S.S. Nova Scotian, Allan Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1858 at Dumbarton by William Denny & Co. 2,108 gross 298ft x 38.1ft Allan Line , Liverpool, England
Nova Scotian - Allan Line steamship
The S.S. Nova Scotian of the Allan Line Steamship Company at Liverpool on the River Mersey.
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Allan Line sisters Nova Scotian - North Briton - Hungarian - Bohemian
Allan Line sister steamships Nova Scotian - North Briton - Hungarian - Bohemian
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Chronological History

Year Event
1858 Mar. 18, launched
1858 June 2, maiden voyage Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec - Montreal
1865 Liverpool - Quebec
1865 Captain Wylie. Departed Liverpool Oct. 5. Arrived Quebec Oct. 16. List (12)
1870 Liverpool Jan. 6 → Portland Jan. 21. Halifax N.S..
1870 Liverpool Feb. 17 → Portland Mar. 1. Halifax N.S..
1870 Liverpool May 17 → Quebec May 30. Glasgow - Montreal.
1871 Liverpool May 9 → Quebec May 22. Glasgow 1871-05-10.
1871 Liverpool June 20 → Quebec July 3. Glasgow 1871-06-21.
1871 Liverpool July 28 → Quebec Aug. 14. Queenstown 1871-07-29 - Halifax 1871-08-10.
1871 Liverpool Sept. 9 → Quebec Sept. 25. Halifax.
1871 Liverpool Dec. 6 → Halifax Dec. 19. Queenstown.
1873 Rebuilt, new tonnage: 3,305 gross, lengthened to 366.3ft, new compounded engines by J. Jack Rollo & Co, Liverpool
1874 Jan. 15, resumed Liverpool-Portland
1874 Apr. 7, first voyage Liverpool-Halifax-Northfolk-Baltimore
1874 Liverpool Apr. 7 → Halifax Apr. 16. Arrival date estimated.
1874 Liverpool Aug. 28 → Quebec June 9. Londonderry 1874-05-29 - Halifax.
1874 Liverpool July 16 → Quebec July 27. Londonderry.
1874 Liverpool Aug. 25 → Halifax Sept. 4. Arrival date estimated.
1874 Liverpool Oct. 8 → Quebec Oct. 22. Londonderry (Moville).
1875 Liverpool Dec. 29 → Halifax Jan. 8. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool Feb. 23 → Halifax Mar. 3. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool Mar. 26 → Halifax Apr. 6. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool May 27 → Quebec June 7. Londonderry 1875-05-23.
1875 Liverpool July 8 → Quebec July 20
1875 Liverpool Aug. 24 → Halifax Sept. 4. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool Oct. 5 → Halifax Oct. 15. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool → Portland Feb. 11
1877 Liverpool Mar. 6 → Halifax Mar. 16. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Apr. 18 → Halifax Apr. 28. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool May 29 → Halifax June 8. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Aug. 21 → Halifax Aug. 31. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Oct. 2 → Halifax Oct. 12. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Nov. 13 → Halifax Nov. 23. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Dec. 24 → Halifax Jan. 5. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Feb. 14 → Halifax Feb. 24. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Apr. 30 → Halifax May 10. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool June 11 → Halifax June 21. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool July 23 → Halifax Aug. 7. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Sept. 3 → Halifax Sept. 13. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Oct. 15 → Halifax Oct. 25. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Nov. 26 → Halifax Dec. 6. Arrival date estimated.
1881 Liverpool Apr. 12 → Halifax Apr. 22. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1881 Liverpool May 24 → Halifax June 3. Queenstown.
