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5,517 gross 1882 at Birkenhead by Laird Bros Cunard Line 430.6ft x 46.5ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1882  May 20, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 1403
 1882  Aug. 23, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - BostonAtlantic Journey ID 1405
 1882  Liverpool  Aug. 23  Boston  Sept. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Sept. 27  Boston  Oct. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  July 04  Boston  July 14 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Aug. 08  Boston  Aug. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Sept. 12  Boston  Sept. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Oct. 17  Boston  Oct. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  May 07  Boston  May 17 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 11  Boston  June 21 Port of New York also reported arrive same dateTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  July 16  Boston  July 26 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Aug. 20  Boston  Aug. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Sept. 24  Boston  Oct. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  May 13  Boston  May 23 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  July 22  Boston  Aug. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Aug. 26  Boston  Sept. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Sept. 30  Boston  Oct. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Apr. 13  Boston  Apr. 23 Crossing the Ocean in 7 days and 2 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  May 18  Boston  May 29 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  July 27  Boston  Aug. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Oct. 05  Boston  Oct. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     Boston  Nov. 21 Arrived Sunday morning, crossing the Ocean in 8 days and 10 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Apr. 19  Boston  Apr. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  May 24  Boston  June 04 Also reported arrive 1887-06-03Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  June 28  Boston  July 08 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Aug. 02  Boston  Aug. 12 Also reported arrive 1887-08-11Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Sept. 06  Boston  Sept. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Sept. 06  Boston  Sept. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Oct. 11  Boston  Oct. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Nov. 15  Boston  Nov. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Dec. 20  Boston  Dec. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Aug. 23  Boston  Sept. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Sept. 27  Boston  Oct. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Nov. 01  Boston  Nov. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Dec. 13  Boston  Dec. 24 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Mar. 28  Boston  Apr. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  May 02  Boston  May 12 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  June 08  Boston  June 16 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  July 11  Boston  July 22 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Aug. 15  Boston  Aug. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Sept. 19  Boston  Sept. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Nov. 25  New York  Dec. 08 ?? Departure date from LiverpoolTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  May 22  Boston  May 31 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     Boston  June 26 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  June 26  Boston  July 06 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     Boston  Aug. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     Boston  Sept. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Boston  May 31 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Boston  July 04 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Boston  Sept. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Boston  Oct. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Boston  Nov. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  May 05  Boston  May 15 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  June 09  Boston  June 19 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  July 14  Boston  July 23 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool     Boston  Aug. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Oct. 27  Boston  Nov. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Dec. 01  Boston  Dec. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Feb. 23  Boston  Mar. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Boston  July 30 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Baltimore  Dec. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Boston  Jan. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Boston  Mar. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Boston  May 20 Also reported arrive 1894-05-19Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Boston  June 24 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Boston  July 28 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Boston  Oct. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Boston  Nov. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Boston  Dec. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     Boston  May 18 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     Boston  July 27 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     Boston  Sept. 01 Also reported arrive 1895-08-31Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     Boston  Oct. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     Boston  Nov. 09 Also reported arrive 1895-11-10Transatlantc ID
 1895  Liverpool     Boston  Dec. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Liverpool     Boston  June 21 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Liverpool     Boston  July 24 Transatlantc ID
 1897  Liverpool     Boston  Apr. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1897  Liverpool     Boston  Nov. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool     Boston  Feb. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool     Boston  Apr. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool     Boston  July 22 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Liverpool - BostonAtlantic Journey ID 1406
 1899  Liverpool     Boston  Aug. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Boer War transportAtlantic Journey ID 1404
 1900  sold to Chinese Eastern Railway renamed "Hailor"Atlantic Journey ID 1407
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

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