S.S. British Queen, Inman Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1880 at Belfast, Ireland by Harland & Wolff 3,558 gross 410.3ft x 39ft Inman Line

Chronological History

Year Event
1880 Nov. 4, launched for British Shipowners Co.
1881 Jan. 31, maiden voyage Liverpool - Philadelphia as charter for the American Line
1883 Chartered to Inman Line
1883 Chartered to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
1885 Chartered to Anchor Line
1887 Liverpool → Philadelphia June 25. 465 Passengers. Also reported arrive 1887-06-24.
1887 Liverpool → New York July 30
1887 Chartered to Furness Line
1896 Fitted with triple expansion engines
1898 Sold, renamed McPherson
1905 Sold, renamed Brooklyn
1906 Sold, renamed S. V. Luckenbach
1915 Sold, renamed Onega
1918 Aug. 30, torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel by a German submarine

Other ships named "British Queen"

Ship Line / Owner
British Queen Cunard Line
British Queen American Line
British Queen Anchor Line

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