SS Teutonia (1856)
Appearance
History | |
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Owner | Hamburg-Brazilian Line |
Builder | Caird & Company |
Launched | 4 August 1856 |
Fate | Scrapped 1894 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 2,693 GT |
Length | 282.1 ft (86.0 m) |
Beam | 39.4 ft (12.0 m) |
Propulsion | Single screw |
Sail plan | Barque rigged |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Teutonia was a screw steamer that was built by Caird & Company, Greenock, Scotland for the Hamburg-Brazilian Line in 1856. It served until 1894, when it was scrapped.[1] It was a 2,693 gross ton ship.[1]
Voyages
It carried a bridge from Belgium to Puerto Rico that was assembled as the Arenas Bridge in Puerto Rico in 1894.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ship Descriptions - T-U". The Ships List. 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Arenas Bridge". Historic Places in Puerto Rico and the Vigin Islands. National Park Service. Retrieved 21 July 2013.