Alaska (1881) |
Later names: |
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Magallanes (1897) (used under charter only) |
Builder: |
John Elder & Company Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1881 |
Launched: |
July 15, 1881 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
October 1881 |
Fate: |
Scrapped at Preston, England in 1902. |
Owner |
Liverpool & Great Western Steamship Company Ltd. (Guion Line) Liverpool, England |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
520' |
Engines: |
1 three cylinder compound by Elder |
Beam: |
50' |
Boilers: |
9 fire tube type |
Draft: |
38' (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
6,932 |
HP: |
8,300 IHP |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
16 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
2 |
Passengers: |
1,350 |
Masts: |
4 (rigged for sail) |
History |
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July 13, 1881: |
First launch attempt, ship slid half way down the ways and stopped. Finally launched two days later. |
Oct. 30, 1881: |
Maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York. |
Apr. 16, 1882: |
Won Blue Riband (westbound) on voyage 7 days, 6 hours, 20 minuets average speed of 16.7 knots (taken from the White Star Line's Germanic). Held the record with improved time of 6 days, 23 hours, 48 minuets average speed of 17.5 knots until Apr. 19, 1884 when her record was bested by the Oregon, another Guion liner. |
June 6, 1882: |
Won the Blue Riband (eastbound) on voyage 6 days, 22 hours 20 average speed 16.7 knots (taken from Arizona, another Guion liner). Held the record with improved time of 6 days, 18 hours, 37 minuets average speed of 17.1 knots until Apr. 5, 1882 when her record was bested by Oregon, another Guion liner. |
May 1894: |
Laid up in Gareloch. |
1897: |
Chartered by Compañía Trasatlántica Española, S.A, Barcelona, Spain and renamed Magallanes, used as troop transport during Spanish-American War. |
1898: |
Laid up in the Clyde. |
1899: |
Sold for scrap, soon resold and used as an accommodations ship in Barrow-in-Furness. |
1902: |
Scrapped at Preston, England. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Apr. 18, 2010 |