United States (1903)

Name:
United States

Owner:
Scandinavian America Line
Copenhagen, Denmark


Builder:
Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd.
Glasgow, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1903
Launched:
March 30, 1903
Sister Ships:
N/A
Maiden Voyage:
June 3, 1903
Copenhagen - Oslo - New York
Fate:
Damaged by fire at Copenhagen, Denmark on Sept. 2, 1935.
Sold for scrap July 25, 1935 to S. A. Marzocco and scrapped at Livorno, Italy.


Dimensions and machinery

Length:
515'
Engines:
2 three cylinder
Beam:
58' 3"
Boilers:
7 Scotch (coal fired)
Draft:
N/A
Shafts:
2
Tons:
10,095 GRT
HP:
8,500
Speed:
15 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
2
Passengers:
1,670
Masts:
2


Notes
Made 462 trans-Atlantic crossings.


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