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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,081 gross 1869 at Glasgow by Tod & McGregor Inman Line 390ft x 40.3ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1869  Aug. 10, launched as the first transatlantic steamer with steam steering gearAtlantic Journey ID 3155
 1869  Oct. 14, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3158
 1869  December, record crossing New York - Queenstown in 7 days and 22 minutes at an average speed of 14.66 knots, taking the record from the Russia of the Cunard LineAtlantic Journey ID 3156
 1871  Liverpool     New York  May 21 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool     New York  July 02 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool     New York  May 19 Arrived in New York at 06:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Mar. 19  New York  Apr. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  May 28  New York  June 08 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Sept. 10  New York  Sept. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool     New York  May 23 9 days from QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool     New York  June 27 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Compound tandem engine fitted (350 HP), forward second funnel addedAtlantic Journey ID 3157
 1877  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 29 Crossing the Ocean in 8,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool     New York  May 02 Crossing the Ocean in only 7 days and 23 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool     New York  June 07 Crossing the Ocean in 8 daysTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool     New York  July 12 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Aug. 07  New York  Aug. 15 Crossing the Ocean in 5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  May 08 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  June 12 Queenstown 1879-06-04, 483 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  July 18 Queenstown 1879-07-09, 363 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 23 Arrived at 07:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 25 Queenstown 1879-09-17 - 580 passengers
Also reported arrive 1879-09-26Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 31 Queenstown 1879-10-22 - 482 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 05 Queenstown 1879-11-26, 325 passengers, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 8,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 23 Queenstown 1880-04-14, 935 passengers arrived New York at 16:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  May 28 Arrived at noonTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  July 02 Queenstown 1880-06-23, arrived New York at 20:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 07 Queenstown 1880-07-28, 420 passengers arrived New York at 06:00 morning after a journey of 8 days 13 hours and 35 min. - Also reported arrive 1880-08-06Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 10 Arrived at 05:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 14 Queenstown 1880-10-06, 730 passengers arrived New York at 20:00 evening after a journey of 8 days 3 hours and 50 min.Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 07 Queenstown 1880-12-29, 108 passengers arrived New York at 01:00 night after a journey of 8 days and 20 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 11 Queenstown 1881-02-02, 160 passengers arrived New York at 11:00 a.m. after a journey of 8 days 18 hours and 30 min.Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 18 Queenstown 1881-03-09, 490 passengers arrived New York at 08:00 morning after a journey of 8 days 14 hours and 30 min.Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 22 Queenstown 1881-04-13, arrived New York at 02:00 morning, after a journey of 8 days 9 hours and 5 min.Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  May 18  New York  May 27 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  June 22  New York  July 01 Also reported arrive 1881-06-30Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  July 27  New York  Aug. 05 Queenstown 1881-07-27, 645 passengers arrived New York at 08:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 8 days 15 hours and 20 min.Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 09 Queenstown 1881-08-31, 691 passengers arrived New York at 06:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 8 days and 13 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 14 Queenstown 1881-10-05, arrived New York at 14:00 afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 18 Queenstown 1881-11-09, 465 passengers arrived New York at 23:00 evening after a journey crossing the Ocean in 9 days and 6 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Mar. 30  New York  Apr. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  May 03  New York  May 13 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  June 07  New York  June 16 Arrived in New York at 06:00 morning - Also reported arrive 1882-06-17Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  July 12  New York  July 21 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Oct. 03  New York  Oct. 13 Queenstown 1882-10-04, arrived New York at 08:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 8 days 15 hours and 15 min.Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 18 Queenstown 1882-11-10, 311 passengers arrived New York at 05:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 8 days and 12 hours - Also reported arrive 1882-11-19Transatlantc ID
 1883  Jan. 7, collided in fog with the "Kirby Hall" of the Hall Line and sank at mouth of River Mersey, 10 lives lostAtlantic Journey ID 3159
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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