Abt 1861 - 1936 (75 years)Ship-SS Oder
This steamship was built by Caird & Co. of Greenock, Scotland for Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd). She weighed 3,265 tons, had a length of 350 feet and a beam of 40 feet, one funnel, two masts, a single screw, and compound engines. Her service speed was 13 knots. There was accommodation for 90 first-class, 126 second-class, and 650 third-class (steerage) passengers. She had a crew of 103. Launched in December 1873, she began her maiden voyage on 23 May 1874, sailing from Bremen to Southampton and New York. Her last voyage on this service began on 26 April 1885. She was rebuilt in 1886 for the Imperial German Mail Steamer Service to the Far East. She received new engines and high-pressure boilers, and the passenger accommodations were reconfigured. Her first voyage on this service began on 30 June 1886, sailing from Bremen via the Suez Canal to Shanghai, where she arrived on 15 August 1886. She wrecked on 30 May 1887 in a storm on the extreme southeastern rock outcrop of Socotra Island, in the India
| Date | 1873 |
| File name | Ship-SS Oder.jpg |
| File Size | 22.34k |
| Dimensions | 399 x 348 |
| Linked to | Albert Silhavy (Immigration); Albert Silhavy |
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