RMS Umbria Archival Collection

 

Umbria (1884) Cunard Line

Built by John Elder & Co., Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 8,127. Dimensions: 501' x 57' (520' o.l.). Single-screw, 19 1/2 knots. Compound engines. 15,000 I.H.P. Three masts and two funnels. Steel hull. Note: The shipbuilder later became known as Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. Maiden Voyage: Liverpool to New York on November 1, 1884. Speed Records: Won the trans-Atlantic speed record in May 1887 by making the westward crossing in 6 days, 4 hours, 42 minutes, averaging 18.89 knots for the run. She consumed 10 tons of coal per hour to obtain a speed of 19 knots. Fate: Scrapped in 1910. Sister ship: Etruria.

 

Passenger Manifest, RMS Umbria, Cunard Line, 1890

1890-08-16 RMS Umbria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 16 August 1890
  • Route: Liverpool to New York
  • Commander: Captain McKay

 

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line, Umbria, Oct 1891

1891-10-03 RMS Umbria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 3 October 1891
  • Route: Liverpool to New York
  • Commander: Captain H. McKay

 

List of Saloon Passengers aboard the Cunard Line Steamship Umbria 1893

1893-04-29 RMS Umbria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 29 April 1893
  • Route: Liverpool to New York
  • Commander: Captain McKay

 

Front Cover, Reprinted From "BUSINESS ILLUSTRATED".	December, 1902.

1902 - The Story of the Cunard Line

Cunard Steamship Company, Limited, one of the oldest and most famous of British steam navigation undertakings elected to remain independent and outside the scope of the great Trust. This is their Story as published by BUSINESS ILLUSTRATED. December 1902. Lavishly Illustrated including Interior Photographs. Ships Featured: Britannia, Scotia, Russia, Servia, Umbria, Etruria, Campania, Lucania, Ivernia, Saxonia

 

Page 1 of 2, RMS Umbria Saloon Passenger List, 22 July 1905, Liverpool to New York via Queenstown.

1905-07-22 RMS Umbria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 22 July 1905
  • Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown
  • Commander: Captain T. Stephens

 

Front Page, RMS Umbria Onboard Publication of the Cunard Daily Bulletin for 24 July 1905.

1905-07-24 Cunard Daily Bulletin - RMS Umbria Edition

Cunard Daily Bulletin, RMS Umbria Edition, provided readers with plenty of advertisements, short stories, Saloon Passenger List for this voyage, Marconigrams, Views of the Cunard SS Caronia, and Photographs of the RMS Carpathia and RMS Umbria.

 

 

 

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hungarian-American Service, from 31 May 1904 to 2 August 1904.

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hungarian-American Service, from 31 May 1904 to 2 August 1904. Ships Included the Aurania, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, Sylvania, Ultonia, and Umbria. In October. 1903, the "Aurania" and "Carpathia" inaugurated the Now York and Mediterranean Service. This Service is now continued by the fine Twin-Screw Steamers "Slavonia," " Pannonia" and " Ultonia." The ports of call are Trieste and Fiume in the Adriatic, and Palermo and Naples In the Mediterranean. An Atlantic Fleet List is Also Provided. RMS Etruria Passenger List, 11 June 1904. GGA Image ID # 1e6ebbe24c

 

Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, New York-Mediterranean-Adriatic, and Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-Boston, from 20 September 1904 to 3 January 1905.

Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, New York-Mediterranean-Adriatic, and Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-Boston, from 20 September 1904 to 3 January 1905. Ships Included the Campania, Carpathia, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, Sylvania, Ultonia, and Umbria. SS Carpathia Passenger List, 4 October 1904. GGA Image ID # 1e18ccfaad

 

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York and Boston Services, from 25 March 1908 to 11 August 1908.

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York and Boston Services, from 25 March 1908 to 11 August 1908. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Saxonia, Sylvania, and Umbria. The Sylvania is a Freight Steamer and Does Not Carry Passengers. RMS Mauretania Passenger List, 11 April 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e3195b748

 

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York, Liverpool-Boston, and Hungarian-American Service, from 6 June 1908 to 21 November 1908.

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York, Liverpool-Boston, and Hungarian-American Service, from 6 June 1908 to 21 November 1908. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Slavonia, Ultonia, and Umbria. Cunard Daily Bulletin, Lusitania Edition, 10 June 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e9f8fdaf1

 

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York, Liverpool-Boston, New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Trieste-Fiume, Fiume, Palermo-Naples-Gibraltar-New York, from 9 September 1908 to 29 December 1908.

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York, Liverpool-Boston, New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Trieste-Fiume, Fiume, Palermo-Naples-Gibraltar-New York, from 9 September 1908 to 29 December 1908. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Etruria, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Slavonia, Ultonia, and Umbria. Cunard Daily Bulletin, 11 September 1908, Etruria Edition. GGA Image ID # 1f031656fa

 

RMS Umbria and Etruria. Cunard Daily Bulletin, 1908 Fashion Supplement.

RMS Umbria and Etruria. Cunard Daily Bulletin, 1908 Fashion Supplement. GGA Image ID # 1f035b0ac9

 

SS Umbria Enviable Record

This vessel has a record that is indeed enviable, and her reputation as an "ocean greyhound" has been well sustained. This remarkable racer in thirteen westward trips made an average passage of 6 days, 16 hours and 36 minutes. In twelve eastward trips she accomplished the runs on an average of 6 days, 10 hours and 7 minutes. The average speed per hour during this time going to the westward 17.67 knots, and to the eastward 18.55 knots. The Umbria's fastest August record was a little over 6 days, 12 hours.

Ocean: Magazine of Travel, Vol. III, No. 2, September 1889, Page 41

 

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