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3,609 gross 1874 at Greenock by Caird & Co. Hamburg America Line 360.3ft x 41ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1874  Launched June 1Atlantic Journey ID 2996
 1874  Oct. 20, maiden voyage Hamburg-Havre-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2997
 1886  Hamburg     New York  Mar. 29 693 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1889       New York  Apr. 14 Arrived at 03:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1889       New York  Oct. 01 Capt. Ludvig, arrived at 12:00 noonTransatlantc ID
 1892  Hamburg     New York  May 14 Passengers from Bergen by feeder ship 1892-04-26Transatlantc ID
 1892  Hamburg     New York  Aug. 06 Passengers from Bergen by feeder ship 1892-07-19 for HamburgTransatlantc ID
 1893       Montreal  Apr. 30 Hansa LineTransatlantc ID
 1893  Hamburg     New York  Oct. 14 Captain Bauer, arrived in New York at 07:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1894  Mar. 10, first voyage Naples-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2998
 1896  Sold to French owners, renamed "Quatre Amis"Atlantic Journey ID 2999
 1898  Stranded in R Scheldt near Antwerp, scrappedAtlantic Journey ID 3000
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
Hamburg America Line steamship Suevia
Hamburg America Line steamship Suevia
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