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2,481 gross 1864 at Greenock by Robert Steele & Co. Allan Line, Liverpool, England 320.9ft x 39.5ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1864  July 5, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 555
 1864  Nov. 10, maiden voyage Liverpool - Portland - MaineAtlantic Journey ID 557
 1865  Captain T. Aston  from Liverpool June 22 to Quebec July 4  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1866  Captain Thomas Aiton  from Liverpool June 14 to Quebec June 26  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1866  Captain Thomas Aiton  from Liverpool May 3 to Quebec May 24  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1870  Liverpool  Jan. 13  Portland  Jan. 21 Halifax N.S.Transatlantc ID
 1870  Liverpool  Apr. 07  Portland  Apr. 18 Halifax N.S.Transatlantc ID
 1870  Liverpool  May 19  Quebec  May 30 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1870  Liverpool  June 30  Quebec  July 11 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1870  Liverpool  Aug. 11  Quebec  Aug. 21 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1870  Liverpool  Sept. 22  Quebec  Oct. 02 Londonderry. (Arrival 1870-10-03)Transatlantc ID
 1870  Liverpool  Nov. 03  Quebec  Nov. 13 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1870  Liverpool  Dec. 15  Portland  Dec. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Jan. 26  Portland  Feb. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Mar. 09  Portland  Mar. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Apr. 20  Quebec  May 01 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1871-05-02Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  June 01  Quebec  June 13 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  July 13  Quebec  July 24 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Aug. 24  Quebec  Sept. 03 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1871-09-04Transatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Oct. 05  Quebec  Oct. 16 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1871  Liverpool  Nov. 16  Portland  Nov. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  July 04  Quebec  July 14 Londonderry 1872-07-05.Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  Aug. 15  Quebec  Aug. 26 Londonderry 1872-08-16Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool     America  Oct. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool     Portland  Nov. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  June 05  Quebec  June 17 Londonderry 1873-06-06Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  July 17  Quebec  July 30 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1874  Rebuilt, lengthened to 389.3ft, new tonnage: 3,323 gross, new compounded engines by Laird Bros, BirkenheadAtlantic Journey ID 556
 1875  Liverpool  Mar. 23  Halifax  Apr. 03 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  May 06  Quebec  May 17 Londonderry 1875-05-07Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  June 17  Quebec  July 01 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1875  Sept. 2: In fog, came in contact with a large iceberg about 100 miles east of the Straits of Belle Isle, immediately got clear, only with the loss of her bowsprit and some light damage to the hullAtlantic Journey ID 9173
 1875  Liverpool  Aug. 26  Quebec  Sept. 06 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Oct. 21  Quebec  Oct. 30 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool     Quebec  Apr. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  May 18  Quebec  May 30 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  June 29  Quebec  July 10 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Aug. 10  Quebec  Aug. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Sept. 21  Quebec  Sept. 30 Londonderry 1876-09-22 - Rimouski, QueTransatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Nov. 02  Quebec  Nov. 13 Londonderry - RimouskiTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Jan. 18  Portland  Feb. 01 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Mar. 01  Portland  Mar. 13 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Apr. 12  Portland  Apr. 24 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  May 24  Quebec  June 03 Londonderry 1877-05-25Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  July 05  Quebec  July 15 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Aug. 16  Quebec  Aug. 25 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Sept. 27  Quebec  Oct. 07 Londonderry 1877-09-28Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Nov. 08  Portland  Nov. 18 Halifax. Also reported arrival Portland 1877-11-21Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Dec. 20  Halifax  Dec. 30 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Mar. 07  Halifax  Mar. 17 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  May 02  Quebec  May 12 Londonderry 1878-05-03Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  June 13  Quebec  June 22 Londonderry 1878-06-14Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  July 25  Quebec  Aug. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Sept. 05  Quebec  Sept. 15 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Oct. 17  Quebec  Oct. 25 Londonderry 1878-10-18. Also reported arrival 1878-10-27Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Nov. 28  Halifax  Dec. 08 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  June 12  Quebec  June 20 Londonderry 1879-06-13Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  July 24  Quebec  Aug. 02 Londonderry 1879-07-25Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Sept. 04  Quebec  Sept. 12 Londonderry 1879-09-05Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Oct. 16  Quebec  Oct. 27 Londonderry 1879-10-17Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     Halifax  Dec. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Apr. 22  Quebec  May 12 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  June 03  Quebec  June 13 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-06-14Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  July 15  Quebec  July 23 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-07-24Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Aug. 26  Quebec  Sept. 05 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-09-06Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Oct. 07  Quebec  Oct. 16 Rimouski, QueTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Dec. 30  Halifax  Jan. 11 Londonderry 1880-12-31 - BostonTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Mar. 31  Halifax  Apr. 10 Londonderry (Moville) 1881-04-10. Feeder ship from Christiania 1881-03-28Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  May 12  Quebec  May 21 Captain AncherTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  June 23  Quebec  July 03 Londonderry 1881-06-24. Also reported arrive 1881-07-02Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Aug. 04  Quebec  Aug. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Sept. 15  Quebec  Sept. 24 Londonderry 1881-09-16Transatlantc ID
 1881  Glasgow  Oct. 26  Quebec  Nov. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Dec. 07  Halifax  Dec. 18 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1881  Dec. 30, wrecked near Cape Sable off Nova Scotia, no lives lostAtlantic Journey ID 558
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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