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Booth Line's S.S. "Madeirense" |
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Built: |
Bonn & Mees., Rotterdam |
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Tonnage: |
Gross:
2760 Net: 1749 |
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Propulsion: |
Single screw, 2 cylinder compound steam engine
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Type: |
Passenger/Cargo Liner |
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Launched: |
08/1891 as Dubbeldam
for the Holland America Line |
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Completed: |
28/8/1891 and sailed on maiden voyage
from Rotterdam
to New York, then Rotterdam-Baltimore |
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Sold: |
1895
to Singlehurst's Red Cross Line and renamed Madeirense |
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Acquired: |
1901 by Booth Steamship Co. when Red Cross Line amalgamated
with The Booth Steamship Co. (1901) Ltd |
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Sold: |
1910 to O. B. Sorenson, Bergen, same name |
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Sold: |
1911 to Cuneo S.S. Co., Bergen, (S. L. Christie managers) |
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Wrecked: |
7/1912 while on passage to New York to San Antonio, near Bird
Rock, Bahamas |
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Madeirense
- Front-piece Booth Line Illustrated Guide
1903 |
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Madeirense
- Passenger Cabin Plan - from Booth Line Illustrated Guide
1903 |
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Madeirense -
Music Room - from Booth Line Illustrated Guide
1903 |
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The Booth Line ran passenger services from the United Kingdom
right up to
Manaus - 1,000 miles up the Amazon. Founded in the 1860s, they took
over the Red Cross Line in 1901 and the Iquitos Steam Ship Company in 1911. In
1946 the Booth Line was sold to the Vestey Group of companies and in 1975 all
the group's ships were pooled under Blue Star Ship Management Ltd and the Booth
Line ceased to exist as a separate entity.
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