st, 130-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Built
by John Elder, Glasgow, she was launched on 4th Jul.1882 for North
German Lloyd of Bremen. Her maiden voyage started 12th Oct.1882 from
Bremen to Southampton and New York and her last sailing on this route
started 9th Nov.1891. On 4th Jan.1892 she transferred to Genoa - New York
sailings, commencing her last voyage on this service on 10th Nov.1909.
From Dec.1898 to summer 1899 she was chartered to Spain to repatriate
Spanish troops from Cuba and on 24th Sep.1899 sailed from Bremen for Southampton,
New York, Naples and Genoa. Her final voyage between Genoa, Naples and
New York started 28th Aug.1901 and she was then scrapped. [North Atlantic
Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.552]
WERRA / CALABRIA 1922
9,476 gross tons, length 146.00m x beam 17.58m,
one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 12.5 knots, accommodation for
74-1st and 90-2nd class passengers. Built by AG Weser, Bremen for North
German Lloyd, Bremen principally for their Far East service, but also
sailed to North, Central and South America. Launched on 21st Sep.1922
she made her maiden voyage Bremen to East Asia, then ran to the River
Plate. In 1933 she was used on the Bremen - Havana - Galveston service
and in Aug.1935 was sold to Italia Line, Genoa, renamed CALABRIA and
used for trooping. In 1936 she transferred to the ownership of Lloyd
Triestino, Trieste and was placed on the South and East Africa and later
Asia services. On 10th Jun.1940 was seized by British authorities in
Calcutta and transferred to the management of British India Steam Navigation
Co. On 8th Dec.1940 she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine
U.103 while 380 miles west of Galway, Ireland while on passage Freetown
to Glasgow.[Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, vol.2 by Edwin Drechsel] [Merchant
Fleets, vol.40 by Duncan Haws]
WESER 1858
The WESER was a 2,266 gross ton ship, built by Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne
for North German Lloyd in 1858. Her
details were - length 307ft x beam 40.8ft, clipper stem, two funnels,
three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed
of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 70-1st, 100-2nd and 450-3rd class
passengers. Launched on 21/10/1858, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden
voyage to New York on 4/12/1858, but had to put back to Cork for repairs
after being damaged by heavy seas. She sailed from Cork on 6th March 1859
and arrived in New York on 18th March. She started her third and last
Bremen - Southampton - New York voyage on 1st July 1859, and became a
French Naval Transport later the same year. On 16/1/1861 she was wrecked
60 miles from Poulo Condor, Cochin China. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor,
vol.2,p.544]
WESER 1867
2,870 gross tons, length 325ft x beam 40ft, clipper stem, one funnel,
two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. Accommodation
for 60-1st, 120-2nd and 700-3rd class passengers. Built by Caird
& Co, Greenock, she was launched for North
German Lloyd on 19th Mar.1867. Maiden voyage Bremen - Southampton
- New York started 1st Jun.1867. Fitted with compound engines by the builders
in 1881 and started her last Bremen - New York - Baltimore sailing on
13th Jun.1895. She then started the first of two Bremen - South America
sailings on 3rd Aug.1895 and was scrapped in 1896. [North Atlantic Seaway
by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.545]
WESTERN METROPOLIS 1864
2,269 gross tons, length 285.3ft x beam 40.7ft, clipper stem, one funnel,
two masts, wooden construction, side paddle wheel propulsion and a speed
of 12 knots. Built by F. D. Tucker, New York (engines by Morgan Ironworks,
New York), she was launched in 1864. Between 1864-65 she was used as an
American Civil War transport and in 1866 was purchased by North American
Lloyd. She sailed from New York on 28th Jun.1866 for Southampton and Bremen
and put into Boston on 6th July with damaged paddles, but sailed again
on 10th July. Further trouble forced her back to New York on 19th July
and the voyage was abandoned and she was laid up. Purchased by the New
York & Bremen Steamship Co, she sailed from New York on 7th Mar.1867
for Southampton and Bremen. Her last voyage on this service started on
24th Aug.1867 and on 8th Sep.1867 she arrived at Cowes, Isle of Wight
with a broken shaft and was delayed for nearly a month for repairs. She
left Bremen on her final crossing to Southampton and New York on 20th
Oct.1867 having made a total of four round voyages on the North Atlantic
route. By this tine, ocean going paddle steamers were out of date and
she was sold in 1869. In 1878 her engines were removed. [North Atlantic
Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.713]
WESTERNLAND 1883
The WESTERNLAND was built by Laird Bros at Birkenhead in 1883 for the
Red Star Line of Antwerp and was built
in a drydock as opposed to a slipway and was floated out on completion
on 4th Aug.1883. She had a straight stem, two funnels, four masts, single
screw and a speed of 14 knots. She was 5736 gross tons, length 440ft x
beam 47.2ft and had accommodation for 80-1st, 60-2nd, and 1,200-3rd class
passengers. She sailed under the Belgian flag on her maiden voyage from
Antwerp to New York on 3rd Nov.1883 and stayed on this service until 1901
when she was transferred to the American
Line and altered to carry 170-2nd and 1,200-3rd class passengers.
She sailed on her first trip under the US flag from Liverpool to Philadelphia
in May 1901. In 1906 she resumed service for Red Star Line's Antwerp -
NY service for three round voyages and then went back to the American
Line and made her last trip for them from Liverpool - Philadelphia in
September 1908. She was scrapped in 1912. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor,
vol.2,p.852]
WESTERNLAND 1929 see REGINA 1917
WESTERN PRINCE 1929
10,926 gross tons, length 496ft x beam 64.9ft, one funnel, two masts,
twin screw, speed 16.5 knots, accommodation for 102-1st class passengers
and carried a crew of 120.. Built by Napier & Miller Ltd, Glasgow for
the Prince Line's River Plate - New York service, she was launched on
20th Jun.1929 and was one of four sister ships designed for this service.
