Name SS Donau Route Bremen - Baltimore Christened SS Donau Length 101 m | Operator Norddeutscher Lloyd Yard number 147 Launched 17 October 1868 Builder Scotland | |
Maiden voyage January 16, 1869 Bremen-Baltimore | ||
SS Donau was an Passenger and Cargo Vessel owned by Norddeutscher Lloyd. The ship was built by Caird & Company of Greenock, Scotland, in 1868 and served the Bremen-Baltimore line from January 16, 1869 until 1889 when she was sold. In 1895 she was destroyed by a fire in the North Atlantic while en route to Philadelphia. Everyone on board was rescued by the British steam ship Delaware.
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