Belgenland (1878)

	Belgenland rigged as a schooner and dressed overall
History
Name	1878: Belgenland; 1905: Venere;
Namesake	1878: Belgium; 1905: Venus;
Owner	1879: SA de Nav Belgo-Américaine; 1903: Int'l Mercantile Marine Co; 1904: SA de Nav Belgo-Américaine; 1905: L Donegani;
Operator	1879: Red Star Line; 1895: American Line; 1903: Red Star Line;
Port of registry	1879: Antwerp; 1903: Liverpool; 1904: Antwerp; 1905: Livorno;
Route	1879: Antwerp – Philadelphia; 1895: Liverpool – Philadelphia; 1903: Antwerp – Philadelphia;
Builder	Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow
Yard number	59
Launched	24 December 1878
Completed	1879
Maiden voyage	20 May 1879
Identification	UK official number 115353; UK code letters TSRF; ;
Fate	Scrapped 1905
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	1881: 3,453 GRT, 2,364 NRT; 1896: 3,873 GRT, 2,678 NRT; 1904: 3,682 GRT, 2,603 NRT;
Length	402.9 ft (122.8 m)
Beam	40.2 ft (12.3 m)
Depth	30.6 ft (9.3 m)
Decks	3
Installed power	1881: 600 HP; 1896: 444 NHP;
Propulsion	compound steam engine
Capacity	1895: 150 2nd class and 1,000 third class passengers
Notes	iron hull, 4 masts

Belgenland was an iron-hulled sail-steamer that was launched in England in 1878 and spent most of her career as a Belgian transatlantic ocean liner. She was renamed Venere in 1904 and scrapped in Italy in 1905.

History
Belgenland rigged as a schooner and dressed overall
Name	1878: Belgenland 1905: Venere
Namesake	1878: Belgium 1905: Venus
Owner	1879: SA de Nav Belgo-Américaine 1903: Int'l Mercantile Marine Co 1904: SA de Nav Belgo-Américaine 1905: L Donegani
Operator	1879: Red Star Line 1895: American Line 1903: Red Star Line
Port of registry	1879: Antwerp 1903: Liverpool 1904: Antwerp 1905: Livorno
Route	1879: Antwerp – Philadelphia 1895: Liverpool – Philadelphia 1903: Antwerp – Philadelphia
Builder	Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow
Yard number	59
Launched	24 December 1878
Completed	1879
Maiden voyage	20 May 1879
Identification	UK official number 115353 UK code letters TSRF
Fate	Scrapped 1905
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	1881: 3,453 GRT, 2,364 NRT 1896: 3,873 GRT, 2,678 NRT 1904: 3,682 GRT, 2,603 NRT
Length	402.9 ft (122.8 m)
Beam	40.2 ft (12.3 m)
Depth	30.6 ft (9.3 m)
Decks	3
Installed power	1881: 600 HP 1896: 444 NHP
Propulsion	compound steam engine
Capacity	1895: 150 2nd class and 1,000 third class passengers
Notes	iron hull, 4 masts