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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,392 gross 1872 at Philadelphia by W. Cramp & Sons Inman Line 343ft x 43ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1872  Oct. 30, launched as the Ohio of the American LineAtlantic Journey ID 6814
 1873  Aug. 7, maiden voyage Philadelphia - Queenstown - LiverpoolAtlantic Journey ID 6815
 1887  Rebuilt and fitted with triple expansion engines by James Howden, GlasgowAtlantic Journey ID 6816
 1887  Chartered by Inman LineAtlantic Journey ID 6817
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 27 Also reported arrive 1887-08-25Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 24 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Apr. 18  New York  Apr. 27 1060 Passengers - Also reported arrive 1888-04-28Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  June 01 1089 Passengers - Also reported arrive 1888-06-02Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  July 07 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 01 Also reported arrive 1889-03-02Transatlantc ID
 1898  SoldAtlantic Journey ID 6818
 1909  Aug. 26, wrecked on the coast of AlaskaAtlantic Journey ID 6819
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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