The Philadelphia Passenger Ship
The SS Philadelphia
Built and launched at Glasgow for the Inman Line in 1889 the ship was originally called the "City of Paris" and sailed the Liverpool - Queenstown - New York route. The ship weighed 10,500 tons, was 527 feet long and could carry 540 1st class passengers, 200 in 2nd class and 100 3rd class passengers. The ship changed name and ownership several more times before going aground off of Cornwall, England. She was refloated and repaired at Belfast and renamed the SS Philadelphia and, from 1901, operated the Southampton - Cherbourg - New York route. In 1914 she was transferred to the Liverpool - New York service.
Christine Burgum, a US Citizen, age 26 and married, travelled on board the Philadelphia from Liverpool to New York. She arrived at Ellis Island on 12th January 1916.
The SS Philadelphia finished her career under the ownership of the New York - Naples Steamship Company. In Naples the ship was detained due to outstanding debts and scrapped at Genoa in 1923.
Is this the SS Philadelphia that Marconi equipped in 1902, while testing his wireless system, or was that a previous vessel?
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Built and launched at Glasgow for the Inman Line in 1889 the ship was originally called the "City of Paris" and sailed the Liverpool - Queenstown - New York route. The ship weighed 10,500 tons, was 527 feet long and could carry 540 1st class passengers, 200 in 2nd class and 100 3rd class passengers. The ship changed name and ownership several more times before going aground off of Cornwall, England. She was refloated and repaired at Belfast and renamed the SS Philadelphia and, from 1901, operated the Southampton - Cherbourg - New York route. In 1914 she was transferred to the Liverpool - New York service.
Christine Burgum, a US Citizen, age 26 and married, travelled on board the Philadelphia from Liverpool to New York. She arrived at Ellis Island on 12th January 1916.
The SS Philadelphia finished her career under the ownership of the New York - Naples Steamship Company. In Naples the ship was detained due to outstanding debts and scrapped at Genoa in 1923.
Is this the SS Philadelphia that Marconi equipped in 1902, while testing his wireless system, or was that a previous vessel?
Back to Ellis Island Records