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5,141 gross 1884 at Glasgow, Scotland by Charles Connell & Co. Dominion Line 430.6ft x 45ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1884  March 12: LaunchedAtlantic Journey ID 10593
 1884  Liverpool  May 08  Quebec  May 17 Belfast 1884-05-09 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 19  Quebec  June 27 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  July 31  Quebec  Aug. 08 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Sept. 04  Quebec  Sept. 12 Liverpool 1884-09-05. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Oct. 09  Quebec  Oct. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Feb. 18  Portland  Feb. 27 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Apr. 22  Quebec  May 01 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  May 27  Quebec  June 05 Londonderry (Moville) 1886-05-28Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  July 01  Quebec  July 09 Londonderry 1886-07-02 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1886-07-08 - 1886-07-10Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Aug. 05  Quebec  Aug. 14 Londonderry 1886-08-06Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Sept. 09  Quebec  Sept. 18 Londonderry (Moville). Also reported arrive in Quebec 1886-09-17 or 1886-09-20Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Oct. 14  Quebec  Oct. 23 Londonderry (Moville) - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Nov. 18  Portland  Nov. 26 Londonderry 1886-11-19. Also reported to arrive port of Halifax 1886-11-27Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Mar. 24  Portland  Apr. 03 Londonderry 1887-03-25. Also reported arrival Halifax 1887-04-03 and Portland 1887-04-05Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  May 12  Quebec  May 21 Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported arrivel Quebec 1887-05-20. 1400 passengers crossing the Ocean in only 7,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  June 16  Quebec  June 25 Londonderry 1887-06-17 - Montreal. Also reported arrivel Quebec 1887-06-24. 1127 passengers arrived after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 18 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  July 21  Quebec  July 28 Londonderry 1887-07-22. 917 passengers arrived in New York after only 6 days crossing the OceanTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Aug. 25  Quebec  Sept. 02 Londonderry - Montreal. 1043 passengers arrived port of Quebec at 01:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 2 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Sept. 29  Quebec  Oct. 07 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Nov. 03  Portland  Nov. 11 Also reported to arrive port of Halifax same date.Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Dec. 15  Halifax  Dec. 24 Also reported arrive at Baltimore 1887-12-23 and Halifax 1887-12-27Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Jan. 26  Baltimore  Feb. 04 Londonderry 1888-01-27. 6,5 days crossing the Ocean - Also reported arrival Quebec 1888-02-03Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Mar. 08  Halifax  Mar. 17 Londonderry - Baltimore. Also reported arrival Halifax 1888-03-16. Arrived at 05:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 11 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Apr. 19  Quebec  Apr. 28 Londonderry 1888-04-20 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-04-27 - Arrived at 03:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  May 24  Quebec  June 02 Londonderry 1888-05-25 - Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours - Also reported arrive 1888-06-01Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  June 28  Quebec  July 06 Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-07-05 - Arrived at 12:00 noon after crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Aug. 02  Quebec  Aug. 10 Londonderry 1888-08-03 - Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Sept. 06  Quebec  Sept. 14 Londonderry.Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Oct. 11  Quebec  Oct. 19 Crossing the Ocean in 6 daysTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     Halifax  Nov. 28 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Dec. 27  Halifax  Jan. 05 Also reported arrive 1889-01-04Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Mar. 21  Halifax  Mar. 30 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  May 09  Quebec  May 19 Londonderry 1889-05-10 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1889-05-18 - Arrived at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 daysTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  June 13  Quebec  June 24 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  July 18  Quebec  July 27 Londonderry - Montreal. Arrived at 03:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 1 hourTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Aug. 22  Quebec  Aug. 30 Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1889-08-31 - Arrived at 01:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 daysTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Sept. 26  Quebec  Oct. 05 Montreal. Arrived Quebec in the morning after crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 19 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Oct. 31  Quebec  Nov. 10 Londonderry - Montreal. Crossing the Ocean in 6 daysTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Feb. 20  Halifax  Mar. 01 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Apr. 03  Portland  Apr. 13 Halifax 1890-04-13 Crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 19 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  May 08  Quebec  May 20 Londonderry 1890-05-09 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  June 12  Quebec  June 21 Also reported arrive 1890-06-19Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  June 12  Quebec  June 21 Londonderry 1890-06-13 - Also reported arrival 1890-06-19Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  July 17  Quebec  July 26 Londonderry 1890-07-18. Also reported arrive 1890-07-25. Arrived at 01:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1890  August: slightly damaged after colliding with an iceberg near Belle IsleAtlantic Journey ID 10594
