SS Assyria Archival Collection
Assyria (1871) Anchor Line Ship's History (Brief)
Built by Robert Duncan & Co., Port Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 2,023. Dimensions: 300' x 33'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 10 knots. Compound engines. Masts and Funnels: Three masts and one funnel. Additional Features: Iron hull. Passengers: 100 first, 500 third. Comments: In service 1871-1894. Fate: Scrapped in 1894. Sister ships: Alexandria, Castalia, Ismailia, Italia, Olympia and Trinacria.
Assyria (1908) Anchor Line Ship's History (Brief)
Built by Frd. Krupp, Kiel, Germany. Tonnage: 8,072. Dimensions: 449' x 54'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 13 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 240 cabin, 140 third. First Voyage as Assyria: Glasgow-New York, May 28, 1921. Ownership Change: Sold to Portuguese owners in December 1929. Renamed: Colonial (1929). Fate: Wrecked in 1950 Elfter having been sold for scrap. Previously Named: Ypiranga (1908-1921).
1922-08-26 RMS Assyria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 26 August 1922
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain C. E. F. Osborne, R.D., R.N.R.
Going Abroad via Cunard and Anchor Lines - 1923
Excellent brochure from 1923 provides numerous photographs, the majority interior views of the many steamships in the fleets of the Cunard and Anchor Lines. Ships covered include Albania, Aquitania, Assyria, Berengaria, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Mauretania, Samaria, Saxonia, Scythia, Tuscania, Tyrrhenia, and "A" Class Ships.
Additional features included Cold Buffets, Assorted Staterooms, and a large format Map of "Strange Lands and Foreign Ports Reached by Cunard and Anchor Passenger Services."
Eastbound Sailing Schedule from the US and Canadian Ports to European Ports, from 18 June 1924 to 3 September 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Assyria, Athenia, Ausonia, Berengaria, California, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Cassandra, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Samaria, Saturnia, Saxonia, Scythia, and Tuscania. RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List, 18 June 1924. GGA Image ID # 20aea275f3
Westbound Sailing Schedule, from European Ports to Canadian and US Ports, from 19 June 1924 to 26 August 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Assyria, Athenia, Ausonia, Berengaria, California, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Cassandra, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Samaria, Saturnia, Saxonia, Scythia, and Tuscania. RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List, 18 June 1924. GGA Image ID # 20aeac371f
The RMS Assyria of the Cunard-Anchor Line. Length: 449 Feet; Tonnage: 8,000. Going Abroad, 1923. GGA Image ID # 1bcc3130c6
The Lounge on Assyria Has a Pleasant Air, Conducive to an Intimate and Family-like Enjoyment of Leisure. It Has the Quiet, Pleasant Atmosphere of a Family Hotel. Going Abroad, 1923. GGA Image ID # 1bcb8ac4c0
The Smoking Room on Assyria Is a Man's Room, with That Kind of Solid Handsome Furniture and That Air of Solid Comfort for Which Every Real Man Yearns Once in a While. Going Abroad, 1923. GGA Image ID # 1bcbb67d56
