Massachusetts
Ship Number
247
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
17 December 1891
Delivered
5 March 1892
Owner
Baltimore Storage & Lighters
Weight
5590 grt
BP Length
445 feet
Breadth
49 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
13 knots
Propulsion
triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders
Official No.
99046
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
Massachusetts

[Photo postcard of Sheridan at the USAT pier in San Francisco]
One funnel, four masts, single screw, speed 13 knots, accommodation for 80-1st class passengers. Launched for the Atlantic Transport Line, she sailed on her maiden voyage on 24th April 1892 from London for New York. Last voyage on this route 30th Jun.1898.
 
She then became the U.S. Army Transport Sheridan. On 31st August 1906 she stranded on Barber's Point, Hawaii, but was refloated on 2nd October 1923 and scrapped.