SS Weser (1867)

History
German Empire
Name	Weser (1867-96); Seravalle (1896));
Namesake	Weser River
Owner	North German Lloyd
Port of registry	Bremen (1867-71); Bremen, Germany (1871-96); Italy (1896);
Builder	Caird & Company of Greenock, Scotland
Way number	137
Launched	May 19, 1867
Maiden voyage	June 1, 1867; Bremen-Southampton-New York;
Renamed	Seravalle
Refit	1891
Homeport	Bremen
Fate	Scrapped, August 1896
General characteristics
Type	Passenger-cargo ship
Tonnage	2,870 GRT, 2,139 NRT
Length	357 ft 0 in (108.81 m)
Beam	41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
Depth	26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
Installed power	2-cylinder steam engine 750 horsepower (560 kW) (1867-81); 2 cylinder compound steam engine (1881-96);
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Sail plan	Two masts
Speed	11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph); After 1891 refit: 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph);
Complement	880 passengers

Weser was an ocean liner built in 1867 for North German Lloyd. She was sold to Italy in 1896 and was renamed Seravalle, being scrapped in that year.

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