SS Austria
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SS Austria was a steamship of the Hamburg America Line which sank on 13 September 1858, in one of the worst transatlantic maritime disasters of the nineteenth century, claiming the lives of 449 passengers and crew. The Austria was built by Caird & Co. of Greenock, Scotland and was launched on 23 June 1857. She was 318 ft and 2,684 BRT, with three masts and single screw propeller propulsion.
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SS Austria, 1857 | |
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Name | SS Austria |
Operator | Hamburg America Line |
Builder | Caird & Company, Greenock, Scotland |
Launched | 23 June 1857 |
Fate | Sank, 13 September 1858 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Steamship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 320 ft (98 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Depth | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × 400 nhp 2-cylinder steam engine, 1 screw |
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After a cancelled British Government charter, she went into service with the Hamburg America Line on 1 May 1858 on the Hamburg-New York City route.