SS Teutonia (1856)
History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator | As owner, except Dominion Steamship Co (1877–78) |
Port of registry | |
Builder | Caird & Company |
Yard number | 48 |
Launched | 4 October 1856 |
Maiden voyage | 20 December 1856 |
Identification | United Kingdom Official Number 76476 (1877–84) |
Fate | Scrapped 1894 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 2,693 GRT |
Length | 212 ft 1 in (64.64 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 4 in (11.99 m) |
Depth | 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Single screw propeller, sails |
Sail plan | Barque rigged |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Notes | Sister ship:Petropolis |
Teutonia was a
Description
It was a 2,693 gross ton ship.[1] The ship was 212 feet 1 inch (64.64 m) long, with a beam of 39 feet 4 inches (11.99 m) and a depth of 17 feet 8 inches (5.38 m).[2] A 350hp steam engine drove a single screw propeller. The ship had a maximum speed under steam of 12 knots (22 km/h).[3] Also propelled by sails, the ship was rigged as a barque.[2] The ship had accommodation for 50 first class, 135 second class and 310 third class passengers.[1] Her sister ship was Petropolis.[3]
Career
The ship was built as
In 1858, the ship was sold to the
In 1877, Teutonia was sold to Henry Flinn, Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The ship was reflagged to the United Kingdom and registered at Liverpool. The United Kingdom official number 76476 was allocated. It was operated under the management of the Dominion Line of London.[2] In December, she ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Cape Mayor, near Santander, Spain.[8] In 1878, the ship was sold to the Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Co, Liverpool.[2] In November 1880, she caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[9] In 1882, Teutonia was sold T Baker and registered at Cardiff, Glamorgan. It was sold back to the Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Co in 1884 and was sold later that year to Francesco Costa, Italy and renamed Regina. Renamed Piemontese in 1889 and Città di Savona in 1890; the ship was sold in 1891 to the Italian company Schiaffino and renamed Mentana.[2] The ship was scrapped in 1894 at La Spezia, Italy.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Ship Descriptions – T-U". The Ships List. 12 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Teutonia". Scottish Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Greenock and Coast News". Glasgow Herald. No. 5680. Glasgow.
- ^ "Shipping". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28147. London. 10 March 1857.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10436. London. 26 January 1858. p. 8.
- ^ "Another Violent Gale". Daily News. No. 4387. London. 4 June 1860.
- ^ "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No. 6552. Liverpool. 25 January 1869.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 16650. London. 4 December 1877. p. 6.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30029. London. 3 November 1880. col B, p. 12.