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1,728 gross 1870 at Glasgow by London & Glasgow Co. Ltd. Allan Line, Liverpool, England 349.6ft x 38ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1870  Feb. 1, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 196
 1870  Liverpool  Sept. 24  Quebec  Oct. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1870  Nov 5, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 200
 1870  Dec. 8, first voyage Liverpool - BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 197
 1871  Liverpool - Londonderry/Queenstown - Halifax/Quebec/PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 201
 1871  Liverpool  Feb. 16  Portland  Feb. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Apr. 26  Quebec  May 06 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  May 30  Quebec  June 09 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  July 06  Quebec  July 15 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1871-07-16Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Sept. 09  Halifax  Sept. 17 QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Oct. 26  Quebec  Nov. 05 Londonderry. Also reported to arrive 1892-11-07Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Dec. 07  Portland  Dec. 19 Montreal Ocean Steam Ship Company. Date of arrival not found. Date is estimated 12 days journey - Agent A. Sharpe, ChristianiaTransatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool - Queenstown - Halifax/QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 202
 1872  Liverpool  June 04  Quebec  June 17 Queenstown - HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  July 16  Halifax  July 26 BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  Oct. 12  Quebec  Oct. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool - Londonderry - QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 203
 1873  Liverpool  Aug. 28  Quebec  Sept. 07 Londonderry 1873-08-29Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Oct. 09  Quebec  Oct. 20 Londonderry 1873-10-10. Also reported arrival 1873-10-21Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax/QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 204
 1874  Liverpool  Feb. 11  Halifax  Feb. 19 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  May 05  Quebec  May 24 Queenstown - HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  June 18  Quebec  June 29 Londonderry 1874-06-19Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  July 28  Quebec  Aug. 13 Queenstown - St. Johns - HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Sept. 22  Halifax  Oct. 02 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Dec. 15  Halifax  Dec. 25 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool - HalifaxAtlantic Journey ID 205
 1875  Liverpool  Jan. 26  Halifax  Feb. 05 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Apr. 21  Halifax  May 01 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  June 01  Halifax  June 11 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  July 27  Halifax  Aug. 07 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Sept. 07  Halifax  Sept. 17 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Oct. 19  Halifax  Oct. 29 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Nov. 30  Halifax  Dec. 10 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool - Halifax/PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 206
 1877  Liverpool  Jan. 09  Halifax  Jan. 19 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Feb. 22  Portland  Mar. 07 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Apr. 05  Portland  Apr. 17 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  May 15  Halifax  May 25 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  June 28  Quebec  July 09 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Aug. 07  Halifax  Aug. 17 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Sept. 18  Halifax  Sept. 28 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Oct. 30  Halifax  Nov. 10 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Dec. 11  Halifax  Dec. 21 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool - HalifaxAtlantic Journey ID 207
 1878  Liverpool  Apr. 11  Halifax  Apr. 21 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  May 28  Halifax  June 08 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  July 09  Halifax  July 19 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Aug. 20  Halifax  Sept. 01 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Oct. 01  Halifax  Oct. 11 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Nov. 12  Halifax  Nov. 22 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/HalifaxAtlantic Journey ID 208
 1879  Liverpool  Dec. 24  Halifax  Jan. 03 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  May 01  Quebec  May 10 Londonderry 1879-05-02. Also reportes arrival 1879-05-14Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool - Londonderry - St.John - Halifax/Boston/BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 209
 1881  Liverpool  Feb. 10  Halifax  Feb. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Mar. 24  Halifax  Apr. 03 Londonderry 1881-03-25 - Boston. Captain Trocks. Feeder ship from Christiania 1881-03-18, Bergen 1881-03-17Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  May 11  Halifax  May 20 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  June 21  Halifax  July 02 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Aug. 13  Halifax  Aug. 23 Estimated arrival dateTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Sept. 12  Halifax  Sept. 25 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Oct. 27  Halifax  Nov. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Dec. 22  Halifax  Dec. 24 Baltimore. Estimated arrival dateTransatlantc ID
 1882  Re-engined with new compound engines by Laird Bros, Birkenhead, 300 HP, service speed 12 knotsAtlantic Journey ID 210
 1882  Liverpool  Nov. 30  Halifax  Dec. 12 Londonderry - Baltimore. Arrival date port of Halifax is estimated.Transatlantc ID
 1882  Chartered as a troopship for Egyptian ExpeditionAtlantic Journey ID 198
 1883  Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore/PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 211
