liner NOUVEAU MONDE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1865 - 1874

Design features

Nouveau Monde (iron liner) 1865 - 1874
hull material : ...................iron
previous name(s) of ship : ........
detailed type : ...................iron liner
type of propulsion : ..............with wheels
building year of ship : ...........1865
name of shipyard : ................Direction Scott
place of construction : ...........Penhoët
year of entering the fleet : ......1865
length (in meters) : ..............105,62
width (in meters) : ...............13,36
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........3200
deadweight (in tons) : ............1704
type of engine : ..................with coupled beams, 2 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............850
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........12

History

Second of a series of 8 paddle wheels steamers ordered, for 3 of them, in Scotland, and for the 5 others with the shipyards of Penhoët lately created. Sisterships : WASHINGTON (1864), IMPERATRICE EUGENIE (1865), EUROPE (1865), FRANCE (1865), NOUVEAU MONDE (1865), PANAMA (1866), SAINT LAURENT (1866) modified on slipway into a propeller ship. Brought into service in August 1864 on the line Le Havre-New York. With this occasion, carries out a crossing record - for the Company - in 11 days. In October 1866, is transferred on the line of Colon. In 1868-69, is transformed into a steamer with propellers and her hull lengthened of 10 meters. Three masts instead of two. Put again in service in April 1869. On September 23, 1871, is strongly damaged by a fire in Le Havre. During repairs, her engines are replaced. Put again in service on the line of Colon in July 1873. In 1886, receives triple expansion machines. In 1888, is transferred on the line of Mexico (?). In March-April 1905, carries out a last rotation between Le Havre and New York. Demolished in Brest in 1906, after 41 years of career.