SS Kensington (1893)

SS Kensington was an American passenger ship built for the American Line.

SS Kensington, arriving at the Red Star Pier, New York, 1895
History
United States
Name	SS Kensington
Namesake	Kensington
Owner	American Line (1894-1895) Red Star Line (1895-1903) Dominion Line (1903-1910)
Operator	International Navigation Co.
Builder	J&G Thomson
Launched	26 October 1893
In service	1894
Out of service	1910
Fate	Scrapped in Italy 1910
General characteristics
Type	Passenger ship
Tonnage	8,669 gross register tons
Length	146.3 m (480 ft 0 in)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Depth of hold	9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	triple expansion engine, single screw propellers
Speed	11.5 knots

History

The ship was ordered in 1893 and laid down in the J&G Thompson Shipyard of Glasgow, Scotland. She was launched in October 26, 1893 and entered service a year later for the American Line's transatlantic route. In August 1895 the Kensington was sold to the Red Star Line (one of the companies owned by International Navigation Company, which was run by the American Line). After making her final voyage for Red Star line, she was sold to the Dominion Line and was put into service for the Liverpool to Canada route. She made her final voyage in 1908 and was scrapped in 1910.

SS 'Kensington' in service for the Dominion Line (1903-1908)

Her sister ship was the SS Southwark (1893).

References

• "S.S. Kensington - Great Ships".
• "S/S Kensington, American Line".
• "SS Kensington Passenger Lists".

External links

• Media related to Kensington (ship, 1893) at Wikimedia Commons