(3), Canadian Pacific, Empress of England, Canadian (Rachel was married to Hershel Block who was already in NY.). Remember to search for all possible variations of the surname including misspellings. During the First World War, the Carpathia was refitted as a troop ship to ferry Canadian and American Expeditionary forces to Europe. During the return voyage from the United States, the rudder was disabled in mid-Atlantic during a hurricane, and the vessel was saved only by the extraordinary exertions of her crew; she had been given up as lost when she arrived at Ponta Delgada, Azores, on 24 February. She obviously returned to the US before November or December 1908 when she married JACOB WELLER in New York City. Launched on 23rd March 1912 , she sailed from Libau on her maiden voyage to Copenhagen and New York on 30th May 1912 . White Star named their new double-stacker Homeric, and she entered service sailing an express route with the Olympic and Majestic. By 1 December 1949 this role had been fulfilled and later that month Cunard announced that the Aquitania would be withdrawn from service. Her last voyage on this service started on 17th Jul.1914 and on 13th Sep.1914 she commenced Archangel - New York sailings. The entry of the USA into the war in December 1917 brought the ship back into service to transport the American Expeditionary Force. The Aquitania was then requisitioned as a troop transport on 21 November 1939 . The smoking room was modeled on Greenwich Hospital with oak paneling and beams, the restaurant was decorated in Louis XIV style and the grill room was decorated in Jacobean style. There was accommodation for 530-1st, 555-2nd and 2,124-3rd class passengers. They were both of light complexion, he had brown hair and eyes, she had black hair and brown eyes. She was built in 1903 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast as the SERVIAN for Wilson and Furness - Leyland Line's North Atlantic service, which failed to materialise. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, she was launched on 3rd Mar.1908 and on 13th Jun.1908 started her maiden voyage from Rotterdam to New York. Transferred to the Gdynia - Buenos Aires service on 28th Feb.1936 and started her last voyage on this route on 21st Apr.1939. Renamed "St Petersburg" in 1892, she was transferred to the Imperial Russian Navy in 1893, renamed "Berezan", rebuilt as a minelayer and stationed in the Black Sea. Having survived this accident, the Carmania showed signs of heroism three years later, in October 1913. In the early months of 1920, the Carmania was given a major reconditioning and returned to Cunard's Liverpool to New York run. The Carmania had received a total of 79 hits, and seven crewmembers were lost in the battle. Launched: 1913 (as the German Columbus); They renamed her ESTONIA and placed her on the transatlantic service under the description of Baltic American Line. We can only assume one of Sholem's sisters married a man named Goldfarb. CHAIA SAFER-BLINDERMAN and two of her daughters, RACHEL BLINDERMAN and ANNA BLINDERMAN, immigrated to the US on June 9, 1914. The vessel is en NOTE: Clicking on links to "shipping lines" within the ship descriptions below, will take you out of this website. Allan Line, Hammonia 1854, Hamburg American by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack for their own account Launched on 30/3/1903, she sailed from Copenhagen on her maiden voyage to Christiana (Oslo), Christiansand and New York on 3/6/1903. Sophie is listed as 5'3". Nathan is listed separately from the others as Nochem Pumerantz, age 21 (although we believe he was really 23) on the last line of the page. Ship Ardent for Baltimore Maryland from Londonerry 23 April 1803. On 3rd Aug.1917 she was again damaged by a mine and was then laid up for the duration of the war. This use of the great liners was soon to be proven unsuitable, but the Carmania was one of the few ships that made good use in this guise. Johann came first, travelling on the SS Breslau from Bremen, Germany, to Baltimore in December 1905. He came from "Pusene, Russia" and he was 26 years of age and married. 26 June 1900 , first voyage, Barcelona - Malaga - Cadiz - New York - Havana . In April 1915, she was chartered to Panama Pacific for six months, on a New York-Panama Canal-San Francisco route. He is listed as SRUL STRELECKI and the ship manifest states he was eighteen, from Radin, and a tailor. Scrapped in 1921. 