On 12th* Dec.1940 she left New York for Liverpool, but was torpedoed by
the German submarine U.96 on 14th Dec. while in position 59.32N 17.47W.
Crew and passengers abandoned the ship which was sunk 45 minutes later
by another torpedo. 16 lives lost (including the Master), 154 survivors
(55 passengers and 99 crew). She had also previously been attacked on
20th Apr.1940 and damaged by aircraft gunfire in the Thames Estuary. *
some sources say she sailed on 6th Dec. and some say 12th Dec. Information
from [British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45, HMSO] [Wartime Disasters at
Sea by David Williams] [Great Passenger Ships of the World, vol.3 by Arnold
Kludas (contains photo)] [Merchant Fleets, vol.38 by Duncan Haws] [Pride
of the Princes by Norman L. Middlemiss] [The World's Merchant Fleets 1939
by Roger Jordan]
WESTERN WORLD / NUTMEG STATE / LEONARD WOOD
1922
O.N.222063 13,712 gross tons, length 517ft x beam
72.2ft, twin screw, speed 18.5 knots, accomodation for 260-1st and 300-3rd
class passengers. Built 1922 by Bethlehem SB Corp., Sparrows Point, Md
as the NUTMEG STATE for the U.S. Shipping Board. Baltimore. 1922 renamed
WESTERN WORLD, used on the New York - River Plate service and managed
by Munson Line. 1926 sold to Munson Line, NY. Aug.1931 stranded near
Santos, Brazil and passengers taken off by Hamburg America Line's GENERAL
OSORIO. WESTERN WORLD was refloated four weeks later and repaired. In
1938 the U.S. maritime Commission took over Munson Line's fleet as the
company was in financial difficulty. In 1939 the ship was taken over
by the U.S. Army and converted to the transport LEONARD WOOD. 1941 transferred
to U.S. Navy. 1946 returned to U.S. Army, then to U.S. Maritime Commission
for disposal and laid up. 1948 scrapped at Vancouver, Wash. [Register
of Merchant Ships Completed in 1922 by Starke / Schell] [Great Passenger
Ships of the World, vol.2 by A. Kludas ISBN 0-85059-242-9 includes a
photo of her identical sister ship PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, but mistakenly
states that the WESTERN WORLD was built in 1912]
WESTPHALIA 1868 / ATLANTICA 1887
/ PROVINCIA DI SAO PAULO 1888 / MENTANA 1889 / SUD AMERICA 1891
The WESTPHALIA was built in 1868 by Caird & Co., Greenock for Hamburg
America Line. She was a 3,158 gross ton ship, length 339.9ft x beam
40ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a
speed
of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 90-1st, 130-2nd and 520-3rd
class passengers. Launched on 24th Jun.1868, she sailed from Hamburg
on her
maiden voyage to Southampton and New York on 16th Sep.1868. She commenced
her last voyage from Hamburg to Havre and New York on 28th Apr.1875
before
being laid up. In 1878 she was rebuilt with two funnels and compound
engines, and on 30th Jul.1879 she resumed the Hamburg - Havre - New
York service.
She started her last voyage to New York on 19th Dec.1886 and in 1887
was sold to the British company, H.F.Swan of Newcastle who re-engined
her
and renamed her ATLANTICA. In 1888 she went to Gazzo & Schiafino
of Italy and was renamed PROVINCIA DI SAO PAULO. In 1889 she was resold
to
La Veloce of Italy and was
renamed MENTANA and was further renamed SUD AMERICA
later in 1891. She was finally scrapped in Genoa in 1901. [North Atlantic
Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.390] [Merchant Fleets in Profile, vol.4
Hamburg America Line by Duncan Haws.]
WESTRALIA 1929
The WESTRALIA was a 8108 gross ton, twin screw motor ship, dimensions
448ft x 60.2ft x 25.1ft, speed 16 knots. Accommodation for 360-1st and
90-3rd class passengers. Built in 1929 by Harland & Wolff, Glasgow for
Huddart Parker Ltd, Melbourne, she was used on the Australia - New Zealand
service. Taken over by the Admiralty in Nov.1939, she was commissioned
as the armed merchant cruiser HMAS WESTRALIA in Jan.1940. Later converted
to an Infantry Landing Ship and from 1945-1950 became a troopship. Returned
to her owners in 1951. I have no subsequent info on this ship. There was
also a Danish owned WESTRALIA at the same time used for general tramping
work.
WHAKATANE / MOCENISIO 1900
5,610 gross tons, length 420ft x beam 54ft, one funnel, two masts, single
screw, speed 15 knots, accommodation for 26-1st class and 250-emigrants
in the 'tween decks. Built by Hawthorn Leslie & Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
for the New Zealand Shipping Co,
London, she was delivered on 23rd Jan.1900. She started her maiden voyage
on 1st March when she left London for Cape Town, Auckland and Wellington.
In 1920 she was converted to cargo only and in 1924 was sold to Soc.Anon
de Navegazione Alta Italia, Italy and renamed MOCENISIO. Scrapped in 1929.
[Merchant Fleets, vol.7 by Duncan Haws] [North Star to Southern Cross
by John Maber]
WHIRLWIND 1853 I don't have much information
on this ship, but she was 1,003 registered tons, builders J.O.Curtis of
Medford, Mass, USA, built in 1853 for the Black Ball Line. [The Colonial
Clippers by Basil Lubbock] There is a website for the Black Ball Line
at - http://www.southernx.com.au/clippers.html
- but this has now become a commercial site.
