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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,689 gross 1879 at Barrow by Barrow Shipbuilding Co. Red Star Line 402.8ft x 40.2ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1879  March 10, launched Atlantic Journey ID 7114
 1879  June 10, maiden voyage Antwerp - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 7115
 1888  Antwerp     New York  July 26 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Antwerp     New York  Aug. 30 Also reported arrive 1888-10-03Transatlantc ID
 1888  Antwerp     New York  Nov. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Antwerp     New York  Dec. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Antwerp     New York  Feb. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Antwerp     New York  Mar. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Antwerp     New York  May 16 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Antwerp     New York  June 20 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Antwerp     New York  Aug. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Antwerp     New York  Nov. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Antwerp     New York  Dec. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  Mar. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  May 02 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  June 06 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  July 10 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  Aug. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  Sept. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  Oct. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  Nov. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  Jan. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  May 01 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  July 09 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  Aug. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  Sept. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  Oct. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  Nov. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Jan. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Feb. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Mar. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Apr. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Aug. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Sept. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Oct. 26 Also reported arrival date 10-20Transatlantc ID
 1895  July 31, first voyage for American Line, Philadelphia - LiverpoolAtlantic Journey ID 7116
 1903  April, returned to Red Star LineAtlantic Journey ID 7117
 1906  Sold and scrapped in ItalyAtlantic Journey ID 7118
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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