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Field name | Value |
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Title | S.S. Olympus (Screw Steamer). Upper Deck |
Date | 1860 |
Document Type | Ship Plan |
Library / Archive | National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives & Library |
Biographical Note / History | The SS Olympus commenced her first Atlantic voyage on 2 June 1863 from Liverpool to Queenstown to New York. Following this she completed eight more voyages on this route, the final one commencing on 31 May 1864. Following this, she sailed mainly between Liverpool and the Mediterranean with the exception of one Liverpool to Boston trip in March 1867. In 1872 she had major building work done, being rebuilt to 2,415 gross tons, and her length extended to 340 foot. She then sailed mainly between Liverpool and Boston, her last service on this route starting 13 July 1881. In that year she was sold to the builders in part exchange for the Pavonia and scrapped in 1891. |
Theme(s) | Ships and Shipping Lines |
Country (from) | Great Britain |
Country (to) | United States of America |
Ports | Liverpool, England; New York City, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Ships | SS Olympus |
Scale | 1/4 inch = 1 foot. Original plan: 225 x 31cm |
Shipping Company | Cunard Steam Ship Company |
Shipwright | J & G Thomson, Glasgow |
Dimensions | 276 ft long; 1,794 gross tons; 970 passenger capacity – 70 first class, 900 third class |
Keywords | shipping, Cunard Line, emigration |
Language | English |
Copyright | National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives & Library |