SS Rhynland
 SS Rhynland at sea, c. 1890
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner | Red Star Line (1879-1906) |
| Operator |
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| Builder | Barrow in Furness |
| Launched | 10 March 1879 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,689 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 402.8 ft (122.8 m) |
| Beam | 40.2 ft (12.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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SS Rhynland was a
in 1906, renamed Rhyna, and was subsequently scrapped.Service
She made her maiden voyage on 10 June 1879 sailing across the Atlantic from
New York City, New York.[1] The ocean liner ran aground on Fenwick Island, Delaware, on 31 January 1899. The vessel was refloated on 4 February.[2]
Red Star Line
The Red Star Line was an ocean passenger line founded in 1871 as a joint venture between the
Holland-America Line
.
The company was founded by
Arnold Bernstein Line.[3]
Heritage
The former warehouses of the Red Star Line in Antwerp were designated as a landmark and reopened as a museum on 28 September 2013 by the City of Antwerp.emigrants made by the Antwerp artist Eugeen Van Mieghem (1875–1930) will be exhibited there, next to Red Star Line memorabilia of the collection of Robert Vervoort.[4][7]
References
- ^ a b "Norway Heritage - SS Rhynland". www.horwayheritage.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ United States Life-Saving Service (1900), p. 152.
- ^ a b c d Harnack, 1938, page 566
- ^ a b "The Red Star Line Museum: History". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "The Red Star Line Museum in a Nutshell". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Museum tells of ships that took Jews to US". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "The Red Star Line Museum: Why Visit". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
Bibliography
- Flayhart, William. The American Line. New York: ISBN 0-393-04710-5.
- Harnack, Edwin P (1938) [1903]. All About Ships & Shipping (7th ed.). London: Faber and Faber. p. 566.
- United States Life-Saving Service (1900). Annual Report of the United States Life-Saving Service, for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1899. U.S. Government Printing Office.