S.S. Victoria

The Anchor Liner S.S. Victoria was built by Robert Duncan & Co., Port Glasgow and was launched on May 9th, 1872 and sailed her maiden voyage from Glasgow to Moville and New York. Her last voyage on this route started on July 7th, 1878. She was then transferred to the London and New York sailings on August 14th, 1878. She started her last voyage on this service on December 16th, 1881. Between 1882-1888, she was used on the Glasgow, Liverpool, and Bombay/Calcutta route. In September of 1888, S.S. Victoria sailed from Glasgow for the Mediterranean, New York, Genoa, Trieste, Messina, Naples and New York service. She subsequently sailed between the Mediterranean and New York until starting her final voyage on March 12th, 1904. In 1905, she was scrapped in Italy.

• Length: 109.2 m (360 ft)
• Beam: 12.22 m (40 ft 1 in)
• Propulsion: One steam engine, single screw
• Speed: 13 knots (14-15 Mph)
• Capacity: 3,242 tons
• Occupancy: 150 1st class passenger, 80 2nd class passengers, and 700 3rd class passengers (this increased to 1,200 in 1881)

Leandro Masone (Born: 1877) attempted to sail on this vessel in April of 1900, but either was not permitted on to the ship for unknown reasons or he missed the ship. His name is on the ledger, however, there is a line through this row, which means he had a ticket, but was not on the ship.