User:Johnvilburn/SS America (1863)

History
Name	SS Weser
Namesake	Weser River
Owner	North German Lloyd
Builder	Caird & Company of Greenock, Scotland
Launched	May 19, 1867
Maiden voyage	June 1, 1867, Bremen-Southampton-New York
Renamed	Seravalle
Refit	1881
Homeport	Bremen
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	2,870 gross tons

For other ships with the same name, see SS Weser.

SS Weser was an ocean liner owned by North German Lloyd. The ship was built in 1867 and served the Bremen-Southampton-New York-Baltimore line from June 1, 1867 until June 13, 1895 when she was transferred to the Bremen-South America service for two roundtrip voyages until being sold to an Italian company in June 1896. She was renamed the Seravalle and flew under the Italian flag. The ship was scrapped in August 1896 in Genoa, Italy.

References

• 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)

Category:1867 ships

New article name is SS America (1863)

The SS America was a passenger cargo vessel built by Caird & Company Greenock, at Yard 96, in 1863, for North German Lloyd Bremen. It was 318 feet long. In 1894 it was renamed the Orazio. It was scrapped one year later in 1895.

On September 28, 1863 she completed her maiden voyage from Bremen, Germany to New York carrying 610 passengers.

In April 1878 she completed a voyage from Bremen, Germany to New York, USA carrying 265 passengers.

External links

• example.com