SSWaesland was aCunard liner built by J & G Thomson of Glasgow asRussia. She was launched 20 March 1867 and made her maiden voyage in June of the same year. The writerCharles Dickens returned toEngland on theRussia after his second tour of theUnited States and was fulsome in his praise of the ship.[1] On 25 May 1869,Russia ran into the shipFiglia Maggiore ofTrieste offBedloes Island,New York City, which sank without loss of life.[2]
 AsWaesland | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Russia |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Route | North Atlantic |
| Builder | J & G Thomson, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 93 |
| Launched | 20 March 1867 |
| Maiden voyage | 15 Jun 1867 |
| Identification | United Kingdom Official Number 12729 |
| Fate | Sunk after collision, 5 March 1902 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liner |
| Tonnage | 4.752 GRT |
| Length | 109.1 m (358 ft) |
| Beam | 13.1 m (43 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | 3 masts |
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
She was sold to theRed Star Line in 1880 and renamedWaesland. Red Star replaced her engine with acompound engine which, in 1889, was replaced in turn with atriple expansion engine. In 1895 she was chartered to theAmerican Line for use on their services toPhiladelphia. In 1902 she was in collision with theHarmonides, formerly theWoolloomooloo of Lund's Blue Anchor Line, off the coast ofAnglesey and sank with the loss of two lives.[3]
For many years a painting of theRussia hung in theLondon offices of Cunard.[1]
References
edit- ^abWills, Elspeth (2010).The Fleet 1840 - 2010. London: The Open Agency. p. 23.ISBN 9-780954-245184.
- ^"Shipping".Liverpool Mercury. No. 6666. Liverpool. 7 June 1869.
- ^"Russia, Cunard Line".Norway Heritage. Retrieved3 December 2016.
External links
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