''Weser'' was an ocean liner built in 1867 for

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. She was sold to Italy in 1896 and was renamed ''Seravalle'', being scrapped in that year.

Description

The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was powered by a 2-cylinder inverted steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine had cylinders of diameter by stroke, developing .

History

''Weser'' was built as

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137 by

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of Greenock,

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for

. She entered service on the Bremen-

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- New York-

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route on 1 June 1867. On 7 August 1870, she ran aground in the

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at the entrance to the

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. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States. She was refloated with assistance from the

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tug ''Camel''. In 1881, her engine was compounded. On 13 June 1895, she was transferred to the Bremen-

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service for two roundtrip voyages. She was sold to an Italian company in June 1896. She was renamed ''Seravalle''. The ship was scrapped in August 1896 in

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References

* Bonsor, N.R.P. ''North Atlantic Seaway'' (Vol. 2) * Smith, Eugene W. ''Passenger Ships of the World Past & Present'' * Hansen, Clas Broder ''Passenger liners from Germany, 1816-1990'' * Drechsel, Edwin ''Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1857-1970; History, Fleet, Ship Mails'' (Vol. 1) {{DEFAULTSORT:Weser (1867) 1867 ships Ships built on the River Clyde Merchant ships of the Hanseatic League Merchant ships of the German Empire Steamships of the German Empire Maritime incidents in August 1871 Merchant ships of Italy Steamships of Italy