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| 1863 | Nov. 28, launched for London & New York SS Line | | 1864 | July 17, maiden voyage London - Havre - New York | | 1864 | Dec. 6, on passage westbound stranded at Ormonville near Cherbourg, due to a compass fault | | 1865 | Refloated and towed to Cherbourg | | 1866 | Damage repairs | | 1866 | June 28, acquired by Anchor Line (Handysides) | | 1866 | July 1, first voyage Glasgow - New York as the Iowa for the Anchor Line | | 1873 | December, renamed Macedonia, new tonnage: 2,136 gross, 1,781 net, engine of 486 HP, 4 bulkheads | | 1874 | May: rescued the passengers of the Norwegian sailing vessel Pontecorvo, which was badly damaged after colliding with an iceberg off Cape Race on May 21 | | 1874 | Compound engine by D & W Henderson | | 1881 | May 30, wrecked near Mull of Kintyre on passage New York - Glasgow, no lives lost | | 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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S/S Macedonia: Clipper stem, one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), iron construction,
single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 80-cabin
and 540-3rd class passengers. From 1874 used on the Glasgow - Liverpool - Bombay service for 17 voyages before resuming Glasgow - Naples (dep. February 16th 1881) - New York - Glasgow for one
round voyage. On 21st Apr. 1881 she resumed Glasgow - New York sailings.
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