The Red Star Lines' S/S ZEELAND

From an article in Popular Mechanics Magazine in 1931, a comparison of ships. The one most like the "Zeeland" is the "Great Republic", shown on the right, behind the two largest ships:

"The Evolution of the Transatlantic Liner from Christopher Columbus' Tiny "Santa Maria" to the New Cunarder Which is to Span the Ocean in Four Days, Compared With the Five Days Required by the "Leviathan"; the Larger the Boat, the Narrower the Ocean, When Computed on the Basis of Time Rather Than Distance".

The S/S Zeeland, of course, was the ship our Janson families came to America on.  Cousin Bob (see the next post for where he fits ☺) sent a provenance of the ship, which tells us how often it changed hands (and names) in its' 30 years on the Atlantic...and also, how small it was.  In trying to think of something we all could identify size-wise, I tried school buses (each about 35 feet long).  You'd have to imagine nine and a half of em for the length. Not usable.  The Foshay tower is 110 feet taller, and it's upright.  Ok, back to the standard Football Field, sorry. According to Bob's info, the Zeeland was only 337 feet long, by 42 feet wide, and carried over 800 passengers, plus freight.

For more information, here are the previous Zeeland posts ☺ .

                                                          THANKS, Bob!