liner CARAVELLE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1908 - 1927

Design features

Caravelle (steel cargo-passenger ship) 1908 - 1927
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........dora
detailed type : ...................steel cargo-passenger ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1904
name of shipyard : ................Russell Bros.
place of construction : ...........Glasgow
year of entering the fleet : ......1908
length (in meters) : ..............89,61
width (in meters) : ...............12,26
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........2518
deadweight (in tons) : ............3967
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............1720
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........11,3

History

Built on behalf of the armament Unione Austriaca di Navigazione S.A. of Trieste under the name of DORA. Brought into service in 1904 on the line of New York. Bought by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique in 1908. Renamed CARAVELLE. Used like stationary in the West Indies (or on the line of Haïti ?). Demolished in the Netherlands in 1927.