1895, sold to the Cia Trasatlantica, Barcelona , and renamed MONTSERRAT . Her maiden voyage started 27th Sep.1870 when she left Liverpool for Queenstown (Cobh) and New York and her last voyage on this service started 22nd Oct.1881. document.write("mail"); document.write(""); NOTE: Zelig appears to be traveling with two other people from Pruzhany (1) Chaim Friedman who is traveling to his brother, Avrum Friedman. After the Russian revolution, she was transferred to British registry and placed under the management of the Cunard SS Co. and in 1921 was returned to the East Asiatic Co of Copenhagen (owners of the Russian American Line). Launched on 15/12/1899, she sailed from Rotterdam on her maiden voyage to New York on 17/5/1900. The were all headed to Taube's other son, Davis-Libe Dubiner who was living at 42 Gouverneur St. in NY. She was noted as being the largest double-screw vessel in service, and one of the steadiest ships afloat (before the invention of stabilizers) and was very popular with the public. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, she was launched for Hamburg America Line on 10th Sep.1896. He is listed on line 22 on the first page and on line 20 in the 2nd. The Aquitania 's passenger accommodation was superior to anything seen on the North Atlantic before. Taube, who was already widowed, is listed as being 4'10.5" tall with brown hair while Schame was 5'4" tall with brown hair and gray eyes. She was fitted with three masts and a single funnel. Stroke 51 inches. Learn about our markets: Just like solving a puzzle starts with the first puzzle piece, White Star named their new double-stacker, , and she entered service sailing an express route with the, . The Volturno, which was on its way from Rotterdam to America with emigrants, was on fire caused by the ship's cargo of barium oxide. Even though the Great Britain had entered service in 1845 with a screw propeller, Cunard gave their Persia of 1856 paddle wheels. 1927, scrapped at Genoa . Her maiden voyage from Antwerp to New York started on 7th Dec.1889 and her last voyage on this service started on 10th Jan.1903. Both vessels steamed on at full power in opposite directions, and the Rattler, with her propeller, towed the Alecto, stern first, at a speed of 2.7 knots. and he was Russian and Hebrew. 4,377 tons; 113,7 x 13,2 meters (length x breadth); straight stem, 1 funnel, 2 masts; single screw propulsion, triple-expansion engines, service speed 14 knots; accommodation for 30 passengers in 1st class and 1,400 in steerage; crew of 78. 10 April 1898, maiden voyage, Hamburg - Halifax - New York. 22 September 1914 , first voyage, Liverpool - New York (British flag). After trials north of Scotland , it made its next voyage from Liverpool to New York on 17 July. Through the following years, Caronia and Carmania maintained Cunard's Liverpool-New York service and were joined by the new Lusitania and Mauretania in 1907. Scrapped Bombay 1910. In June 1906, she was damaged when her wool cargo caught fire & was beached & flooded at Plymouth. The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor was often an immigrants first view of the United States. Mail Steam-Packet Company, Church Emigration Society Poster - Lake Superior 1887, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, View From River, c1927, Wards Island Immigration Station, NY, On 20APR1901 she left Southampton for her last voyage to Cherbourg and New York before being rebuilt with new triple expansion engines, number of funnels reduced to two, and her size increased to 10,798 tons. Schools September 1917-September 1919, middle two masts shortened. She is listed on line 3, page 0651 of the ship manifest. Rotterdam-New York service 1919-28. There was accommodation for 282-1st, 210-2nd and 1,800-3rd class passengers. Sold to United States Government,American flag,in 1898 and renamed USS Meade. Also including articles about Pioneers & Norwegian Settlements Around the World. Meanwhile, in rural Michigan, Julianna and Johann went on to raise four successful sons, one of them being my grandfather, Edward Siefert. During annual winter refits in 1926 1927 and 1928 the passenger accommodation was extensively modernized. In 1899 her accommodations were altered to 2nd and 3rd class only and in 1905 she was sold to Italian owners and renamed "Amsterda". These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without And so, in March 1932, she was sold to the shipbreaking firm of Hughes Bocklow & Co. She was subsequently scrapped at Blyth. True, the arrival at port might be two or three weeks late, but at least the steamer did not have to suffer the indignity of being towed into harbor. Scrapped in 1948. Breslau, North