&sq=&lang=&file=File:SS_Elbe_1881.jpg) SS Elbe
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Elbe[1] |
| Owner | Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen |
| Ordered | 1880 |
| Builder | Messrs John Elder & Co., Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Launched | 2 April 1881 |
| In service | 26 June 1881 |
| Refit | 1890 |
| Homeport | Bremen |
| Fate | Sunk in the North Sea after collision, 31 January 1895 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,510 GRT |
| Length | 416.5 ft (126.9 m) |
| Beam | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Propulsion | 3 cylinder compound engine single propeller |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Complement | 179 First Class, 142 Second Class 796 Third Class or steerage |
SS Elbe was a transatlantic ocean liner built in the Govan Shipyard of John Elder & Company Ltd., Glasgow, in 1881 for the Norddeutscher Lloyd of Bremen.[2] She foundered on the night of 30 January 1895 following a collision in the North Sea with the steamship Crathie, resulting in the loss of 334 lives.
- ^ Description and Composition of the ship
- ^ "A description of the ship and incident by Jan Lettens 06/08/2007". Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.