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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,564 gross 1889 at Walker-on-Tyne by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Hamburg America Line 344.5ft x 43.5ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1889  Apr. 2, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 2627
 1889  June 6, maiden voyage Hamburg-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2628
 1889       New York  June 22 Arrived at 06:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1889       New York  Oct. 14 Capt. Schmidt, arrived at 06:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1893  Christiansand - New York   
 1893  June 8 Run aground north of Scotland in fogAtlantic Journey ID 8431
 1898  Nov. 6, chartered to the Red Star Line (Antwerp)Atlantic Journey ID 2629
 1899  Chartered to the American Line for Liverpool-Philadelphia serviceAtlantic Journey ID 2630
 1899  Southampton     Philadelphia  Aug. 15 American LineTransatlantc ID
 1900  Sold to Sloman Line, renamed MilanoAtlantic Journey ID 2631
 1903  Sold to Deutsche Levante, renamed "Tendos"Atlantic Journey ID 2632
 1915  Torpedoed and sunk by E-19 near Akabash, TurkeyAtlantic Journey ID 2633
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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