German Lloyd. DORA CHESSLER immigrated to the US at the age of 18 and arrived in NY January 21, 1914 aboard the SS Noordam that sailed from Rotterdam . NOORDAM / KUNGSHOLM 1901 She went back to the name "Gothland" & returned to the Antwerp - New York route for Red Star Line on 23rd Apr.1913. FRIEDMANN at 53 Jefferson St., NY. 1926, sold for scrapping. There are only two lasting bequests we can give our children one is roots, the other wings. (who may have been Bessie ZEMSER) 1907, FRIEDMAN, J 1904; SAFER, Pauline 1904; DUBINER, Motel 1906; BLINDERMAN, Joe 1911; BLOCK, Herschel 1913, DUBINER, Schaye 1904; BLINDERMAN, Celia 1910, DUBINER, Davis-Libe 1900; SOKOLSKY, Josef 1902; DUBINER, Schame 1908; BLINDERMAN, Ronya 1913, BERESNIAK, Leibl (Louis) 1906; PescheRaisel (Rose) EPSTEIN 1906, WELLER, Gussie 1906; STEIN, Hyman 1909; DUBINER, Scholem 1911, Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. JOEL 1:3, The Andalusias Ships Manifest lists Janhel SEIFER (Yankele or. Chartered by United States Navy,American flag,in 1918. Netherlands Steamship Co.(KNSM), Philadelphia, American WebFree databases on TheShipsList, where you can find passenger lists, fleet lists, pictures, ship pictures, shipping schedules, ship descriptions, wreck data, and other information not found elsewhere. Volume: 34,352 gross tons; Whomever wrote the ships manifest had TERRIBLE handwriting and when it was indexed online, Chana-Raisel ended up being listed as Reisel Poincratz and the children were listed as Powcrutz. The Aquitania was the longest serving Cunard liner built in the 20th century and survived service in both World Wars. Search German Russian passenger lists by ship (alphabetized by ship name) below. The CZAR was a 6,503 gross ton ship, built by Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow in 1912 for the Russian American Line. 11,899 tons; 170,92 x 18,35 meters (560.8 x 60.2 feet, length x beam); 2 funnels, 4 masts; twin-screw propulsion, service speed 15 knots; accommodation for 342 1st-, 194 2nd-, and 626 3rd-class passengers. - New World Immigrants a Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from Periodical Literature by Michael Tepper (Editor); GPC 1988 (2 Volumes) (FS Library US/CAN Book 973 W3tn) More than 27,500 emigrants who arrived from 1618-1878. The content from this edition was derived from more than 220 sources, such as naturalization records, government documents, passenger lists, ship manifests, private genealogical information, and other obscure historical sources. In 1893 she was fitted with triple expansion engines and continued voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam-NewYork. She claimed her last place of residence was "Sokolki" (Wysoke?). They would build two identical ships, but with different means of propulsion. It was then requisitioned by the Government to serve as an armed merchant cruiser and was converted for this role in Liverpool . document.write("to:"); STEIN, Shifra & Hymie 1926; BRYNIN, Fannie 1921, DUBINER, Basche 1903? Sailed on Rotterdam-New York route. The ship was interned in Pernambuco on the outbreak of WW1 and became owned in Brazil. 25 July 1914 , last voyage, Antwerp - New York . Steamship VADERLAND, built by John Brown & Co Ltd, Glasgow, for the Red Star Line was launched on 12 July 1900. His last permanent residence was listed as Wilna where his father, Abram Streletsky lived. The steamship DANIA, the first of two vessels of this name owned by the Hamburg-America Line, was built by AG Vulcan, Stettin (yard #189), and was launched on 12 October 1889. 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. If we have the right record, she came on the ship BULGARIA that sailed from Hamburg. 16 December 1889 , maiden voyage, Hamburg - Havre - New York . & G. Thomson Limited in Glasgow . document.write("TheShipsList"); document.write(".com'>"); Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1901. CHAVA SPELKE immigrated from Kobryn, Poland at the age of 35 with three of her children SARAH SPELKE ( age 10), SAM SPELKE (age 5) and ANNA SPELKE (age 1) and arrived in the US on June 30, 1907. By 1907, Johann had moved on to Berlin Township, Michigan, with several other families from Johannisfeld. He arrived on the PETERSBURG 12 Apr 1907. After three voyages as a troop transport it was then converted into a hospital ship and served this role during December 1915 and January 1916. Launched on February 19, 1903, she spent four years at anchor in the Musgrave Channel, Belfast until purchased by Hamburg America Line, who originally intended to name her