Abyssinia-class ocean liner
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.jpg) SS Abyssinia at Vancouver, June 1887
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | |
| Operators: | |
| Preceded by: | SS Russia |
| Succeeded by: | Bothnia-class ocean liner |
| Built: | 1870 |
| In service: | 1870–1956 |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| Scrapped: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage: | 3,167−3,868 GRT |
| Displacement: | 6,670 long tons |
| Length: | 110–111 m (360 ft 11 in–364 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 12–13 m (39 ft 4 in–42 ft 8 in) |
| Decks: | 5 |
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| Propulsion: | 1× Screw propeller |
| Sail plan: | Barque |
| Speed: | 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Capacity: | 200 First Class Passengers and 1,050 Third Class Passengers |
Abyssinia-class ocean liner was an iron-hulled transatlantic ocean liner operated by Cunard. It is the company's first ship with no bowsprit. One of the ship called Parthia was the longest serving ocean liner and she was scrapped in 1956. The ship class were likely based on SS Russia but much larger, with no bowsprit and slower with the top speed of 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)[1]
Ships in class[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Abyssinia". chriscunard.com.
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