Somerset (1911)

Later names:
City of Athens (1917)

Builder:
New York Shipbuilding Corp.
Camden, New Jersey
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1911
Launched:
March 30, 1911
Type:
Passenger / Cargo
Completed:
May 1911
Fate:
Sunk May 1, 1918, rammed by French cruiser LaGloria.

Location: North Atlantic off Atlantic City. New Jersey.

66 passengers and crew killed, 68 survivors picked up by LaGloria.
(Roll of Remembrance)


Owner
Merchants & Miners Transportation Company
Baltimore, Maryland
1917:
Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah
(Savannah Line)
Savannah, Georgia


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
309' 1"
Engines:
1 Triple expansion
Beam:
46' 2"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
19' 3" (depth)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
3,648
HP:
2,800
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
13 knots
Crew:
54
Funnels:
N/A
Passengers:
N/A
Masts:
N/A


Captains
From
To
Name
N/A
May 1, 1918
A. C. Forward


No Photo Available
Builder's Data
Page published May 1, 2011