Published May 21st, 2021, 5/21/21 5:13 pm
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The SS American was a steamship built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, which entered service in 1895. the American was a combined cargo and passenger ship which was originally built for the West India and Pacific Steamship Company along with her sister ship the SS European. In 1904 she passed to the White Star Line and was renamed Cufic, the name she retained until she was sold to Italian ownership in 1924, after which she became known as Antartico then Maria Guilia until being scrapped in 1932.
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Builder: | Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast |
Yard number: | 294 |
Launched: | 8 August 1895 |
Maiden voyage: | 9 October 1895 |
Fate: | Sold, 1923 |
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In service: | 1924 |
Out of service: | 2 April 1930 |
Fate: | Scrapped at Genoa in 1932 |
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Tonnage: | 8,249 GRT |
Length: | 475 ft (145 m) |
Beam: | 55.2 ft (16.8 m) |
Installed power: | Two triple-expansion steam engines |
Propulsion: | Two propellers |
Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) service speed |
Capacity: | 60 passengers |
Notes: | Combined cargo and passenger ship |
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