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2,960 gross 1867 at Glasgow by J. & G. Thomson & Co. Cunard Line 358ft x 43ft 
 YearRemarks
 1867 March 20, launched for Cunard Line as the RussiaAtlantic Journey ID 7202
 1867 June 15; maiden voyage Liverpool - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1751
 1868 Liverpool - New York serviceAtlantic Journey ID 1752
 1880 Purchased by Red Star Line, renamed WaeslandAtlantic Journey ID 7203
 1880 Rebuilt: fitted with compound engines by J & T Thomson, Glasgow, lengthened to 358ftAtlantic Journey ID 7204
 1889 Rebuilt: new triple expansion engines by J & T Thomson, GlasgowAtlantic Journey ID 7205
 1895 Sept. 11, first voyage as charter for American Line, Philadelphia - LiverpoolAtlantic Journey ID 7206
 1902 March 5, sunk in collision with the S/S Harmonides, 2 lives lostAtlantic Journey ID 7207
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
Russia, Cunard Line steamship
S/S Russia [Illustrated London News 1867]
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Russia, Cunard Line steamship with sails
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Russia, Cunard Line steamship, officers posing on the after deck
Russia, Cunard Line steamship, officers posing on the after deck
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Russia, Cunard Line steamship - in port
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Russia, Cunard Line steamship - cabin plan
Russia, Cunard Line steamship - cabin plan
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The Sinking of the Waesland (eks S/S Russia) - A transcription by Howard Mathieson of an article printed in the Times Saturday March 8 1902. - The Waesland was built in 1867, and was an old ship when she sank off the Anglesey coast of Wales after colliding in the fog with the Harmonides in 1902. There were two casualties resulting from this incident and the Waesland was also lost.

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