WHITE HEAD 1880
O.N.81957, 1,192 gross tons, length 249.7ft x beam 31.2ft, iron hull,
single screw. Launched on 5th May 1880 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast (Yard
No.135) for the Ulster Steamship Co.(G.
Heyn & Sons Ltd),she was used for general cargo work until 1914 when she
was taken over for government service. From 31st Aug.1914 to 27th Oct.1914
became Government Store Carrier No.1. 30th Oct.1914 to 15th Jul.1915 operated
as Expeditionary Force Transport Vessel. 16th Jul.1915 became a Miscellaneous
Vessel (Commissioned) on charter to the Government of Montenegro. 15th
Oct.1917 torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UC.74 under the command
of Kapitan Leutnant Marshal, operating from Pola while 40 miles NNE from
Suda Bay with the loss of 23 lives.[Head Line by W. J. Harvey, ISBN 0-905617-53-3
contains photo of the ship.]
WHITLIEBURN 1894 O.N.104570
was a 2,006 gross ton sailing ship, built 1894
by Connell, Scotstoun for J. Carswell, Glasgow. 1909: April: Sold to
A/S
Whitlieburn (R. Salvesen & Co.), Tvedestrand She went missing on voyage Antofagasta,
Chile to Falmouth (for orders) with a cargo of saltpetre with the loss of 20
men
WIELAND 1874
The WIELAND was a 3,507 gross ton ship, length 375.3ft x beam 39.9ft,
one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw
and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 90-1st, 100-2nd and
800-3rd class passengers. Built by A Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, she
was launched for the Adler Line on 16th Jun.1874 but was immediately laid
up due to the lack of passenger demand and never ran for the Adler Line.
Purchased by the Hamburg America Line
in 1875, she left Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Havre and New York on
7th Jul.1875. Rebuilt with two funnels in 1882 and started her last Hamburg
- New York voyage on 29th Aug.1894. On 6th Oct.1894 she started a single
round voyage between Naples and New York and was sold to other German
owners in 1895. Damaged by fire at Shanghai on 15th Oct.1895, she was
scrapped the following year. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.392]
WILHELM GUSTLOFF 1937
The WILHELM GUSTLOFF was built as the first of Hitler's "Strength through
joy" workers cruise ships in 1937. Used as an accommodation ship at Gdynia
throughout most of the war, her sinking was the worst maritime tragedy
of all time. On 30th Jan.1945 she was used in the evacuation of German
Eastern territories and loaded with about 6,100 refugees, prisoners, and
wounded and ordered to a Western German port. The same day, she was hit
by three torpedoes in the Baltic Sea from a Russian submarine, later capsized
and all but 904 were lost. The actual number lost is vague because of
the lack of passenger lists and record keeping, but is thought to be as
high as 5,400.
WILLEHAD / WYANDOTTE 1894
The WILLEHAD and was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg in 1894 for Norddeutscher
Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. She was a 4,761 gross ton ship, length
383.4ft x beam 46ft, one funnel, two masts, steel construction, twin screw
and a speed of 13 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 105-2nd
class and 1,196-3rd class. Launched on 21/3/1894, she sailed from Bremen
on her maiden voyage to New York on 24/5/1894. On 10/11/1894 she commenced
her first Bremen - South America voyage and on 4/12/1896 started her first
Bremen - New York - Baltimore run. On 23/5/1903 she commenced the last
of 12 round voyages to S. America and on 3/5/1904 started sailing between
Stettin, Helsingborg, Gothenburg, Christiansand and New York (3 round
voyages). On 31/12/1912 she started Hamburg - Quebec - Montreal sailings
and on 4/1/1912 commenced Bremen - Philadelphia voyages. On 31/12/1912
she started her last sailing between Bremen, Philadelphia and Baltimore
and on 10/7/1914 commenced the last of 24 round voyages when she left
Hamburg for Quebec and Montreal. In Aug 1914 she took refuge in New London,
Conn. due to the outbreak of the Great War and in April 1917 was seized
by the US authorities. She then became the US Government ship WYANDOTTE
until 1924 when she was scrapped at Baltimore. [North Atlantic Seaway
by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.558]
WILLIAM PENN / EUROPEAN 1865
The WILLIAM PENN was built by Malcolmson Bros, Waterford, Ireland in 1865.
She was a 2,647 gross ton ship, length 316.3ft x beam 36.3ft, clipper
stem, one funnel, four masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed
of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 1st, 2nd and 700-3rd class passengers.
Originally laid down as the MANHATTAN, she was launched on 10/7/1865 as
the WILLIAM PENN for the London & New York Steamship Line. Her maiden
voyage commenced on 10/4/1866 when she left London for Havre, St John's,
NF and New York and she commenced the last of 18 round voyages on 13/3/1869
when she sailed from London for Havre and New York. In 1869 she went to
the Allan Line of Liverpool who renamed
her EUROPEAN and used her as an extra steamer on the Liverpool - Quebec
- Montreal service. In 1872 she was sold to the Hughes Line of Liverpool
and was employed on their Liverpool - Bombay route, but in July and October
1874 made 2 round voyages between Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal. When
entering Morpeth Dock, Birkenhead in 1875, she broke her back, was rebuilt
to 2,659 tons and a length of 326.8ft, and fitted with compound engines.
