STEINHOEFT / CANADIA / REVAL / MYRTOON / GYPTIS / VILLE DE NANCY 1889
The
STEINHOEFT was a 2,404 gross ton ship, length 301.4ft x beam 37.8ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. There was accommodation for 10-1st and 620-3rd class passengers.
Built by Reiherstieg, Hamburg, she was launched for the Hansa Line on 16th Mar.1889.
Her maiden voyage started on 12th May 1889 when she left
Hamburg for Quebec and Montreal and in March 1892 she was purchased by Hamburg America Line. She transferred to
Hamburg - New York sailings on 30th Jun.1892 and in 1894 was renamed
CANADIA. On 7th Nov.1894 she started the first of four
Hamburg - Baltimore sailings, on 25th May 1895 started the first of four
Hamburg - Montreal sailings and on 11th Jun.1899 started the first of four
Stettin - New York voyages. Her last voyage was from
Hamburg to Boston on 25th Jan.1900
In 1905 she was sold to Russia and renamed
REVAL.
Returned to Hamburg America Line the same year, she reverted to her previous name
CANADIA and in 1906 was sold to Furness Line.
Sold to the Anglo-Hellenic SS Co, Greece in 1910 and renamed
MYRTOON
In 1914 she went to J. Castanie, Oran and was named
GYPTIS. Again sold in 1919 to Havre owners, she was renamed
VILLE DE NANCY and was scrapped in Italy in 1924.