SS Morro Castle (1900)

SS Morro Castle of the Ward Line was built in 1900. On 14 May 1904 she sank the schooner Pleiades in a collision at sea after leaving New York for Havana.[1] She was active during the Mexican Revolution.[2][3]

For other ships with the same name, see SS Morro Castle.
SS Morro Castle, ca. 1910—1915.
History
United States
Name: SS Morro Castle
Owner: Ward Line
Laid down: 1899
Launched: 1900
Out of service: 1924
Identification: Official Number 93055
Fate: Sold for scrap, 1926
General characteristics
Type: Ocean liner

References
  1. "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1905". Harvard University. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. "Fleet List". Ward Line. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
  3. "Marine Regiment Order to Mexico" (pdf). The New York Times. 22 April 1914.


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