In 1884 she was again fitted with new engines and came under the ownership
of T.R. Oswald (British). Between 1889 and 1894 she was owned by the Ross
Line and in 1897 was reduced to a hulk. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor,
vol.2,p.598]
WINDSOR CASTLE 1922
Built by John Brown & Co, Clydebank, this was a 18,967 gross ton ship,
length 632.45ft x beam 72.5ft, four funnels, two masts, twin screw and
a service speed of 16 knots. There was accommodation for 234-1st, 362-2nd
and 274-3rd class passengers. Launched on 9th Mar.1922 for the Union-Castle
Mail SS Co by the Prince of Wales, she entered service on the Southampton
- Cape Town mail run in April 1922. Modernised in 1937 with two funnels
and new bows, her speed was increased to 19 knots and she resumed service
in Jan.1938. Taken over for trooping in Sep.1939, she was bombed west
of Ireland in 1941 but the bomb never exploded and she reached port. Used
for transatlantic trooping from Canada and the USA in 1942. On 23rd Mar.1943
she was hit by an aerial torpedo 110 miles northwest of Algiers and sank
13 hours later. Although carrying 2,700 troops, only one life was lost.
[Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.18, Union-Castle Line]
WINFRIED 1920
The WINFRIED was a 3751 gross ton ship, length 110.5m x beam 15.3m,
speed 11 knots, accommodation for a limited number of passengers. Launched
in
Jun.1920 by J. Frerichs & Co, Einswarden for the Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line,
which was connected with the Woermann Line. She was the first new German built
ship to West Africa since before the Great War. In 1926 HBAL fused with North
German Lloyd and in 1935 the ship was transferred to Deutsche
Levante Line under
the reorganisation of German shipping companies and renamed YALOVA 1939 laid
up in Varna. 1940 became Kriegsmarine transport. 28th Sep.1941 torpedoed by HMS
TETRARCH off Aghios Georgios Island, Gulf of Salamis. 29th Sep.again attacked
and beached. Later sank on 3rd Oct.1941. [Die Schiffe der deutschen Afrika Linien
1880-1945 by A. Kludas] [Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen vol.2 by Edwin Dreschel]
Both books
contain a photo of the ship.
WISCONSIN 1870
The WISCONSIN was a 3,238 gross ton ship, built by Palmer Bros & Co,
Jarrow-on-Tyne in 1870 for the Guion Line
of Liverpool. Her details were - length 366ft x beam 43.2ft, straight
stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single
screw and a speed of 11 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 76-1st,
100-intermediate and 800-3rd class. Launched on 19/3/1870, she commenced
her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on
6/7/1870. She was rebuilt to 3,700 tons about 1874 and sailed on her last
voyage between Liverpool, Queenstown and New York on 22/10/1892. She was
scrapped the following year. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.709]
WITTEKIND / IROQUOIS / FREEDOM 1894
A 4,755 gross ton ship, built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg in 1894 for
Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]
of Bremen. Her details were - length 383.4ft x beam 46ft, straight stem,
one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation
for 174-2nd and 1,366-3rd class passengers. Launched on 3/2/1894, she
sailed on her maiden voyage from Bremen to New York on 14/4/1894. She
made 11 round voyages on this service, the last commencing 8/8/1895 and
on 21/9/1895 was transferred to the Bremen - South America service. In
1900 she was rebuilt by Wigham Richardson, Wallsend-on-Tyne to a length
of 446ft, 5,640 gross tons. On 24/2/1906 she commenced her first voyage
from Bremen to Baltimore, on 6/4/1911 Bremen - Philadelphia - Galveston
and on 16/6/1911 Hamburg - Quebec - Montreal. On 14/9/1912 she sailed
on her last Bremen - S. America voyage (33 round voyages), on 2/4/1914
her last Bremen - Philadelphia - Galveston voyage and on 25/6/1914 started
her last Hamburg - Quebec - Montreal sailing (4 round voyages). She sailed
from Hamburg on 24/7/1914 for Quebec and Montreal, but because of the
outbreak of the Great War, she diverted to Boston and took refuge there.
In April 1917 she was seized by the US authorities and became the US Government
ship IROQUOIS. In 1919 she was renamed FREEDOM and in 1924 was scrapped.
[North Atlantic Seaway, vol.2,p.557]
WOODVILLE 1892 O.N. 102028
2,513 g.t., 299ft x 40.8ft, built 1892 by J. Readhead & Sons, South
Shields
for Woodville SS Co. (Balls & Stansfield), North Shields.
1916 Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd (R. Irvin), N. Shields.
1924 African & Eastern Trade Corp Ltd, Liverpool.
1927 VOLGAS, B. J. Andreadakis & A. Stavridis, Piraeus.
11th Jan.1937 ashore Milos Island on voyage Mersin - Hamburg with grain
and
later sank. WOOLLOOMOOLOO 1891 / HARMONIDES 1901 / KHARTOUM 1919
3,521 gross tons, 360ft x 44.5ft, one funnel, three
masts, single screw, speed 10 knots. Built 1891 by Wigham Richardson,
Newcastle for Lund's Blue Anchor
Line's London - Australia service. 1901
sold to R. P. Houston & Co renamed HARMONIDES. 1902 rammed and sank the
Red Star Line ship WAESLAND off
Anglesey. 1919 sold to Kaye, Son & Co renamed KHARTOUM. 1926 scrapped at Genoa.
[Merchant Fleets vol.1 by Duncan Haws]
WOOLSTON 1916 / CLAVERLEY 1900 / WHITE WINGS 1906
O.N.112723, 3013 gross tons, length 325ft x beam 46.5ft,
single screw cargo
ship. Completed Jun.1900 by J. Blumer & Co., Sunderland (Yard No.154) as the
CLAVERLEY for Claverhill SS Co (E. Haslehurst & Co), London. 1906 sold to Wing
Steamship Co.(N. Hallett & Co), London renamed WHITE WINGS. 1913 sold to Hants
Steam Navigation Co (A. H. Williams & Co), London, renamed WOOLSTON. 1916 sold
to Woolston SS Co (S. Instone & Co), London. 14th May 1918 torpedoed and sunk
by German submarine UC.52 while 1.5 miles from Syracuse Harbour in position 37.30N
12.20E while on voyage Syracuse to Messina with a cargo of sulphur. The Master
and 18 crew were lost.
