S.S. Werra
John Elder & Company launched the build of the S.S. Werra on July 4th, 1882 which she made her maiden voyage that following October from Bremen to New York. This was the normal route until November of 1891 when it was sold and began the Genoa, Italy, to New York route. The Werra made her final run from Genoa to Naples, to New York August 28th, 1901. It was scrapped in 1903.
• Length: 132 m (433 ft 1 in)
• Beam: 13.99 m (45 ft 9 in)
• Propulsion: One steam engine, single screw
• Speed: 16 knots (14-15 Mph)
• Capacity: 4,817 tons
• Occupancy: 125 1st class passenger, 130 2nd class passengers, and 1,000 3rd class passengers
Ancestors Traveled
Salvatore “Sam” DeCesaro (Born: 1880) traveled from Naples to New York with Chicago, Illinois being his final destination in March 1900.