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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
2,215 gross 1855 at Greenock by Caird & Co. Cunard Line 305ft x 37.6ft 
 YearRemarks
 1854 Aug. 26, launched as the "Etna" for the Cunard LineAtlantic Journey ID 1477
 1854 Crimean War transportAtlantic Journey ID 1478
 1856 Havre - New York, Liverpool - New York, New York - ChargesAtlantic Journey ID 1486
 1857 North Atlantic serviceAtlantic Journey ID 1487
 1858 North Atlantic serviceAtlantic Journey ID 1488
 1859 European and Australian RMSP Co serviceAtlantic Journey ID 1489
 1860 Dec. 5, first voyage as the Etna for Inman Line, Liverpool-Queenstown-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1480
 1860 Purchased by Inman LineAtlantic Journey ID 1479
 1871 Rebuilt. length: 349.4ft, tonnage: 2,655 gross, compounded engines, renamed City of BristolAtlantic Journey ID 1490
 1876 Chartered by American LineAtlantic Journey ID 1481
 1880 Sold to J. P. DaviesAtlantic Journey ID 1491
 1881 Renamed "Messico" for Italian ownersAtlantic Journey ID 1482
 1883 Renamed "Sempione"Atlantic Journey ID 1483
 1884 Renamed "Adria"Atlantic Journey ID 1484
 1896 Scrapped in ItalyAtlantic Journey ID 1485
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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