S.S. Livorno, Wilson Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1870 at Hull, England by Humphrey & Pearson 1,367 gross 258ft x 34.3ft x 18.2ft Wilson Line , Hull, England

Original length: 240 feet, rebuilt in 1875 to 1 456 tons gross, 1 127 under deck and 947 net. Her new dimensions were - lenght 258 feet x beam 34.3 feet, holds 18.2 feet deep, her poop was 145 feet long and forecastle 33 feet long. She was rigged as an iron single screw steam Schooner, had 1 deck, 2 tiers of beams and 5 cemented bulkheads. She was re-fitted with a compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 33 & 60 in. and diameter respectively; stroke 36 inches; 150 horsepower; new boilers in 1879. The engine was built by C. D. Holmes & Co. in Hull.

Chronological History

Year Event
1870 Launched as the "Marsdin" for Brownlow, Lumsden & Co
1875 Fitted with new engines, lengthened to 258ft and rebuilt to 1,424 gross tons
1878 Bought by the Wilson Line from Brownlow Marsdin & Co.
1879 New boilers
1889 Renamed "Livorno"
1896 Departed Trondheim - Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1896 Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1897 Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1899 Departed Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1901 Sold to T. B. Stott Liverpool
1907 Stranded at Walsoerarne - scrapped

Routes & Departures

Year Route To Departures
1896 Trondheim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 2
1896 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull Hull 1
Date From To Note Connections
1896-02-07 Christiania - Christiansand Hull
1897 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull Hull ▶ 3
1899 Trondheim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull 1
Date From To Note Connections
1899-03-08 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger Hull

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