SS Belgravia (1881)

History
United Kingdom
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
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

External links

• Image of SS Belgravia http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/X12165?Lang=1&accessnumber=X12165