WORCESTER / GLAUCUS 1863
The WORCESTER was a 1,244 gross ton ship, built by J.B.& J.D.Van Dusen,
New York (engines Atlantic Works, New York) in 1863. Her details were
- length 209.5ft x beam 35.5ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts,
wooden construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was capacity
for 30-1st, 20-2nd and 300-3rd class passengers. Launched on 11th February
1863 as the GLAUCUS for the Neptune Line,
she was purchased by the US Navy. After the ending of the Civil War, she
was sold by auction and puchased by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
who placed her in service between Baltimore and Liverpool under the description
of Baltimore & Liverpool Steamship Co. They renamed her WORCESTER
and on 29th November 1865 she sailed from Baltimore for Liverpool but
returned to Baltimore with engine trouble. On 23rd December 1865 she again
left Baltimore and made her first complete round voyage to Liverpool.
She sailed from Liverpool on 29th May 1867 and lost her propeller, returned
to Queenstown (Cobh) on 4th June and was towed to Liverpool for repairs.
The last Baltimore - Liverpool - Baltimore started on 15th September 1868
and the service then closed down, the WORCESTER having made 12 round voyages.
During the winter of 1868-9 she sailed between Baltimore and New York
and was then laid up. In 1873 she was sold to Boston owners and sailed
between Boston, Halifax and Prince Edward Island until 1894 when she was
scrapped at Boston. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.693]
WORDSWORTH 1899 / CAPELLA 1882
WORDSWORTH 3260 gross tons, length 367ft x beam 39.1ft, one funnel, two
masts, single screw, speed 10 knots. Built 1882 by Andrew Leslia & Co,
Hebburn-on-Tyne (engines by R.Stephenson & Co, Liverpool) as the CAPELLA
for Star Navigation Co, Liverpool (Rathbone Bros). Forward of the bridge,
she carried cattle and the deck could be opened to the air. This was plated
in when carrying ordinary cargo. 1889 transferred to the Liverpool, Brazil
& River Plate Steam Navigation Co (Lamport & Holt Ltd), renamed WORDSWORTH
and started her first Antwerp - River Plate voyage on 4th Sep.1889. Transferred
to Societe de Nav.Royale Belge Sud-Americaine (a Lamport & Holt subsidiary
company) and the Belgian flag in 1890. On 1st Aug.1902 she was wrecked
near Bahia, Brazil while on passage New York - Rio de Janeiro. [Lamport
& Holt by P.M.Heaton] [Merchant Fleets, vol.34, Lamport & Holt by Duncan
Haws]
WORMS / HARBURG 1907
The HARBURG was a cargo vessel built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson,
Newcastle in 1907 as the WORMS for the German Australian Line. Her details
were 4,486 gross tons, length 401ft x beam 52ft, one funnel, two masts,
single screw and a speed of 11 knots. In 1919 she was ceded to Britain
under the war reparations scheme, repurchased by her original owners in
1922, she was renamed HARBURG and in 1926 was taken over with the rest
of their fleet by Hamburg America Line.
In December 1932 she was sold and scrapped. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan
Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America Line]
WURTTEMBERG 1921
8829 gros tons, length 466ft x beam 58ft, one funnel, four masts, single
screw, speed 13 knots, accommodation for 16-cabin and 790-3rd class passengers.
Built by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, she was launched on 12th Aug.1921 for
Hamburg America Line and started
her maiden voyage from Hamburg to New York on 14th Nov.1921. Her tenth
and last voyage on this service started 7th Dec.1922 and she then transferred
to the South America trade. In 1935 she was converted to a 11,767 ton
German whaling ship and renamed JAN WELLEM. Sunk by British destroyers
at Narvik on 13th Apr.1940, raised, repaired and used by Germany as a
tankship. Damaged at Memel in 1945, towed to Kiel and scrapped at Blyth
in 1947. [North Atlantic Seaway, vol.1,p.416 by N.R.P.Bonsor]
WURZBURG 1900
The WURZBURG was a 4,985 gross ton ship, length 402.2ft x beam 47.1ft,
one funnel, two masts, single screw, speed 12 knots and accommodation
for 31-2nd and 1,012-3rd class passengers. Launched on 25th Sep.1900 by
Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack for North
German Lloyd, Bremen, she started her maiden voyage from Bremen to
Baltimore on 8th Dec.1900. She then made a single round voyage between
Bremen and Galveston, before transferring to the Bremen - Suez - Far East
service on 2nd May 1901. She started her last voyage on this route in
Oct.1903 and on 23rd Apr.1904 commenced her first Bremen - South America
sailing. Her first of three Bremen - New York sailings took place on 13th
Feb.1906 and her last on 12th Mar.1907. She was subsequently used on the
South America service, starting her last voyage on 30th May.1914. Seized
by Portugal in the Cape Verde Islands in 1916, she was renamed SAO VICENTE
and made two Lisbon - Azores - New York sailings for Transportes Maritimos
do Estado in 1921. In 1925 she became the LOANDA for Cia Colonial and
was scrapped in Italy in 1938. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor,
vol.2,p.564]
WYANDOTTE 1917 - see WILLEHAD 1893
WYOMING 1870
The WYOMING was built in 1870 by Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne
for the Guion Line. She was a 3,238
gross ton ship, length 366.2ft x beam 43.2ft, straight stem, one funnel,
two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed
of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 76-1st, 100-intermediate and
800-3rd class passengers. She sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage
to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 25/11/1870. In 1874 (or earlier)
she was rebuilt to 3,729 tons and on 19/11/1892 commenced her last Liverpool
- New York crossing. She was scrapped in 1893. [North Atlantic Seaway
by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.709]
XENIA 1895
XENIA. This ship belonged to the Scandinavian-American Line, Copenhagen
(DFDS). She was a 2455 gross
ton ship, length 306ft x beam 40ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw
and a speed of 10 knots. Primarily a cargo ship, she had accommodation
for 6 passengers. Built by Lobnitz & Co, Renfrew, she was delivered
to DFDS on 4th Sep.1895 and from 1895 to 1897 was used on the St. Petersburg
- Riga - Copenhagen - Antwerp - Mediterranean - Odessa service. From 1896
to 1903 she sailed on the Copenhagen to North America run, mostly to the
Gulf of Mexico, but also to Atlantic seaboard ports. On 1st Feb.1903,
on voyage from Newcastle to Boston with a cargo of coal, she ran aground
during a gale and snow and was wrecked on rocks at Scourse of Cruden,
Scotland with the loss of two lives.
