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Ship – TSS Caledonia (1863)
Ship Details
Name: TSS Caledonia (1863)
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Info collected by Bruce Maliphant [##48059]
JOURNEYS
| Surname | First Name | Ref ID | From | ↓ Select ↓ | To | Departure | Arrival | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIPHANT | Elizabeth | 44528 | U.K. |   | U.S.A. | 24th August 1865 E | 2nd September 1865 | TSS Caledonia (1863) |
| MALIPHANT | John William | 45049 | U.K. | | U.S.A. | 24th August 1865 E | 2nd September 1865 | TSS Caledonia (1863) |
SPECIFICATIONS
Built by Tod & McGregor, Glasgow, Scotland.
Tonnage: 1,393.
Dimensions: 262′ x 33′.
Single-screw, 10 1/2 knots.
Inverted type engines.
Compound engines in 1872.
Three masts and one funnel.
Iron hull.
Clipper bow.
Maiden voyage: Glasgow-Portland-New York, December 11, 1863.
Inaugurated Glasgow-Bombay service in 1875.
Lengthened to 311 feet (2,125 tons) in 1872.
Scrapped in 1898.
Sister ship: Britannia.