For other ships with the same name, see
SS Weser .
History
German Empire
Name
Weser (1867-96)
Seravalle (1896))
Namesake Weser River
Owner North German Lloyd
Port of registry
Builder Caird & Company of Greenock , Scotland
Way number 137
Launched May 19, 1867
Maiden voyage
Renamed Seravalle
Refit 1891
Homeport Bremen
Fate Scrapped, August 1896
General characteristics
Type Passenger-cargo ship
Tonnage 2,870 GRT , 2,139 NRT
Length 357 ft 0 in (108.81 m)
Beam 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
Depth 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
Installed power
2-cylinder steam engine 750 horsepower (560 kW) (1867-81)
2 cylinder compound steam engine (1881-96)
Propulsion Single screw propeller
Sail plan Two masts
Speed
11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
After 1891 refit: 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Complement 880 passengers
Weser was an ocean liner built in 1867 for North German Lloyd . She was sold to Italy in 1896 and was renamed Seravalle , being scrapped in that year.
Description
The ship was 357 feet 0 inches (108.81 m) long, with a beam of 41 feet 0 inches (12.50 m) and a depth of 26 feet 0 inches (7.92 m). She was powered by a 2-cylinder inverted steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine had cylinders of 72 inches (180 cm) diameter by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke, developing 750 horsepower (560 kW).[1]
History
Weser was built as yard number 137 by Caird & Company of Greenock , Scotland for North German Lloyd .[1] She entered service on the Bremen -Southampton -New York -Baltimore route on 1 June 1867.[citation needed ] On 7 August 1870, she ran aground in the Solent at the entrance to the Southampton Water . She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York , United States. She was refloated with assistance from the paddle tug Camel .[2] In 1881, her engine was compounded .[1] On 13 June 1895, she was transferred to the Bremen -South America service for two roundtrip voyages. She was sold to an Italian company in June 1896. She was renamed Seravalle . The ship was scrapped in August 1896 in Genoa , Italy .[citation needed ]
References
^ a b c "Weser" . Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 3 February 2021 .
^ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Standard . No. 14672. London. 10 August 1871. p. 7.
Bonsor, N.R.P. North Atlantic Seaway (Vol. 2)
Smith, Eugene W. Passenger Ships of the World Past & Present
Hansen, Clas Broder Passenger liners from Germany, 1816-1990
Drechsel, Edwin Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails (Vol. 1)
Liners Cargo liners Cargo ships 1. Ordered by Norddeutscher Lloyd, captured incomplete by Allied forces in 1945.
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