S.S. Cretic
The S.S. Cretic was built in 1902 by R. & W. Hawthorne, Leslie & Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne with the original name of S.S. Hanoverian, for the Leyland Line. Her maiden voyage was on July 19th, 1902 from Liverpool to Boston.
In 1903, she was sold to the Dominion Line and renamed S.S. Mayflower. Her first voyage as the S.S. Mayflower left Liverpool for Boston on April 9th 1903. The last trip for the S.S. Mayflower took place on October 22nd, 1903 from Liverpool to Boston.
In late 1903, the vessel was sold to White Star Lines and renamed S.S. Cretic. Her first voyage as the S.S. Cretic took place on Novermber 9th, 1903 from Liverpool to Boston making ten round trips. In November 1904, the first voyage along the Boston-Naples-Genoa-Naples-Boston-New York route was recorded. Between 1904-1923, the S.S. Cretic made several voyages along the Mediterranean to Boston and New York routes.
In 1923, she was sold back to the Leyland Line and renamed S.S. Devonian. June 1923, the first voyage under the name S.S.Devonian took place from Liverpool to Boston.
Sometime between 1926 and early 1927, the S.S. Devonian was sold to the Red Star Line and made her first voyage on December 10, 1927 along route from New York to Plymouth to Antwerp.
On September 15th, 1928, she made her last voyage from Boston to Liverpool. The ship was scrapped in 1929.
• Length: 177 m (582 ft)
• Beam: 18.39 m (60 ft 4 in)
• Draft: 11.68 m (38 ft 4 in)
• Propulsion: Two 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines, twin screws, 1,269 horsepower
• Speed: 15 knots (17-18 Mph)
• Capacity: 13,507 tons
• Occupancy: 260 1st class passengers, 250 2nd class passengers, and 1,000 3rd class passengers
Ancestors Traveled
Giuseppe DeCesaro (Born: 1878) and
Luigi DeCesaro (Born: 1875) were on this vessel when immigrating to America from Italy June of 1909 leaving behind their wives Annunziata and Rosaria with Chicago, Illinois being their final destintation.
Emilia Fulgenzi (Born: 1877) and children Antonina and Nicola Bartolomucci came to America from Calascio, Italy on this ship from Naples in October 1908 to be reacquainted with husband and father Giovanni Bartolomucci. Emilia’s half-sister Maria Elisa (Born: 1890) came to America with them.
Francesco Masone (Born: 1911) traveled on this ship as a young boy with his mom Olimpia Petrone (Born: 1884) in Decemeber 1919 to be reunited with his Father Antonio. Antonio had come over years earlier to get the family established in Brooklyn, New York.
Emilia Fulgenzi (Born: 1877) and children Antonina and Nicola Bartolomucci came to America from Calascio, Italy on this ship from Naples in October 1908 to be reacquainted with husband and father Giovanni Bartolomucci. Emilia’s half-sister Maria Elisa (Born: 1890) came to America with them.
Francesco Masone (Born: 1911) traveled on this ship as a young boy with his mom Olimpia Petrone (Born: 1884) in Decemeber 1919 to be reunited with his Father Antonio. Antonio had come over years earlier to get the family established in Brooklyn, New York.