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SS Carondelet was an immigrant ship, active in 1877 and 1878, that transported immigrants from Havana to New York City. It weighed 15118.29 tons. It weighed 15118.29 tons. [ dubious – discuss ]
The Carriage of Passengers Act of 1855 (full name An Act further to regulate the Carriage of Passengers in Steamships and other Vessels) was an act passed by the United States federal government on March 3, 1855, replacing the previous Steerage Act of 1819 (also known as the Manifest of Immigrants Act) and a number of acts passed between 1847 and 1849 with new regulations on the conditions of ...
The Powhattan or Powhatan was an American ship that is best remembered as one of the New Jersey shipwrecks with the greatest loss of life. The number of victims varies, according to sources, between 200 and 365. [1] The Powhattan was an emigrant ship transport of 598 tons gross. It was registered as a new vessel on February 2, 1837, with W ...
The Passenger Act of 1882 is a United States federal statute establishing occupancy control regulations for seafaring passenger ships completing Atlantic and Pacific transoceanic crossings to America during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
The first three sections regulated the conditions of travel, to prevent overcrowding and unsanitary conditions on ships: [1] Section 1: A limit of two passengers for every five tons of ship burden. Section 2: The master of the vessel was required to pay a penalty of $150 for each passenger carried above the maximum capacity.
Ship registration is the process by which a ship is documented and given the nationality of the country to which the ship has been documented. The nationality allows a ship to travel internationally as it is proof of ownership of the vessel. [1] International law requires that every ship be registered in a country, called its flag state. [2]
Under the command of John L. McLay, Beejapore departed England in 1851 arriving in New York City on 19 November 1851. [1] Transporting passengers she left Liverpool on 12 October 1852 and arrived in Port Jackson, Australia on 6 January 1853, with the ship being placed in quarantine due to an outbreak of measles on board.
A passenger was John Bede Polding, first Catholic bishop and archbishop of Sydney, and the voyage is recorded in detail by a priest accompanying him, Lewis Harding. [118] Sailing under Captain William Wilson, she was the first of five 500-ton immigrant ships hired by the New Zealand Company to take settlers to Wellington in 1839.