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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,361 gross 1878 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff American Line 392.3ft x 39ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1878  March 7, launched for British Shipowners CoAtlantic Journey ID 931
 1878  Sept. 25, maiden voyage as charter for American Line, Liverpool - PhiladelphiaAtlantic Journey ID 6847
 1879  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 19 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Apr. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     Philadelphia  May 09 Also reported arrive 1880-05-10Transatlantc ID
 1880  May 30, made one round voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York for the Guion LineAtlantic Journey ID 6846
 1880  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 25 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Aug. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Sold to Holland America Line, renamed RotterdamAtlantic Journey ID 6848
 1886  Nov. 6, first voyage Rotterdam - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 6849
 1890  Feb. 8, first voyage Amsterdam - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 6850
 1895  Renamed EdamAtlantic Journey ID 6851
 1899  ScrappedAtlantic Journey ID 6852
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

American Line steamships British Crown, British Empire, British King, British Prince, British Princess and British Queen
American Line steamships British Crown, British Empire, British King,
British Prince, British Princess and British Queen
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