BERLIN, but instead named her PRESIDENT GRANT. In this 1906, passenger accommodation altered to 302 in 2nd class ("including sofas") and 2,774 in steerage. On 11th Jan.1921 she sailed from Glasgow for New York , Danzig and Libau, and on 23rd Feb.1921 commenced Libau - Danzig - Boston - New York sailings. Her details were - length 550ft x beam 62ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. Imperator Nicolai II 1898, Russian East Asiatic Co. Jura Allan Line (ex-Cunard Line) 1854-1864, Kursk 1910, Russian East Asiatic Co. / Russian America Line, "Lady Boats" 1928-1929, Canadian National SS, Lake Champlain 1900, Liverpool-New York service. She commenced her first Antwerp - New York voyage on 11th Jul.1908, made a single round voyage between Hamburg, Antwerp, Quebec & Montreal on 6th May 1911 & started her last Antwerp - New York sailing on 24th Jun.1911. The two sisters Caronia and Carmania represented a new stage in ship design in the Cunard Fleet. Government & Special, Copyright 2023 Gale, part of Cengage Learning, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index: 2020 Edition, Two Cheers for Gales Public Health Archives. 4 August 1920-6 April 1921, 6 roundtrip voyages in charter to the U.S. Mail Lines, New York - Bremen - Danzig; accommodation for 500 passengers in cabin and 2,500 in 3rd class. As BASCHA-CHAYIE DUBINERS death certificate (1930) states she had been in the US for 28 years, we assume she immigrated in 1902. The first of the two ships, the Caronia, was fitted with the traditional type of reciprocating engines. She was rebuilt: 11,494 tons, steerage passengers only. It was then commissioned into the Royal Navy on 7 August and its first assignment was to patrol the Western Approaches, returning to the Mersey on 16 August. 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. The ship lists were originally published in the weekly newspaper Allgemeine Auswanderungs-Zeitung; contains a surname index. Her tonnage was reduced to 17,910 and her accommodation altered to 600-cabin class and 600-3rd class passengers. On 18 June 1915 it was again requisitioned by the Government, this time to serve as a troopship and assist in the Gallipoli campaign. 4) Castle Garden was Americas first immigration center. Search for ships by name or by first letter, browse by owner or builder. Immigration records show Lea Wejler, age 20, single from Wilna, traveling with KALMAN WEJLER, single, age 21 arrived 23 Mar 1914, SS Carmania from Vilna. From November 1919 until June 1920 the ship underwent an extensive refit at Armstrong Whitworth & Co on the Tyne . of the World | Immigration Stations, TheShipsList - (Swiggum) All Rights Reserved - Copyright 1997-present [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.). Trond Austheim's database of emigrant ship arrivals around the world, 1870-1894. He immigrated on the Eisenach that sailed from Bremen on 14 May 1913 and arrived in Baltimore Jun 1913. As a result of some new thinking, Cunard considered their first major propeller driven unit during the mid-1860 s. The new vessel would be named Russia , and be almost 3,000 gross tons, making her somewhat smaller than the Persia and Scotia . The EISENACH was To date, we do not know who Fanny Friedman is. The passengers are mainly English, Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss, On the way over, Louis contracted chicken-pox and they were quarantined until he recovered. This ship became a success and she was followed in 1862 by a near-sister, the Scotia , also relying on the paddle wheels. 330 nominal horsepower. PAULINE SAFER arrived on the POTSDAM August 23, 1904. Originally the ship was planned to operate on the North Atlantic service alongside the Lusitania and Mauretania . ISRAIL STRELETSKY immigrated to the US at age fourteen. 1906. document.write(".com'>"); 18 May 1911, first voyage, Bremen- Philadelphia. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z SS ADRIATIC Clues Further cruises on this route and New York-Bermuda route were accomplished later in the year. document.write(""); Although the ship had a varied career, she was not finally scrapped until 1960. Chaia listed her brother "Izik Safer" as her closest relative back home. document.write("TheShipsList"); 6 April 1917, seized at Baltimore by the U.S. Government; renamed SUSQUEHANNA (U.S. Navy transport). 