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S.S.
KARLSRUHE

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The KARLSRUE of 1889

The "Karlsruhe" was built by Fairfield Co Ltd, Glagow in 1889 for North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd) of Bremen. She was a 5,057 gross ton ship, length 415ft x beam 48ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts, steel construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. (About 15 miles per hour.) There was accommodation for 44-1st, 36-2nd and 1,955-3rd class passengers.

Launched on 31/8/1889, she sailed on her maiden voyage from Bremen to Montevideo and Buenos Aires on 10/11/1889. On 13/2/1890 she started her first Bremen - New York - Baltimore crossing and on 28/9/1892 commenced her first voyage from Bremen to Australia via the Suez Canal. On 31/1/1894 she sailed on her first Bremen - Suez - Far East voyage and completed 7 voyages on this service. On 8/2/1902 she started her last voyage from Bremen to New York and Baltimore, on 18/12/1902 her last Bremen - Baltimore voyage (37 N.Atlantic crossings), 16/5/1906 saw her last Bremen - Australia voyage (19 voyages)and on 22/9/1906 she started her last Bremen - S.America voyage (3 voyages). She was scrapped in 1908.

Credit for the above to:North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.554. - Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 13 February 1998

To avoid confusion, you should know of the ship POCAHONTAS, built in 1900 was renamed the KARLSRUHE in 1928.

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Reference: The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy Edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs & Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, pg. 500

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