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S.S. Columbus

Ship Name: Columbus

Years in Service: 1922-1939
Funnels: 2
Masts: 2
Shipping Line: North German Lloyd
Ship description: Built by F. Schichau, Danzig, Germany. Tonnage: 32,354. Dimensions: 749\' x 83\' (775\' o.l.). Twin-screw, 19 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels. Steam turbines installed in 1929. Speed increased to 23 knots. Shorter funnels of greater diameter replaced the original ones.

ShipVersion: II

History: Maiden voyage: Bremen-New York in November 1923. Note: Her original name was Hindenburg, which identified her between 1914 to 1918. Scuttled and set on fire by her German crew off Cape May, New Jersey, December 19, 1939, so as to avoid capture by the British. Similar in appearance to the White Star liner Homeric.

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