SS Bothnia

The Bothnia on an ad from the Cunard Line

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The Bothnia (I) was put into operation in 1874 ocean liner of the British Cunard Line, which was used in passenger traffic from Liverpool via Queenstown to New York and Boston. The ship was decommissioned in 1896 and scrapped in 1899.

The ship

The iron steamship Bothnia was built in Clydebank (Scotland ) at the shipyard of J. & G. Thomson, the predecessor of John Brown & Company, and was launched on March 4, 1874 from the stack. The 128.7 meters long and 12.7 meters wide ship had a maximum draft of 10.5 meters. The survey totaled 4,535 GRT, 4531 tons under deck and 2,923 NRT. Join the ship was in Glasgow. The Bothnia had a straight Steven, a chimney, three masts with the rigging of a Bark and a single propeller. The two-cylinder compound steam engine made ​​600 nominal horsepower ( nhp ) and enabled a top speed of 12.5 knots (23 km / h). The passenger accommodation was for 300 passengers and 1100 the First designed in the third class.

Her sister ship was also at J. &. G. Thomson built Scythia (built 1875). The two ships were intended as direct competition for Britannic and Germanic of the White Star Line. Upon completion in June 1874 laid the Bothnia on August 8, 1874 in Liverpool on her maiden voyage on Queenstown to New York from. Between 9 and 12 February 1880, the Bothnia went through under the command of Captain William McMickan after leaving Liverpool a gale, the parts of the railing of the bridge and two lifeboats pulled away. The ship was exposed to heavy snow squalls and high breakers that hit partially over the bow together.

In October 1881 carpet was on board of Bothnia, while she was at Pier 40 on the North River in New York at anchor, set on fire. Several bottles filled with gasoline, and phosphorus have been found and in two rooms of gasoline was spread on the floor. Cunard went out of arson, but there were neither suspects nor could anyone be transferred. On April 15, 1885, ran to her first trip out on the route Liverpool - Queenstown- Boston, but had as of May 13, 1888 New York again as a destination port. As of October 20, 1893 she was back on the Boston route. On October 8, 1896 put the steamer from his last ride. 1898 Bothnia was sold for demolition to France and scrapped in 1899 in Marseille.