[DFDS 1866-1991 by S.Thorsoe]
YALE / GREYHOUND 1906
The YALE was launched on December 1st 1906 by the Delaware River Company
and was one of the first two American turbine steamers. She was a 3,731
gross ton ship, two funnels and two masts, triple screws and a speed of
22.5 knots. Designed for the express service of the New York - Boston
, she actually commenced her first commercial voyage from Boston to St
John, NB. She started the NY - Boston service on September 9th 1907 and
then went from New York to the Pacific coast in 1910 and was sold to the
Pacific Navigation Co. of San Francisco. She returned to the Atlantic
coast for war service in 1917 and was used to carry American troops from
Britain to the French front. After the war she was purchased by the Los
Angeles SS Co. and returned to service between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
In January 1931 she came under the control of the Matson Line, was withdrawn
from service in 1935 and laid up at Antioch, Calif. She was sold to a
construction company in 1941 and proceeded to Seattle, Sitka and later
Kodiak as an accommodation ship for for the employees. She was later purchased
by the US Navy, renamed GREYHOUND and used for passenger carrying between
the Aleutian Islands. After the end of WWII, she returned to Puget Sound
Navy Yard and was turned over to the US Maritime Commission and was offered
for sale. In May 1949 she was sold to Walter W.Johnson Co. of San Francisco,
was towed to Stockton, Calif. where she was scrapped between July 25th
and December 17th 1949. [Article by John H.Kemble, Claremont, Calif. Sea
Breezes Magazine, June 1951]
YEOMAN / RITA / BURNSIDE 1882
2,194 gross tons, length 285ft x beam 36.7ft, one funnel, two masts, single
screw, speed 9 knots. She was principally a cargo ship with limited accommodation
for saloon passengers, although a considerable number of emigrants could
be carried when occasion demanded. Built 1882 by Campbell, MacIntosh &
Bowstead, Newcastle for Lund's Blue Anchor Line. Entered service in Mar.1882
on the London - Cape - Adelaide - Melbourne - Hobart - Launceston - Sydney
route with periodic extensions to Suva and Levula, Fiji. 1887 re-engined
to give a speed of 10 knots. 1891 sold to Vapores Serra, Bilbao, Spain
and renamed RITA. 1898 seized by the U.S.S. YALE off Puerto Rico during
the Spanish American War and renamed BURNSIDE. Operated by the U.S. War
Department. 1923 scrapped in the U.S.A.
YOKOHAMA MARU 1912
The YOKOHAMA MARU was built in 1912 by Mitsubishi Dockyard for Nippon
Yusen Kaisha of Tokyo. She was a 6,143 gross ton ship, length 409ft x
beam 49ft, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. She sailed between Japanese
ports and Seattle between 1912 and 1933 when she was transferred to the
South Pacific service. She was sunk by US aircraft on 10.3.1942. [Pacific
Liners 1927-72 by Frederick Emmons]
YORCK 1906
8901 gross tons, length 146.55m x beam 17.46m, one funnel, two masts,
twin screw, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 108-1st, 112-2nd and 1,450-steeerage
class passengers. Built by F. Schichau, Danzig, she was launched on 10th
Apr.1906 for North German Lloyd,
Bremen and started her maiden voyage from Bremen to New York on 23rd Nov.1906.
Her second and last voyage on this route started 12th Jan.1907 and on
20th Feb.1907 she commenced her first Bremen - Southampton - Suez - Fremantle
- Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney sailing. She made four voyages on this
service, the last starting on 25th Nov.1908. Interspersed with this service,
she made many voyages from Bremen to the Far East. She made one further
Bremen - New York sailing, starting 20th Mar.1909, but was used mostly
on Far East voyages. Used as a hospital ship during WWI and later interned
at Valparaiso. Retained by North German Lloyd after the Armistice, she
was converted to cabin, tourist and 3rd-class and used from 1922 on the
North Atlantic service. Her final crossing started 1st Jun.1932 when she
sailed from Galveston for Bremen and she was scrapped at Elbing the following
year. [North Atlantic Seaway, vol.2,p.568 by N.R.P.Bonsor] [Norddeutscher
Lloyd, vol.1 by Edwin Drechsel] [North Star to Southern Cross by John
Maber]
YPIRANGA / ASSYRIA / COLONIAL 1908
This was a 8,103 gross ton ship, 448.4ft x 55.3ft, one funnel, two masts,
twin screw, speed 13 knots with accommodation for 136-1st and 1,049-3rd
class passengers. Built in 1908 by Germaniawerft (Fried Krupp AG), Kiel
for the Hamburg America Line's South
America service. Her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Brazil started
14th Oct.1908 and on 15th Mar.1911 she started a single round voyage between
Hamburg and Philadelphia. She subsequently transferred to the Hamburg
- Cuba - Mexico service. Surrendered to Britain in 1919 she was operated
by the White Star Line and was used
on her first voyage to repatriate troops and was then placed on the Australia
route. Laid up in 1920 she was then refitted, sold to the Anchor
Line in 1921 and was renamed ASSYRIA. Used on the New York route until
1925 when she was switched to Bombay sailings. In 1929 she was sold to
Cia Colonial de Navegacao, Lisbon, renamed COLONIAL and put on the Lisbon
- Angola - Mozambique route. Wrecked in 1950 at Campbeltown while under
tow to the breakers. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.414]
[South American Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws,
vol.9, Anchor Line]
ZAANDAM / STYRIA / JULIA LUCKENBACH
1882
3,063 gross tons, length 324.6ft x beam 38.1ft, one funnel, two masts,
iron hull, single screw, speed 10 knots. Accommodation for 500-1st and
424-3rd class passengers. Built by Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij Fijenoord,
Rotterdam, she was launched on 2nd May 1882 for the Holland
America Line. Her maiden voyage Amsterdam - New York started on 29th
Jul.1882 and her last on 20th Oct.1888. She was then switched to the South
America service. On 18th Sep.1890 she commenced her first Rotterdam -
New York sailing and on 29th Jun.1892 resumed Amsterdam - New York voyages.