9 December 1899, maiden voyage, Bremen-New York. new home and the possibilities that it would bring. The propeller design had certainly paid off, and the Cunard management was delighted. These travel records can reveal vivid moments in your ancestors' lives as they traveled by sea on passenger ships to America and pioneered the new frontier. Steam triple expansionengines, twin screw. The Depression forced the Cunard-White Star Line to retire the Homeric prematurely, and she was sold for scrap. WebSearching the Baltimore Passenger Lists in One Step Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco Covers the years 1820 to 1964 PERSON (any or all fields in this section can be left blank) 1897 she commenced Hamburg - New York sailings. 5:52] Willem Willemsz soldier from Amsterdam [NNC. Her l ast Liverpool- Philadelphia voyage was on Aug 19 1885 . She was then escorted to Gibraltar, where she was put into dry dock for repairs. Shipping Board). Izzy was the only one of his siblings to immigrate to the US. 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. If they were supposed to continue being one of the most prestigious shipping companies in the world, they had to rely on new technique. She started sailing between Danzig , Halifax and New York under this name on 25th Apr.1930 and commenced her last N.Atlantic voyage - Gdynia - Copenhagen - Halifax - New York on 18th Aug.1935. Chartered to White Star-Dominion Line, she was used from Nov.1914 on the Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal service. The first general agent in Norway was. The Russia was equipped with the distinctive clipper bow and the sleek and streamlined look made the Russia appear a very powerful vessel. Used as a troopship. In 1941 she was assigned to the US Navy as AP33 REPUBLIC and was used for Pacific trooping as far afield as Sydney, Australia. He was going to his sister, PESCHE SEIFER. She was a 10,095 gross ton ship, length 500.8ft x beam 58.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. He was going to join his brother, Selig SEIFER in NYC. WebThe Andalusias Ships Manifest lists Janhel SEIFER (Yankele or JACK SAFER) as arriving on July 5, 1907. France (2), Canadian Pacific. Launched in Aug.1883 for NZSCo, London - NZ service. The same year, the propeller driven steamer China entered service, and as she resembled the Scotia , she was perfect to compare with. In 1914, she took refuge in New York and on August 4th, was interned at Hoboken. looking for a better life and hoping to find it in America. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Line, Oranje Nassau 1911, Royal She was able to read and write and was in good health. Based on that we have found an immigration record for "Leie Sokolski", ethnicity Russian, Hebrew, last place of residence "Wijsoki", married, age 27 who arrived in the US on July 16, 1903 on the AMSTERDAM that sailed from Rotterdam. The propeller driven Rattler was chained stern-to-stern with the paddle wheel driven Alecto as the battle begun. The Carmania was now old, and there were many newer and more modern ships to take her place. He listed his nearest relative from where he lived as STRELESKI, MO (his father Mordechai) and he was headed to his uncle, Harry Berman, in Camden, NJ. In 1887, she was refitted to carry 80-1st, 80-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers and was t ransferred to the Furness Line ; Dec 1887 she started on Rotterdam - New York service and was immediately sold to the Holland America Line and renamed AMSTERDAM . At the outbreak of the Great War, she took refuge in New York and in April 1917 was seized by US Authorities. 9 April 1914, last voyage, Bremen-New York-Baltimore. arriving to more than 35 ports in the geographic area now known as North and The PRESIDENT GRANT had a long and varied career. First of all, these two new ships would have to be fast enough to win back the Blue Riband from the Germans. It is believed that Abraham went back to Kamenets-Litovsk and then permanently immigrated to the US in 1915. Pacific, Ad - British and North American Royal Friedman 127 E. 59th St. Julianna and her sons traveled in the Carpathias steerage (third class) quarters, which consisted of large, shared dormitory rooms. Line, City of New York, Inman He stated his last place of residence was Grusd (Grodno?) In March 1921, she was handed over to the US Shipping Board, renamed PRESIDENT BUCHANAN and laid up until 1923, when she was refurbished and rebuilt with four masts by the Newport News Shipbuilding Co. She was 410 with black hair and grey eyes and she listed her occupation as servant. When this was almost complete the Government was forced to requisition the Aquitania once again to serve as a hospital ship in November 1916. The ship manifest lists him as "Jacob