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3,867 gross 1872 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff White Star Line 437.2ft x 40.9ft x 23.4ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1872  June 8; launched as the Celtic for the White Star LineAtlantic Journey ID 3766
 1872  Oct. 24; maiden voyage Liverpool-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3767
 1872  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 05 The steamships first journey westbound - Agent Hr. Frederik Lie, ChristianiaTransatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  Nov. 28  New York  Dec. 10 Contrary storms on the journeyTransatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Apr. 17  New York  Apr. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool     New York  June 01 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool     New York  July 06 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  July 31  New York  Aug. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Sept. 04  New York  Sept. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Oct. 09  New York  Oct. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Nov. 13  New York  Nov. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Dec. 11  New York  Dec. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Feb. 12  New York  Feb. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Mar. 19  New York  Mar. 31 Wilson Line feeder ship from Christiansand 1874-03-15Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Apr. 23  New York  May 04 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  May 28  New York  June 07 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  July 02  New York  July 12 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Aug. 06  New York  Aug. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Sept. 10  New York  Sept. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Nov. 19  New York  Nov. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Mar. 25  New York  Apr. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Apr. 29  New York  May 10 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  June 03  New York  June 13 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  July 08  New York  July 18 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Sept. 09  New York  Sept. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Apr. 06  New York  Apr. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  May 18  New York  May 28 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  June 29  New York  July 09 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Aug. 03  New York  Aug. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Sept. 07  New York  Sept. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Mar. 29  New York  Apr. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  May 10  New York  May 20 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Sept. 20  New York  Sept. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Mar. 12  New York  Mar. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  May 21  New York  May 31 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  June 25  New York  July 04 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  July 30  New York  Aug. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Sept. 03  New York  Sept. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Dec. 05  New York  Dec. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  June 19 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 24 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Nov. 20  New York  Nov. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Jan. 29  New York  Feb. 10 242 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  May 21 Arrived at 06:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  June 17  New York  June 26 Also reported arrival 1880-06-27Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  July 29 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Aug. 26  New York  Sept. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Sept. 28  New York  Oct. 07 Arrived at 16:00 afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Nov. 04  New York  Nov. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Dec. 07  New York  Dec. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  May 06 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  June 12 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  July 05  New York  July 15 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Aug. 11  New York  Aug. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 30 Also reported arrive 1881-10-31Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 21 Arrived at 11:00 before noonTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  May 18  New York  May 28 Arrived at 06:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  June 30 Arrived at 09:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 07 Arrived at 11:00 late morning - Also reported arrive 1882-08-06Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Oct. 05  New York  Oct. 14 Also reported arrive 1882-10-16Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Dec. 05  New York  Dec. 15 Arrived at 22:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1883  Broken propeller, towed to Liverpool by BritannicAtlantic Journey ID 3768
 1883  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Mar. 27  New York  Apr. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  May 03  New York  May 12 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool     New York  June 14 300 Scandinavian passengersTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  July 12  New York  July 21 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Aug. 14  New York  Aug. 24 Arrived New York at 05:30 morningTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Sept. 21  New York  Sept. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Oct. 24  New York  Nov. 02 Arrived at 03:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Mar. 11  New York  Mar. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Apr. 17  New York  Apr. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  May 20  New York  May 30 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 27  New York  July 06 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  July 29  New York  Aug. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Sept. 04  New York  Sept. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Oct. 07  New York  Oct. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Nov. 13  New York  Nov. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 19 Also reported arrive 1885-04-20Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  May 30 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  July 11 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 09 Arrived at 06:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 07 Arrived in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  June 20 Arrived at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  July 17 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 14 Arrived Saturday eveningTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 12 Arrived Sunday morningTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 17 735 passengers arrived at 06:00 morning - Also reported arrive 1886-10-18Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 23 Arrived in the morning having 980 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1887  May 19; collided with Britannic 300 miles west of Sandy HookAtlantic Journey ID 3769
 1887  Liverpool     New York  May 22 Arrived in the morning having 910 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  July 16 Arrived on a Saturday having 610 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 12 Arrived in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 10 Arrived in the afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 07 780 passengers arrived in the morning - Also reported arrive 1887-10-10Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 05 Arrived in the morning having 770 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 03 Arrived in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 23 2 days delayed by fogTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  May 12 Arrived on a Saturday morningTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  June 08 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  June 27  New York  July 07 Arrived on a Saturday morningTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 19 Also reported arrive 1889-04-20Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  May 18 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  June 15 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  July 13 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1890  3 voyages Liverpool-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3770
 1890  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 03 Also reported arrive 1890-01-04Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1891  2 voyages Liverpool-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3771
 1891  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Sold to Thingvalla Line, renamed AmerikaAtlantic Journey ID 3772
 1893  3 voyages Copenhagen-Kristiania-Kristiansand-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3773
 1894  3 voyages Copenhagen-Kristiania-Kristiansand-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3774
 1894  Laid up in Copenhagen 1894-1897Atlantic Journey ID 3775
 1897  2 voyages Copenhagen-Kristiania-Kristiansand-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3776
 1898  Broken up at BrestAtlantic Journey ID 3777
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


Originally laid down as the Arctic but her name was changed to Celtic before she was launched in 1872. She was a 3 867 gross ton ship, 3 754 under deck and 2 439 net. Her details were: 437,2 feet long, 40,9 feet beam and holds 23,4 feet deep. (133,25m x beam 12,46m) She was an iron construction with a single screw. She had 4 masts and was rigged as a bark. 3 decks, 2 of iron and 7 bulkheads. Propulsion: compound engine with 4 inverted cylinders of 41 and 78 inches diameter each pair, stroke 60 inches, 600 horsepower. The engine was built by G. Forrester & Co. in Liverpool. She had a speed of 14 knots. She was purchased by the Danish Thingvalla Line from the White Star Line in 1893, and renamed "Amerika". She departed from Copenhagen on her first voyage for Thingvalla Line on May 27th, called at Fredrikshavn on the 28th, called at Kristiania (Oslo) on the 29th, called at Kristiansand on the 30th and arrived to New York on the 11th of June with 116 cabin and 769 steerage passengers. The company had not reckoned on her heavy coal consumption, also, the number of passengers decreased sharply, and the S/S Amerika only made eight round voyages in four years. On 7th September 1897 she started the last of the eight crossings on this service, and the following year she was scrapped at Brest. The "Morton Allan Directory" lists only four of the eight crossings.

The S/S Amerika in Thingvalla Line service
The S/S Celtic in Thingvalla Line service as the S/S Amerika
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