New England
Ship Number
315
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
4
Launch Date
7 April 1898
Delivered
30 June 1898
Owner
Richard Mills & Co.
Weight
11394 grt
BP Length
550 feet
Breadth
59 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
15 knots
Propulsion
Triple expansion constructed in Belfast
Official No.
109441
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
New England

[Original Real Photo Postcard]
One funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 200-1st, 200-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers.
 
She started her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Boston on 30 June 1898. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 17 September 1903 and then went to the White Star Line who renamed her Romanic. She sailed from Liverpool to Boston on 19/11/1903 and then to Naples, Genoa and Glasgow. In January 1912 she went to the Allan Line was renamed Scandinavian and modified to carry 400-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers.
 
She was then laid up at Gareloch and in 1923 was scrapped in Germany.
 
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2, p.762]