liner ATLANTIQUE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1870 - 1873

Design features

Atlantique (iron liner) 1870 - 1873
hull material : ...................iron
previous name(s) of ship : ........impératrice eugénie
detailed type : ...................iron liner
type of propulsion : ..............with wheels
building year of ship : ...........1865
name of shipyard : ................Direction Scott
place of construction : ...........Penhoët Saint Nazaire
year of entering the fleet : ......1870
length (in meters) : ..............105,62
width (in meters) : ...............13,4
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........3200
deadweight (in tons) : ............1819
type of engine : ..................with coupled beams
engine power (in HP) : ............3200
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........12,5

History

Ordered under the name of ATLANTIQUE first transatlantic liner built in France, in Penhoët. Third of a series of 8 paddle-steamers ordered, for 3 of them in Scotland, and for the 5 others with the shipyards of Penhoët recently created. Sistership: WASHINGTON (1864), LAFAYETTE (1864), EUROPE (1865), FRANCE (1865), NOUVEAU MONDE (1865), PANAMA (1866), SAINT LAURENT (1866) modified on drydock into a propeller ship. Brought into service in February 1865 on the line of Mexico under the name of IMPERATRICE EUGENIE. Renamed ATLANTIQUE in 1870, after the fall of Napoleon III. In 1873, is transformed into steamer with propeller and her hull lengthened of 17 meters. Three masts instead of two. Renamed AMERIQUE and put back into service in January 1874 on the line Le Havre-New York. April 14, 1874, is abandoned by the passengers and the crew in full storm at approximately 100 miles of Brest, the pumps being insufficient to evacuate the water which rushed into the ship. The passengers and the crew are rescued by three other ships. Finally, she is located on April 15, always afloat, by an English steamer, towed until Plymouth then returns to Le Havre by her own means. Put back into service in March 1875. January 7, 1877, she runs aground at Seabright on the coast of the New Jersey, where she remains standstill during four months. In service in August again. In September 1886, is transferred on the line of Colon. In 1892, receives triple expansion machine. January 28, 1895, is lost by stranding on the Colombian coast.