 1883  Liverpool  Jan. 18  Halifax  Jan. 31 Londonderry - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Feb. 22  Halifax  Mar. 05 Londonderry 1883-02-23 - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Apr. 10  Halifax  Apr. 20 Queenstown 1883-04-11 - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  May 22  Halifax  June 02 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  July 03  Halifax  July 13 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Aug. 14  Halifax  Aug. 27 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Sept. 25  Halifax  Oct. 06 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Nov. 08  Halifax  Nov. 20 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Dec. 18  Halifax  Dec. 31 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax - Portland/BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 212
 1884  Liverpool  Jan. 24  Halifax  Feb. 07 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Mar. 06  Halifax  Mar. 19 Londonderry (Moville) - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  May 06  Halifax  May 16 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 17  Halifax  June 27 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  July 29  Halifax  Aug. 09 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Sept. 09  Halifax  Sept. 20 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool     Halifax  Nov. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore/PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 213
 1885  Liverpool  Dec. 25  Halifax  Jan. 04 Londonderry - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Jan. 13  Halifax  Jan. 24 Londonderry - Portland. Arrival date Port of Halifax is estimated.Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Feb. 05  Halifax  Feb. 16 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Mar. 19  Halifax  Mar. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Apr. 28  Halifax  May 11 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  July 21  Halifax  Aug. 01 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Sept. 01  Halifax  Sept. 13 Queenstown - St. Johns - Quebec 1885-09-18Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Oct. 15  Quebec  Oct. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore/PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 214
 1886  Liverpool  Dec. 21  Halifax  Jan. 03 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Feb. 11  Halifax  Feb. 21 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Apr. 13  Halifax  Apr. 26 Queenstown - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  May 25  Halifax  June 05 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  July 06  Halifax  July 16 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Aug. 16  Halifax  Aug. 28 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Sept. 28  Halifax  Oct. 09 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Nov. 09  Halifax  Nov. 22 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool - St.John - Halifax - BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 215
 1887  Liverpool  May 10  Halifax  May 21 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Sept. 13  Halifax  Sept. 24 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     Halifax  Nov. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool - St.John - Halifax - BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 216
 1888  Liverpool  May 15  Halifax  May 25 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  June 26  Halifax  July 11 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Aug. 07  Halifax  Aug. 17 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Sept. 18  Halifax  Sept. 30 St. Johns - Baltimore. Date of arrival Halifax is estimated.Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Oct. 30  Halifax  Nov. 11 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     Halifax  Dec. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Quebec/Halifax - BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 217
 1889  Liverpool  Apr. 30  Halifax  May 10 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  June 07  Quebec  June 17 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  July 11  Quebec  July 20 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Aug. 15  Quebec  Aug. 24 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Oct. 01  Halifax  Oct. 13 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool - Queenstown - St.John - Halifax - Portland/BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 218
 1890  Liverpool     Halifax  Jan. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Feb. 13  Halifax  Feb. 24 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     Halifax  Apr. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  May 27  Halifax  June 06 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     Halifax  July 19 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     Halifax  Aug. 31 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Sept. 30  Halifax  Oct. 11 Queenstown (Cobh) - St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Nov. 11  Halifax  Nov. 23 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool - Queenstown - St.John - Halifax - BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 219
 1891  Liverpool  Dec. 23  Halifax  Jan. 04 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  May 12  Halifax  May 23 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  June 23  Halifax  July 03 Queenstown - St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Aug. 04  Halifax  Aug. 14 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Halifax  Sept. 28 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Nov. 10  Halifax  Nov. 21 St. Johns - Baltimore. Allan & State Line.Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool - Queenstown - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore. Laid upAtlantic Journey ID 220
 1892  Liverpool  Apr. 26  Halifax  May 07 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Aug. 16  Halifax  Aug. 28 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Sept. 27  Halifax  Oct. 09 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1893  Laid upAtlantic Journey ID 221
 1894  Laid upAtlantic Journey ID 222
 1895  Laid upAtlantic Journey ID 223
 1896  Glasgow - BostonAtlantic Journey ID 224
 1897  Glasgow - Portland.Atlantic Journey ID 199
 1897  ScrappedAtlantic Journey ID 225
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
Caspian, Allan Line steamship
Picture of the S/S Caspian - Photographer: Unknown, colorized by Børge Solem. - Source: Norway Heritage Collection - License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0


Caspian - Allan Line steamship, at Montreal
Caspian - Allan Line steamship, at Montreal

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