SS Belgravia (1881)

History
Name: SS Belgravia
Owner: Anchor Line
Port of registry: Liverpool
Builder: D. & W. Henderson Ltd.
Launched: December 20, 1881
Completed: 1882
Maiden voyage: Mar. 20, 1882 Glasgow - New York
In service: 1882-1896
Fate: Ran aground and wrecked May 22, 1896
Notes: [1][2]
General characteristics
Class and type: Ocean liner
Tonnage: 4,997 tons
Length: 400 feet
Beam: 44.8 feet
Installed power: Steam
Propulsion: Single screw + auxiliary sails
Capacity: 1,600 passengers mostly steerage
Notes: [3][4]

SS Belgravia was a transatlantic liner that served in the 1880s and early 1890s. She was wrecked in 1896.

History

SS Belgravia was an ocean liner of the Anchor Line, built in Glasgow Scotland by D. & W. Henderson Ltd. and launched in December 1881. After fitting out, her maiden voyage from Glasgow to New York followed in March 1882.[5] The vessel had a single funnel and was steam propelled by a single screw with auxiliary sails which were still common in the 1880s. Belgravia was primarily designed for the immigrant trade and had a capacity of around 1,600 passengers mostly in steerage.

Her career ended in 1896 when she ran aground on May 22 shortly after departing from Saint John, New Brunswick in heavy fog. Despite the efforts of several tugs the ship could not be moved from Saints Rest Beach, and was subsequently declared a total loss. Happily there was no loss of life. Her captain, William Laird, accepted responsibility for the accident and had his master's certificate suspended for three months.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2011/05_may/22_ss_belgravia.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=belgr
  3. ↑ http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=belgr
  4. ↑ http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2011/05_may/22_ss_belgravia.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=belgr
  6. ↑ http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2011/05_may/22_ss_belgravia.htm

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