liner LABRADOR

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1895 - 1904

Design features

Labrador (steamer with 3 irom masts) 1895 - 1904
hull material : ...................iron
previous name(s) of ship : ........nouveau-monde (à roues)
detailed type : ...................steamer with 3 irom masts
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1875
name of shipyard : ................Direction Scott
place of construction : ...........Penhoët
year of entering the fleet : ......1895
length (in meters) : ..............120,00
width (in meters) : ...............13,4
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........4517
deadweight (in tons) : ............2805
type of engine : ..................vertical compound cylinders 2-by-2 superposed
engine power (in HP) : ............850
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........13

History

Sixth of a series of 8 steamers with wheels ordered, for 3 of them, in Scotland, and for the 5 others from the shipyards Penhoët lately created. Sisterships : WASHINGTON (1864), LAFAYETTE (1864), IMPERATRICE EUGENIE (1865), EUROPE (1865), FRANCE (1865), PANAMA (1866), SAINT LAURENT (1866) modified on drydock into propeller ship. Brought into service in February 1866 on the line of Mexico under the name of NOUVEAU MONDE. In 1875, is transformed into propeller steamer and her hull lengthened of 17 meters. Three masts instead of two. Renamed LABRADOR and put into service in November 1875 on the line Le Havre-New York. In July 1886, is victim of a fire in New York. In October 1886, is transferred on the line of Mexico. In 1889, receives triple extansion engines and new boilers. Demolished in 1905 in Genoa, after 40 years of service.