SS Teutonia (1856)

*Teutonia*
History
Name	Teutonia (1856–84); Regina (1884–89); Piemontese (1889–90); Città di Savona (1890–91); Mentana (1891–94);
Owner	Hamburg Brazilianische Packetschiffahrt Gesellschaft (1856–58); Hamburg Amerika Line (1858–77); Henry Flinn (1877–78); Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Co (1878–82); T Barker (1882–84); Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Co (1884); Francesco Costa (1884–91); Schiaffino (1891–91);
Operator	As owner, except Dominion Steamship Co (1877–78)
Port of registry	Hamburg (1856–71); Hamburg, Germany (1871–77); Liverpool, United Kingdom (1877–82); Cardiff (1882–84); Italy (1884–89);
Builder	Caird & Company
Yard number	48
Launched	4 October 1856
Maiden voyage	20 December 1856
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 76476 (1877–84)
Fate	Scrapped 1894
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,693 GRT
Length	212 ft 1 in (64.64 m)
Beam	39 ft 4 in (11.99 m)
Depth	17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Installed power	Steam engine, 350hp (1856–62); Compound steam engine, 300nhp (1862–94);
Propulsion	Single screw propeller, sails
Sail plan	Barque rigged
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Notes	Sister ship:Petropolis

Teutonia was a screw steamer that was built by Caird & Company, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland for the Hamburg Brazilianische Packetschiffahrt Gesellschaft in 1856. It later served with the Hamburg Amerika Line before being sold to British owners in 1877 and Italian owners in 1884, serving them under the names Regina, Piemontese, Città di Savona and Mentana The ship was scrapped in 1894.

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