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SS Havel
The HAVEL was built by AG Vulcan, Stettin in 1890 for Norddeutscher Lloyd [North German Lloyd]. This was a 6,875 gross ton ship, length 463ft x beam 51.9ft, two funnels, three masts, single screw and a speed of 18 knots. There was accommodation for 244-1st, 122-2nd, and 460-3rd class passengers. Launched on 30/8/1890, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southamptom and New York on 5/2/1891. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 19/4/1898 and was then sold to Spain, where she was converted to an armed cruiser and renamed METEORO. In 1899 she went to Compania Trasatlantica Espanola and was renamed ALFONSO XII. She commenced her first voyage from Bilbao to Coruna, Vigo, Havana, and New York on 30/10/1916 and made 9 round voyages on this service. Her last voyage started on 7/2/1918 when she left New York for Coruna and Bilbao. In 1926 she was scrapped in Italy. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.555]
Source: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsH.html
| Date | 1891 |
| File name | havel_1.jpg |
| File Size | 82.22k |
| Dimensions | 1596 x 1064 |
| Linked to | 156; 562; 563; 161; 597; 598; Elizabeth Steinmuller (Immigration); Anthony Webert (Immigration) |