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Southwark Ship1

?, #15192, b. 1893, d. 1911
Pedigree
Last Edited: 16 Oct 2019
  • (Child) Birth*: Southwark Ship was born in 1893; SOUTHWARK 1893
    The "Southwark" was a 8,607 gross ton vessel built in 1893 by Wm.Denny & Bros, Dumbarton for the American Line. Her details were - length 480ft x beam 57.2ft, one funnel, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 100-2nd and 929-3rd class passengers. Launched on 4th July 1893, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Philadelphia on 28th Dec. 1893. In 1895 she went to the Red Star Line and commenced her first voyage from Philadelphia to New York and Antwerp on 8th Aug. 1895. On 31st Aug. 1895 she commenced her first Antwerp - New York run and in 1899 (or earlier) her 2nd class accommodation was increased to 250. She sailed on her last voyage on the Antwerp - New York on 21st March 1903 and was then chartered to the Dominion Line and commenced running for their Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal service on 13th May 1903. In May 1910 she was chartered to the Allan Line and ran between Glasgow, Quebec and Montreal. On 9th July 1910 she commenced her last Montreal - Quebec - Glasgow sailing (2 round voyages) and went back to the Dominion Line. In May 1911 she made her last Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal sailing and was scrapped the same year.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Southwark Ship died in 1911.2
  • (Ship) Passenger List: Southwark Ship passenger list included William Key missionary and Mary Stewart when she sailed on 29 December 1900 at Southampton, England, . Arrival at Southamption, ship Southwark. Port of Embarkation - Shanghai. Mr W Key, male aged 44, profession missionary, English; Mrs W Key aged 53, English.1

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Class: BT26; Piece: 171; Item: 39. Source Information: Ancestry.com. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces. [Dec 2011]
  2. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsSS.shtml [May 2019].