SS Georgia (1890)
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SS Georgia was a passenger ship in the North Atlantic from 1891 to 1917.
Built by Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow
, she was a 3,143 gross ton ship, length 331ft x beam 41.1ft, with a straight stem, one funnel, two masts, a single screw and a speed of 11 knots. She had accommodation for 10 first-class and 620 third-class passengers.
She was originally built for the Hansa Line of Hamburg, and launched on 13 November 1890 as the SS Pickhuben. She sailed from Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Quebec and Montreal on 15 April 1891.
In March 1892 the Hamburg America Line
took over the Hansa Line's ships and goodwill, and on 17 April 1892 Pickhuben sailed from Hamburg to New York
, but after that she sailed mostly to Montreal.
In 1895 she was renamed Georgia and on 24 April 1895 she started her first voyage on the Stettin - Helsingborg
- Gothenburg
- Christiansand - New York
route. On 2 April 1900 she was switched to the Genoa
- Naples
- New York route. On 7 May 1902 she transferred to the Odessa
- Constantinople
- Smyrna
- Piraeus
- New York route.
In 1914, with the outbreak of World War I
, she took refuge in the US, but was seized by the authorities and became the Housatonic. Operated by the United States Shipping Board
, she was torpedoed and sunk on 3 February 1917 by the German submarine U-53 in the Bay of Biscay
. Prior to the torpedoing the entire crew was allowed to disembark and their two lifeboats were towed towards shore by the submarine, which left them near a British trawler.
Built by Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow
Barclay Curle
-History:The company was founded by Robert Barclay at Stobcross in Glasgow, Scotland during 1818. In 1862, the company built a large engineering works at Stobcross in Glasgow. In 1876, the company moved their yard down the river to Whiteinch. It was incorporated in 1884 as Barclay Curle...
, she was a 3,143 gross ton ship, length 331ft x beam 41.1ft, with a straight stem, one funnel, two masts, a single screw and a speed of 11 knots. She had accommodation for 10 first-class and 620 third-class passengers.
She was originally built for the Hansa Line of Hamburg, and launched on 13 November 1890 as the SS Pickhuben. She sailed from Hamburg on her maiden voyage to Quebec and Montreal on 15 April 1891.
In March 1892 the Hamburg America Line
Hamburg America Line
The Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft was a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg, Germany during...
took over the Hansa Line's ships and goodwill, and on 17 April 1892 Pickhuben sailed from Hamburg to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, but after that she sailed mostly to Montreal.
In 1895 she was renamed Georgia and on 24 April 1895 she started her first voyage on the Stettin - Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
- Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
- Christiansand - New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
route. On 2 April 1900 she was switched to the Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
- Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
- New York route. On 7 May 1902 she transferred to the Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
- Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
- Smyrna
Smyrna
Smyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Thanks to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. The ancient city is located at two sites within modern İzmir, Turkey...
- Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
- New York route.
In 1914, with the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, she took refuge in the US, but was seized by the authorities and became the Housatonic. Operated by the United States Shipping Board
United States Shipping Board
The United States Shipping Board was established as an emergency agency by the Shipping Act , 7 September 1916. It was formally organized 30 January 1917. It was sometimes referred to as the War Shipping Board.http://www.gwpda.org/wwi-www/Hurley/bridgeTC.htm | The Bridge To France by Edward N....
, she was torpedoed and sunk on 3 February 1917 by the German submarine U-53 in the Bay of Biscay
Bay of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Cape Ortegal, and is named in English after the province of Biscay, in the Spanish...
. Prior to the torpedoing the entire crew was allowed to disembark and their two lifeboats were towed towards shore by the submarine, which left them near a British trawler.