S.S. Neustria
The S.S. Neustria was built in 1883 by Claparede & Cie for the Fabre Line of Marseilles. Launched on August 19th 1883, she sailed from Marseilles to Tarragona, Malaga, Cadiz, and New York on her maiden voyage in September of 1884. In 1898, she was chartered to repatriate Spanish troops from Cuba. She sailed from New York to Marseilles on October 27th, 1908 and the ship went missing never to be seen again.
• Length: 100.10 m (328 ft 4 in)
• Beam: 12.19 m (40 ft)
• Propulsion: one funnel, two masts, single screw
• Speed: 12 knots (13-14 Mph)
• Capacity: 2,926 tons
• Occupancy: 18 1st class, 1,100 3rd class passengers
Ancestors Traveled
Rosario Pecoraro (Born: 1854) left Bagheria, Siciliy, Italy in 1898 aboard this vessel to find a new place to call home in America for him and his family who came over a few years later. He arrived at Boston port and had Chicago, IL as his final destination.