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SS Morro Castle (1900)

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SS Morro Castle, ca. 1910—1915.
History
United States
NameSS Morro Castle
OwnerWard Line
Laid down1899
Launched1900
Out of service1924
IdentificationOfficial Number 93055
FateSold for scrap, 1926
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner

SS Morro Castle of the Ward Line was built in 1900. On 14 May 1904 she sank the schooner Pleiades in a collision at sea after leaving New York for Havana.[1] She was active during the Mexican Revolution.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1905". Harvard University. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Fleet List". Ward Line. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Marine Regiment Order to Mexico" (pdf). The New York Times. 22 April 1914.