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New York Port, New York, New York, USA
» Place: New York Port, New York, New York, USA
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S.S. America
Ship Name: America
Years in service: 1863-1895
Funnels: 1
Masts: 2
Shipping line: North German Lloyd
Ship description: Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 2,752. Dimensions: 328' x 40'. Single-screw, 11 knots. Inverted engines. Compound engines in 1872. Speed increased to 14 knots. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull.
History: Passengers: 76 first, 107 second, 480 third. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton-New York, May 24, 1863. Sold to Italians in 1894 and renamed Orazio. Scrapped at Spezia in 1895. Running mates: Deutschland, Hansa, Hermann, Union and Weser.
| Owner of original | ancestry.com |
| File name | America1863.jpg |
| File Size | 104.44k |
| Dimensions | 544 x 260 |
| Linked to | Passenger Manifest of the S.S. America; New York Port, New York, New York, USA; Anna DOBRY (Immigration); Anton F DOBRY (Immigration); James Anton DOBRY (Immigration); John Julian DOBRY (Immigration); Joseph DOBRY (Immigration); Joseph August DOBRY (Immigration); Julia DOBRY (Immigration); Mary Magdelena SEMRAD (Immigration) |
| Albums | Ship Manifests |
» Place: New York Port, New York, New York, USA