Neustria (ship)
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The Neustria was a passenger ship of the French Fabre Line. Built by Claparede and Compan, Rouen, France. She was 328 feet long and 40 feet wide. Neustria had a Compound engine and single screw. The Neustria had one funnel, two masts, iron construction, and a straight stem. It carried 18 first class passengers and 1,100 in steerage. She was employed on the Marseille-New York route with a stop in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. In the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...

 the Neustria was used by Spain to bring back Spanish troops from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

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According to The Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Website, the Neustria transported immigrants from Naples, Italy via Marseilles, France to Ellis Island from 1892-1908.

On October 27, 1908 she sailed from New York to Marseille and vanished without a trace. The wreck has never been found.
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