SS Scharnhorst (1904)
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SS Scharnhorst was a German ocean liner and mail ship launched in 1904.
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History | |
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Name |
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Namesake | 1905: Gerhard von Scharnhorst |
Owner |
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Port of registry | |
Route | Bremen – Australia |
Ordered | 1902 |
Builder | Joh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde |
Yard number | 181 |
Laid down | 1902 |
Launched | 14 May 1904 |
Completed | 20 August 1904 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped in 1934 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | "General"-class mail steamship |
Tonnage | 8,388 GRT, 4,805 NRT |
Displacement | 13,500 tons |
Length | 453.5 ft (138.2 m) |
Beam | 55.8 ft (17.0 m) |
Depth | 36.0 ft (11.0 m) |
Decks | 4 |
Installed power | 696 NHP; 6,000 ihp |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Capacity | 90 × 1st class; 70 × 2nd class; 2,000 × steerage |
Crew | 170 |
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