Louisianian

Leyland Line

Length:	370.0 ft.
Breadth:	43.0 ft.
Draft (or Depth):	25.9 ft.
Tonnage:	3,643 (gross); 3,389 (underdeck); 2,386 (net)
Engines:	Triple expansion, 3 cyl. 25'/2", 44", 71" x 51" stroke
Speed:	14 knots
Builder:	Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow. (Yard no. 380)
Launched:	August 21, 1891
Maiden Voyage:
Disposition:	1924 - deleted from register.
Particulars:	Port of Registry: Liverpool, England Flag of Registry: British Funnel color: Pink, black topr Company flag: Red Signal Letters: M S H N Wireless call letters: Details: Registration No. 99322; Steel hull; 1 funnel; 2 masts; single screw; 3 decks, steel; electric light

Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries.

Westbound. Departed Liverpool April 3 for Tampico, Mexico. On April 15 passed two small icebergs about five miles apart.
Later that day at 41.26N, 49.36W, encountered the southern edge of a very large ice field containing about 30 bergs of various sizes. The field "appeared to be 17 miles long."

Data:

August 21, 1891

Launched for West India & Pacific Steamship Co., Ltd.

September 23, 1891

Trial trip; achieved speed of 14 knots

December 31, 1899

Acquired by F. Leyland

February 1913

Sold to Italian owners, Chiara & A. Danvoe. Registered at Genoa. Renamed Vittorio

1918

Sold to Vassalo & Narizzano, Genoa, Italy

1919

Soc. Vittorio, Leghorn, Italy

1920

Vittorio Societa Anonima di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy

1923

Soc. Di Navigazione Roma, Genoa, Italy. Renamed Congo

1924

Deleted from Register

Courtesy: John P. Eaton. Used with permission.
Image Courtesy: Old Ship Photo Galleries (http://www.photoship.co.uk) Used with permission