Her last sailing on this route started 8th May 1897 and she was sold to
the Austro Americana Line the same year and renamed STYRIA. In 1902 she
went to the US owned Luckenbach Line and was renamed JULIA LUCKENBACH
and on 3rd Jan.1913 was sunk in Chesapeake Bay in collision with the British
owned SS INDRAKUALA. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3, p.910]
ZAIDA 1900 see
KAIKOURA
1884
ZEALANDIA 1869
1615 gross tons, length 215.6ft x beam 35.1ft (65.71m x 10.7m), three
masted, full rigged ship, iron hull. Built by C. Connell, Glasgow in 1869
for Shaw Savill & Co, she started
her maiden voyage from the UK via the Cape to New Zealand on 28th Aug.1869
and arrived there in 84 days. The ship was noted for it's excellent passenger
accommodation which included a ladies saloon. In 1877 she collided with
the ELLEN LAMB but was repaired. Transferred to Shaw Savill & Albion on
the formation of the company in 1882, she was reduced to a barque. Sold
to Sweden in 1903 and renamed KALEVA in 1908. She later became Russian
owned and in 1911 stranded on the coast of Northumberland. She was last
recorded as a barge at St. John, NB owned by Charles Brister & Son, Halifax,
NS. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, Shaw Savill & Albion]
ZEALANDIA 1875
The ZEALANDIA was a 2,730 gross ton ship, one funnel, four masts (rigged
for sail), single screw, speed 13 knots, accommodation for 170-1st, 30-2nd
and 100-3rd class passengers. Built 1875 by Elder & Co., Glasgow for Sir
William Pearce and despatched from London to Melbourne at the end of 1875
under the Colonial Line of Packets. Although nominally owned by Pearce,
she was operated by the Pacific Mail S.S. Co. and used on the San Francisco
to Auckland and Sydney service. Although Pacific Mail was a U.S. company,
she sailed under the British flag with British officers and Chinese crews.
In 1886 she was sold or chartered to the Oceanic
S.S. Co. (Spreckles Line) and registered in Hawaii. Used on the San
Francisco - Honolulu - Samoa (Pago Pago) - Auckland - Sydney route until
1890 when she transferred to San Francisco - Honolulu sailings. In 1898
she became a military transport until 1902 when she was returned to her
owners. 1905 sold to C. L. Dimon, New York. 1914 sold to Fisk Trading
Co., and wrecked on the Mersey Bar, Liverpool on 2nd Apr.1917.[North Star
to Southern Cross by John M. Maber] [Cargoes by William L. Worden]
ZEALANDIA / PALOONA 1899
2,771 gross tons, speed 13 knots, she was built in 1899 by Gourlay Bros,
Dundee as the ZEALANDIA for Huddart, Parker & Co., Melbourne and
used on the Tasman passenger trade. 1908 purchased by the Union
Steamship Co. of New Zealand, renamed PALOONA and remained on Tasman services
except for occasional voyages to San Francisco and Fiji in 1917 and
1919. On 28th Dec.1922 she was laid up at Port Chalmers and in 1928
was dismantled and sunk along the mole stonework at at Otago harbour
entrance.
ZEALANDIC / MAMILIUS / MAMARI 1911
10,898 gross tons, 477.5ft x 63.1ft,
twin screw, speed 14 knots, built 1911 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for
the joint White Star Line / Shaw
Savill & Albion Line service from London
to New Zealand. 30th Oct.1911 maiden voyage to Wellington. 1913 chartered
by the Western Australian Government as an emigrant carrier. Jul.1917
to Jun.1919 requisitioned under the liner requisition scheme and used
as troopship. 1926 transferred to the Aberdeen
Line and renamed MAMILIUS.
1932 returned to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line renamed MAMARI. 1939 sold
to the British Admiralty and converted to dummy aircraft carrier HMS
HERMES. 4th Jun.1941 hit a submerged wreck near Cromer after German air
attack and beached. Later destroyed by E-boat torpedo attack.
ZEALANDIC 1928
8,281 gross tons, 482.6ft x 64.2ft, accommodation for
6-1st class passengers, built 1928 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson,
Newcastle for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line's U.K. - Australia service.
17th Jan.1941 torpedoed and sunk in stormy weather, three days outward
bound from Liverpool for Panama and Brisbane. All hands were lost.
ZEALOUS 1864
The ZEALOUS was a 613 gross ton ship, length 230ft x beam 27.1ft, iron
hull, two funnels, two masts (rigged for sail), side paddle wheel propulsion,
speed 14 knots. Built by John & William Dudgeon, Cubitts Town, London
in 1864, she was the first vessel to be built for the Great
Eastern Railway Co. after it's formation. Registered at Harwich, she
opened G.E.R's service to Rotterdam on 14th June 1864. On 1st Aug.1864
she inaugurated the Harwich (Town Quay) to Antwerp passenger only service.