Welles", age 20, from London. WebSS Breslau (1901), a German cargo ship in service 190114 See also [ edit] SMS Breslau, an Imperial German Navy cruiser in service 19121918 transferred 1914 to the Ottoman 1919, transferred to U.S. Researchers may be required to present photo identification t There was capacity for 20-1st and 1,100-3rd class passengers. DAVIS-LIBE DUBINER, age 19, (aka David Rubin) also immigrated on the Rotterdam. Bonsor, vol.1, p.390] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America Line, p.34] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 22 July 1998]. Compoundengine, single screw. Gross Tonnage - 45,647 tons Dimensions - 264.76 x 29.56m (868.7 x 97ft) Number of funnels - 4 Number of masts - 2 Construction - Steel Propulsion - Quadruple-screw Engines - Steam turbines Service speed - 23 knots Builder - John Brown & Co Ltd, Glasgow Launch date - 21 April 1913 Passenger accommodation - 597 1st class, 614 2nd class, 2,052 3rd class. She started her last Hamburg - New York voyage on 12/5/1899 and was then sold to Sloman of Hamburg and renamed BARCELONA. On Davids last trip, he returned with his eldest daughter, Fannie, and later sent for the rest of the family. Meet the Author 1897, reacquired by Cia Trasatlantica, and reverted to MONTSERRAT ; passenger accommodation altered to 121 in 1st class, 36 in 2nd class, and 1,000 in steerage. On 9 January 1950 Messrs Hampton & Sons Ltd were employed to auction the vessels furnishings and equipment. Accommodation for 60-2nd and 1,660-3rd class passengers. document.write("S. Swiggum"); Volume: 34,352 gross tons; Repair work on the ship was finished by the end of 1914. CZAR / ESTONIA / PULASKI / EMPIRE PENRYN 1912 Sold to American Line,in 1893 and renamed Berlin. On 23rd Jun.1914 she stranded on the Gunnar Rocks, Scilly Isles, was towed off after three days & was repaired at Southampton. 100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway - indexed by year 1825-1925, Pre 1875 Norwegian emigrants, passenger lists, A selection of articles dedicated to help you in your genealogy search for your Norwegian ancestors. BASCHA CHAYIE (Rebeccah) RUBIN-RADISCH MAY HAVE immigrated to the US as "Riwke Ruben" on 18 Jul 1903. WebFor passenger lists from all ports, arriving in New York 1892-1924 visit Ellis Island "Germans to America" 1850-1897 (books, online pay for view database at genealogy.com & CD-Roms) Immigration Records: German & Swiss Settlers in America, 1700s-1800s (CD #267) Family Tree Maker In 1922 she went to the Irish American Line and later the same year to the United Transatlantic Line. She was one of a class of seven near-sister ships. Dimensions: 399.3 feet long, 50.1 foot beam and 27.3 foot draught. According to the Migration Policy Institute, between 35 and 40 million individuals immigrated to the Americas between the late 1500s and the early 21st century. After returning from this the ship was to operate on the Southampton - Cherbourg - New York route, along with the Mauretania and Berengaria. She commenced her first voyage for the Italian company, Lloyd Sabaudo, on 23/4/1919 when she sailed from Genoa for Marseilles and New York. Without the characteristic look of the paddle wheels, her sides looked quite bare and naked. 1,770 passengers (170 first class, 100 second class, 1,500 third class). The Aquitania was launched on 21 April by the Countess of Derby in front of a crowd of over 100,000 people. Service speed 15 knots. As expected, their turbines gave them the speed to beat the Germans. It was announced in February 1914 that Captain William Turner would be the first master of the ship. document.write("mail"); If you use the "shipping lines" links, click the BACK button to return to this website. When finally extinguished, the fire had caused great damage. She returned to IMM service -- International Mercantile Marine Co. owned Red Star, White Star and a number of other lines -- and was placed on the American Line's New York-London and New York-Liverpool services until she was taken over as a U.S. troopship in 1917. 4 June 1917 , torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.70 off the Irish coast (4 lives lost). On its next voyage in this role it collided with the Leyland ship Canadian on 22 August, during thick fog, and had to return to Liverpool . Built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1870 for the Hamburg America Line, the THURINGIA was a 3,133 gross ton ship, length 350.3ft x beam 40ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots.

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