Passenger Cargo Vessel (1868-1889) Cargo Only (1889-1895)
Tonnage
2,869 gross tons
Length
332 feet
Propulsion
Steam, Screw
Speed
13 Knots
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.[1]
