SS Augsburg

Augsburg in port
History
Germany
NameAugsburg
NamesakeAugsburg
OwnerDeutsch-Australische DG
Port of registryHamburg
Ordered18 October 1895
BuilderCharles Connell & Co, Scotstoun
Cost790,000 marks
Yard number226
Launched18 April 1896
Completed27 June 1896
Identification
Fatedisappeared February 1912
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage4,287 GRT, 2,763 NRT, 6,500 DWT
Length380.5 ft (116.0 m)
Beam46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Depth20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Decks1
Installed power446 NHP, 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Crew39

SS Augsburg was a cargo steamship that was built in Scotland in 1896 for the Deutsch-Australische Dampfschiffs-Gesellschaft (DADG). She disappeared in the North Atlantic in 1912 on a voyage from New York to Java via Durban. Several ships searched for her, but no trace was ever found.