Mississippi
Ship Number
231
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
29 August 1890
Delivered
18 October 1890
Owner
Baltimore Storage & Lighters Co
Weight
3731 grt
BP Length
370 feet
Breadth
44 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11 knots
Propulsion
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 25 1/2, 42 & 70 inches by H&W
Official No.
98173
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
Mississippi

[San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection]
One funnel, four masts, single screw, speed 11 knots, and was primarily a cargo ship with limited passenger accommodation.
 
Her first voyage London - New York started on 9th January 1891 and on 27th May 1897 she collided with and damaged the Thingvalla Line ship Hekla off the Newfoundland Banks.
 
In 1898 she was sold to National Line, but continued on the London - New York service until starting her last voyage on 14th June 1898. She then became the U.S. Army Transport ship Buford until 1929 when she was scrapped in Japan.