In 1866 cargo gear was installed forward and a derrick fitted to the foremast.
Fitted with new boilers in 1873, she was scrapped in 1887.[Merchant Fleets,
vol.25 by Duncan Haws ISBN 0-946378-22-3 (contains a small line drawing
of the ship)]
ZEELAND / NORTHLAND / MINNESOTA 1901
11,905 gross tons, length 561.6ft
x beam 60.2ft, two funnels, four masts, twin screw, speed 15 knots, accommodation
for 342-1st, 194-2nd and 626-3rd class passengers. Launched on 24th Nov.1900
by John Brown & Co., Glasgow as the ZEELAND for the Red
Star Line, she
was registered under the British flag. 13th Apr.1901 first voyage Antwerp
- New York, 5th Mar.1910 last voyage Antwerp - Dover - New York. 19th
Apr.1910 chartered to White Star
Line and started Liverpool - Boston
sailings. She made her fourteenth and last sailing on this service in
Sep.1911 and on 21st Oct.1911 resumed Antwerp - Dover - NY sailings for
Red Star Line. 13th Jul.1912 transferred to Belgian registry but continued
the same service. On 18th Jul.1914 she started her last voyage on this
route and on 11th Sep.1914 returned to the British flag and began Liverpool
- NY voyages. Chartered to White Star-Dominion Line, she was used from
Nov.1914 on the Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal service. Dec.1914 Liverpool
- Halifax - Portland. Her last voyage on this service started Jan.1915
and she was then transferred to the International
Navigation Co., Liverpool
and renamed NORTHLAND. Mar.1915 chartered to White Star - Dominion Line
for their Liverpool - Halifax - Portland and Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
routes until becoming a troopship. In Aug.1916 she resumed the same services
for White Star - Dominion Line until Feb.1919 when she was chartered
to American Line and sailed Liverpool - Philadelphia for four round voyages.
On 18th Aug.1920 she resumed the Antwerp - Southampton - NY service as
the ZEELAND under the British flag for Red Star Line, starting her last
voyage on 8th Oct.1926. 1927 sold to Atlantic
Transport Line, renamed
MINNESOTA and fitted with tourist class only accommodation. 30th Apr.1927
first voyage London - NY. 21st Sep.1929 last voyage London - NY. 1930
scrapped at Inverkeithing. [North Atlantic Seaway, vol.2, p.855 by N.
Bonsor]
ZEELANDIA 1910
7,995 gross tons, length 440ft x beam 55.7ft (134.10m x 16.97m), one funnel,
two masts, twin screw, speed 14 knots. Accommodation for 118-1st, 114-2nd
and 998-3rd class passengers. Built by A.Stephen & Sons, Glasgow she was
launched on 26th Apr.1910 for Royal Holland Lloyd (Koninklijke
Hollandsche Lloyd). Her maiden voyage from Amsterdam to South American ports started
on 21st Jul.1910 and she continued this service until March 1918 when
she was requisitioned by the US Government. Returned to Dutch service
in 1919, she was laid up in Feb.1935 and scrapped the following year.[South
Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor]
ZEPHYR (1) see DRAGON
1827
ZEPHYR (2) 1860
Length 210ft x beam 28ft, iron hull, one funnel, three masts, single screw,
built at Waterford in 1860 for the Waterford Steamship Co which ran services
from Waterford to Bristol and Liverpool. She foundered in the Bristol
Channel in Sept.1889. Information from "Irish Passenger Steamship Services,
vol.2" by D.B.McNeill. ISBN 0-7153-5248-2
ZEPPELIN / ORMUZ / DRESDEN 1914
14,588 gross tons, length 550ft x beam 67.3ft, two funnels, two masts,
twin screw, speed 15 knots. Accommodation for 200-cabin, 350-tourist 3rd
cabin and 600-3rd class passengers. Built by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack,
she was launched for North German Lloyd
on 9th Jun.1914 as the ZEPPELIN. Surrendered to Britain in 1919, she sailed
for the Orient Line as the ORMUZ and
was repurchased by NGL in 1927 and
renamed DRESDEN. On 5th Aug.1927 she started her first voyage from Bremen
to Southampton, Cherbourg and New York and commenced her last voyage on
this service on 7th Sep.1933 when she sailed from Bremen for Cherbourg,
Galway and New York. Subsequently used for cruising, she stranded near
Haugesund, Norway on 20th Jun.1934 and the following day, heeled over
and sank with the loss of four lives. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor,
vol.2,p.572]
ZIBENGHLA 1900 - see TONGARIRO
1883
ZIETEN / TUNGUE 1902
8,066 gross tons, length 143.15m x beam 16.95m, one funnel, two masts,
twin screw, speed 14½ knots, accommodation for 104-1st, 97-2nd
and 1,700-3rd class passengers.
Built 1902 by F. Schichau, Danzig for North
German Lloyd, Bremen, she made a
single round voyage to New York in Jan.1903 ans then transferred to Australia
and Far East routes. In 1907 she resumed North Atlantic services until May 1914
when she sailed from Breman for Australia. In Aug.1914 she accompanied the German
cruiser SMS KONIGSBERG in the Indian Ocean and on 5th Sep.1914 was laid up in
Mozambique. Feb.1916 seized by Portuguese authorities and renamed TUNGUE. Managed
by Transportes Maritimos do Estado, Lisbon. 1917 chartered to Britain and on
27th Nov.1917 was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB.31 while 120
miles North from Port Said on voyage Karachi to Milos. [North Atlantic Seaway
by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.566]
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