Teutonia (ship)

Teutonia
History
Owner: Hamburg-Brazilian Line
Builder: Caird & Company
Launched: 4 August 1856
Fate: Scrapped 1894
General characteristics
Tonnage: 2,693 GT
Length: 282.1 ft (86.0 m)
Beam: 39.4 ft (12.0 m)
Propulsion: Single screw
Sail plan: Barque rigged
Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

Teutonia was a screw steamer that was built by Caird & Company, Greenock, Scotland for the Hamburg-Brazilian Line in 1856. It served until 1894, when it was scrapped.[1] It was a 2,693 gross ton ship.[1]

Voyages

It carried a bridge from Belgium to Puerto Rico that was assembled as the Arenas Bridge in Puerto Rico in 1894.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ship Descriptions - T-U". The Ships List. 12 October 2008.
  2. "Arenas Bridge". Historic Places in Puerto Rico and the Vigin Islands. National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
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