SS Scharnhorst (1904)
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Scharnhorst |
| Owner: | Norddeutscher Lloyd |
| Route: | Bremen - New York |
| Ordered: | 1902 |
| Builder: | Tecklenborg Shipping Yard |
| Laid down: | 1902 |
| Launched: | 1904 |
| Fate: | 1919 seized by France, 1920 transferred to French Line and renamed La Bourdonnais. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | General class |
| Tonnage: | 8,022 tons |
| Displacement: | 13,500 tons |
| Length: | 137m |
| Beam: | 17m |
| Draught: | 12m |
| Propulsion: | 2 Quadruple expansion engines, 5,000 shp |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Capacity: |
90 first class 70 second class 2,000 steerage |
| Crew: | 150 |
The SS Scharnhorst was a German passenger liner launched in 1904. The ship was laid down at the Tecklenborg Shipping Yard in Geestemünde, Germany, for the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company.
Scharnhorst belonged to a class of steamers known as the General class. Her sisterships included the steamships Zeiten, Seydlitz, Gneisenau, and Roon.
On 19 December, 1908, Scharnhorst arrived in New York harbor, after having been delayed by inclement weather. Two passengers died on the ship, one killed by a wave that washed him into the railing. Both passengers were buried the next day.[1]
References
- ↑ "The New York Times" (PDF). http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=2&res=9D0DEEDA1731E233A25753C2A9649D946997D6CF&oref=slogin&oref=slogin. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
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