1881 Liverpool July 5 → Halifax July 15. Londonderry - St. Johns - Baltimore. Estimated arrival date.
1881 Liverpool → Halifax Aug. 25. Londonderry - St. Johns.
1881 Liverpool Sept. 27 → Halifax Oct. 9. St. Johns.
1881 Liverpool Nov. 8 → Halifax Nov. 20. St. Johns. Estimated arrival date.
1882 Liverpool Dec. 20 → Halifax Jan. 1. Queenstown - St. Johns.
1882 Liverpool Dec. 20 → Halifax Jan. 1. Queenstown - St. Johns.
1882 Liverpool Feb. 8 → Halifax Feb. 19. Queenstown - Chaudiere Junction, Que 1882-02-21.
1882 Liverpool → Halifax Apr. 2
1882 Liverpool → Halifax Apr. 2
1882 Liverpool → Halifax Apr. 2
1882 Liverpool May 11 → Quebec May 23. Londonderry - Montreal.
1882 Liverpool → Halifax June 30. Queenstown - St. Johns.
1882 Liverpool → Halifax Aug. 20. Queenstown - Halifax.
1882 Liverpool Sept. 26 → Halifax Oct. 7. Queenstown - St. Johns.
1883 Liverpool Dec. 22 → Halifax Jan. 1. Londonderry - St. Johns 1882-12-30 - Boston.
1883 Liverpool Feb. 8 → Halifax Feb. 21. Londonderry - Portland.
1883 Liverpool Mar. 22 → Halifax Apr. 1. Londonderry - Portland.
1883 Liverpool → Quebec May 14. ?? Port of Halifax.
1883 Liverpool → Quebec May 14. ?? Port of Halifax.
1883 Liverpool June 4 → Halifax June 15. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool July 17 → Halifax July 27. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Aug. 28 → Halifax Sept. 9. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Oct. 9 → Halifax Oct. 21. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Nov. 20 → Halifax Dec. 3. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Nov. 20 → Halifax Dec. 3. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool Jan. 1 → Halifax Jan. 13. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool Apr. 8 → Halifax Apr. 21. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool May 20 → Halifax May 30. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool July 1 → Halifax July 11. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool Aug. 12 → Halifax Aug. 23. Queenstown - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool Sept. 23 → Halifax Oct. 4. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool Nov. 4 → Halifax Nov. 16. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool → Halifax Dec. 27. St. Johns - Portland.
1885 Jan 5: departed Baltimore for Halifax (Capt. Wylie), with a full cargo of cotton, grain, and flour, 150 miles notheast of Cape Henry her shaft broke, taken in tow by another steamer to Upper Bay, NY
1885 Liverpool Apr. 14 → Halifax Apr. 26. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1885 Liverpool May 26 → Halifax June 5. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1885 Liverpool July 7 → Halifax July 17. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1885 Liverpool Aug. 18 → Halifax Aug. 28. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore - Quebec 1885-08-31.
1885 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Halifax Oct. 11. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1885 Liverpool Nov. 10 → Halifax Nov. 20. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool May 11 → Halifax May 22. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool June 22 → Halifax July 2. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool Aug. 3 → Halifax Aug. 14. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool Sept. 14 → Halifax Sept. 25. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool Oct. 26 → Halifax Nov. 7. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool Dec. 7 → Halifax Dec. 20. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1887 Liverpool Apr. 12 → Halifax Apr. 24. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore. Also reported to arrive Halifax 1887-04-26.
1887 Liverpool May 24 → Halifax June 3. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1887 Liverpool July 5 → Halifax July 16. Queenstown - St. Johns.
1887 Liverpool Aug. 16 → Halifax Aug. 27. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1887 Liverpool Sept. 27 → Halifax Oct. 9. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1887 Liverpool Nov. 8 → Halifax Nov. 19. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1887 Liverpool Dec. 20 → Halifax Dec. 31. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool Apr. 17 → Halifax Apr. 18. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore. <B>Quebec 1888-05-03</B> by train from Halifax.
1888 Liverpool Apr. 17 → Quebec May 3. Queenstown - St. Johns - Halifax - Baltimore. Arrived in <B>Halifax</B>. Passengers by train to Quebec.
1888 Liverpool May 28 → Halifax June 9. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool July 10 → Halifax July 21. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool Aug. 21 → Halifax Sept. 2. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool Oct. 2 → Halifax Oct. 14. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool Nov. 13 → Halifax Nov. 29. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1889 Liverpool → Halifax Jan. 8
1889 Liverpool Apr. 16 → Halifax Apr. 30. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1889 Liverpool May 28 → Halifax June 9. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1889 Liverpool Aug. 20 → Halifax Aug. 31. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore. Date of arrival Halifax is etimated..
1889 Liverpool Oct. 15 → Halifax Oct. 26. Queenstown - St. Johns.
1890 Liverpool Jan. 30 → Halifax Feb. 12. Londonderry - Portland.
1890 Liverpool May 10 → Quebec May 24
1890 Liverpool June 24 → Halifax July 6. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1890 Liverpool → Halifax Aug. 16. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1890 Liverpool → Halifax Nov. 11. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1890 Liverpool Dec. 9 → Halifax Dec. 23. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool Apr. 14 → Halifax Apr. 27. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool May 26 → Halifax June 6. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool July 7 → Halifax July 20. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool Aug. 18 → Halifax Aug. 30. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Halifax Oct. 15. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1892 Liverpool Apr. 13 → Halifax Apr. 25. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1892 Liverpool July 5 → Halifax July 17. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1892 Broken up

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