This is a photo of the ship S.S. Darmstadt that Louise made her voyage to America on. It was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Glasgow, Scotland. It was built in 1890 and weighed 5,012 tons. It was 413 feet long and 48 feet wide.
It was a steam triple expansion engine with a single crew.
It could hold 1991 passengers -- 49 first class, 38 second class and 1904 in third class.
The ship was sold to Turkish owners in 1911 and renamed Kara Beniz. It was scrapped in 1923.
Photo: Arnold Kludas Collection.
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