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The W. A. Scholten between 1874 and 1878
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History | |
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Name | W.A. Scholten |
Operator | Holland-America Line |
Builder | Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow |
Launched | 16 February 1874 |
Fate | Sank after collision |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 2,589 grt (7,330 m3) |
Length | 112.16 metres (368.0 ft) |
Beam | 11.58 metres (38.0 ft) |
Draft | 8.68 metres (28.5 ft) |
Installed power | 360 horsepower (270 kW) |
Propulsion | compound inverted engine, single shaft and screw |
Sail plan | 3 masts |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Crew | 54 |
The W. A. Scholten was a passenger ship of the Dutch shipping company Holland-America Line, which was used as an ocean liner on the North Atlantic and carried passengers, freight, and mail from Rotterdam to New York between 1874 and 1887. On November 19, 1887, the steamer sank after a ship collision in the English Channel, killing 132 people.[1][2]