 1890  Liverpool  Aug. 21  Quebec  Aug. 31 Londonderry 1890-08-22 - Montreal. Also reported arrive 1890-08-29. Arrived at 02:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Sept. 25  Quebec  Oct. 03 Londonderry 1890-09-26 - Montreal. Arrived at 02:00 nightTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Oct. 30  Quebec  Nov. 12 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     Halifax  Dec. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Mar. 05  Halifax  Mar. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Apr. 24  Quebec  May 02 Also reported arrive 1891-04-30Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  May 28  Quebec  June 06 Montreal. Arrived Quebec at 02:00 morning after a journey of 6 days.Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  July 02  Quebec  July 10 Montral. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-07-09.Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  July 06  Quebec  Aug. 13 Montreal. Departure Queenstown 1891-08-07 at 16:00 evening and arrived Quebec at 02:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Sept. 10  Quebec  Sept. 17 Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-09-19Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Quebec  Oct. 23 Arrived at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1892   Rebuilt with triple expansion engines, funnels reduced to oneAtlantic Journey ID 10592
 1892  Liverpool  July 07  Quebec  July 16 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Aug. 11  Quebec  Aug. 20 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Sept. 15  Quebec  Sept. 26 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool     Quebec  Oct. 30 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool     Halifax  Dec. 03 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Jan. 05  Halifax  Jan. 13 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Halifax  Feb. 25 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Halifax  Apr. 08 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  May 11  Quebec  May 21 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Quebec  June 22 Also reported arrive 1893-06-23Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Quebec  July 28 Arrived at ZulheuTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Quebec  Sept. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Quebec  Oct. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Quebec  Nov. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Dec. 07  Halifax  Dec. 16 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Halifax  Jan. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Halifax  Mar. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Quebec  May 06 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Quebec  June 06 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Quebec  July 12 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Quebec  Aug. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Quebec  Oct. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1894  November: Stranded at the entrance to Lough Foyle and was towed to LiverpoolAtlantic Journey ID 10595
 1895       Quebec  June 22 Transatlantc ID
 1895       Quebec  Oct. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Halifax  Feb. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Halifax  Mar. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Quebec  Apr. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Quebec  Aug. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1896  August: Collided the the S/S Lake Ontario of the Beaver Line in the St Lawrence River, both ships sustained damageAtlantic Journey ID 10596
 1897       Quebec  May 30 Transatlantc ID
 1897       Quebec  Sept. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1897       Portland  Nov. 20 Arrived in Portland at 09:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1898       Halifax  Apr. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1898       Quebec  May 18 Transatlantc ID
 1898       Quebec  June 27 Transatlantc ID
 1898       Quebec  July 30 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Liverpool     Quebec  Oct. 15 Crossing the Ocean in 8 daysTransatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Portland  Jan. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Portland  Mar. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Portland  Apr. 09 Arrive date not given (reported 1901-04-10)Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Portland  July 27 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Portland  Nov. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1902  March 29th: started service on the Naples - Genoa - Boston routeAtlantic Journey ID 10597
 1904  Liverpool     Quebec  May 24 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Quebec  Aug. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Quebec  Sept. 24 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Liverpool     Halifax  Apr. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Liverpool     Quebec - Montreal  May 10 Subm. by Mitch TaylorTransatlantc ID
 1910  ScrappedAtlantic Journey ID 10598
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

Vancouver, Dominion Line steamship - original sailing rig and two funnnels
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Vancouver, Dominion Line steamship, with one funnel post 1892
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