S.S. Vancouver, Dominion Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1884 at Glasgow, Scotland by Charles Connell & Co. 5,141 gross 430.6ft x 45ft Dominion Line

Vancouver, Dominion Line steamship - original sailing rig and two funnnels
Vancouver, Dominion Line steamship - original sailing rig and two funnnels
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Vancouver, Dominion Line steamship - pre 1892 with two funnnels
Vancouver, Dominion Line steamship - pre 1892 with two funnnels
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Dominion Line steamship Vancouver - at port
Dominion Line steamship Vancouver - at port
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Vancouver, Dominion Line steamship, with one funnel post 1892
Vancouver, Dominion Line steamship, with one funnel post 1892
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Chronological History

Year Event
1884 March 12: Launched
1884 Liverpool May 8 → Quebec May 17. Belfast 1884-05-09 - Montreal.
1884 Liverpool May 8 → Quebec May 17. Belfast 1884-05-09 - Montreal.
1884 Liverpool May 8 → Quebec May 17. Belfast 1884-05-09 - Montreal.
1884 Liverpool June 19 → Quebec June 27
1884 Liverpool June 19 → Quebec June 27
1884 Liverpool July 31 → Quebec Aug. 8. Belfast.
1884 Liverpool Sept. 4 → Quebec Sept. 12. Liverpool 1884-09-05. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours.
1884 Liverpool Sept. 4 → Quebec Sept. 12. Liverpool 1884-09-05. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours.
1884 Liverpool Oct. 9 → Quebec Oct. 17
1884 Liverpool Oct. 9 → Quebec Oct. 17
1886 Liverpool Feb. 18 → Portland Feb. 27. Portland.
1886 Liverpool Apr. 22 → Quebec May 1. Londonderry.
1886 Liverpool Apr. 22 → Quebec May 1. Londonderry.
1886 Liverpool May 27 → Quebec June 5. Londonderry (Moville) 1886-05-28.
1886 Liverpool May 27 → Quebec June 5. Londonderry (Moville) 1886-05-28.
1886 Liverpool July 1 → Quebec July 9. Londonderry 1886-07-02 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1886-07-08 - 1886-07-10.
1886 Liverpool July 1 → Quebec July 9. Londonderry 1886-07-02 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1886-07-08 - 1886-07-10.
1886 Liverpool July 1 → Quebec July 9. Londonderry 1886-07-02 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1886-07-08 - 1886-07-10.
1886 Liverpool Aug. 5 → Quebec Aug. 14. Londonderry 1886-08-06.
1886 Liverpool Aug. 5 → Quebec Aug. 14. Londonderry 1886-08-06.
1886 Liverpool Aug. 5 → Quebec Aug. 14. Londonderry 1886-08-06.
1886 Liverpool Sept. 9 → Quebec Sept. 18. Londonderry (Moville). Also reported arrive in Quebec 1886-09-17 or 1886-09-20.
1886 Liverpool Sept. 9 → Quebec Sept. 18. Londonderry (Moville). Also reported arrive in Quebec 1886-09-17 or 1886-09-20.
1886 Liverpool Oct. 14 → Quebec Oct. 23. Londonderry (Moville) - Montreal.
1886 Liverpool Nov. 18 → Portland Nov. 26. Londonderry 1886-11-19. Also reported to arrive port of Halifax 1886-11-27.
1887 Liverpool Mar. 24 → Portland Apr. 3. Londonderry 1887-03-25. Also reported arrival Halifax 1887-04-03 and Portland 1887-04-05.
1887 Liverpool Mar. 24 → Portland Apr. 3. Londonderry 1887-03-25. Also reported arrival Halifax 1887-04-03 and Portland 1887-04-05.
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 days.
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 days.
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 days.
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 hours.
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 hours.
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 hours.
1887 Liverpool July 21 → Quebec July 28. Londonderry 1887-07-22. 917 passengers arrived in New York after only 6 days crossing the Ocean.
1887 Liverpool July 21 → Quebec July 28. Londonderry 1887-07-22. 917 passengers arrived in New York after only 6 days crossing the Ocean.
1887 Liverpool Aug. 25 → Quebec Sept. 2. Londonderry - Montreal. 1043 passengers arrived port of Quebec at 01:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 2 hours.
1887 Liverpool Aug. 25 → Quebec Sept. 2. Londonderry - Montreal. 1043 passengers arrived port of Quebec at 01:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 2 hours.
1887 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Quebec Oct. 7. Londonderry.
1887 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Quebec Oct. 7. Londonderry.
1887 Liverpool Nov. 3 → Portland Nov. 11. Also reported to arrive port of Halifax same date..
1887 Liverpool Dec. 15 → Halifax Dec. 24. Also reported arrive at Baltimore 1887-12-23 and Halifax 1887-12-27.
1888 Liverpool Jan. 26 → Baltimore Feb. 4. Londonderry 1888-01-27. 6,5 days crossing the Ocean<BR>Also reported arrival Quebec 1888-02-03.
1888 Liverpool Mar. 8 → 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 hours.
1888 Liverpool Mar. 8 → 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 hours.
1888 Liverpool Apr. 19 → Quebec Apr. 28. Londonderry 1888-04-20 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-04-27<BR> Arrived at 03:00 morning.
1888 Liverpool Apr. 19 → Quebec Apr. 28. Londonderry 1888-04-20 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-04-27<BR> Arrived at 03:00 morning.
1888 Liverpool May 24 → Quebec June 2. Londonderry 1888-05-25 - Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours<BR>Also reported arrive 1888-06-01.
1888 Liverpool May 24 → Quebec June 2. Londonderry 1888-05-25 - Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours<BR>Also reported arrive 1888-06-01.
1888 Liverpool May 24 → Quebec June 2. Londonderry 1888-05-25 - Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours<BR>Also reported arrive 1888-06-01.
1888 Liverpool June 28 → Quebec July 6. Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-07-05<BR>Arrived at 12:00 noon after crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1888 Liverpool June 28 → Quebec July 6. Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-07-05<BR>Arrived at 12:00 noon after crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1888 Liverpool June 28 → Quebec July 6. Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-07-05<BR>Arrived at 12:00 noon after crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours.
1888 Liverpool Aug. 2 → Quebec Aug. 10. Londonderry 1888-08-03 - Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours.
1888 Liverpool Aug. 2 → Quebec Aug. 10. Londonderry 1888-08-03 - Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours.
1888 Liverpool Aug. 2 → Quebec Aug. 10. Londonderry 1888-08-03 - Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours.
1888 Liverpool Sept. 6 → Quebec Sept. 14. Londonderry..
1888 Liverpool Oct. 11 → Quebec Oct. 19. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1888 Liverpool Oct. 11 → Quebec Oct. 19. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1888 Liverpool → Halifax Nov. 28. Portland.
1889 Liverpool Dec. 27 → Halifax Jan. 5. Also reported arrive 1889-01-04.
1889 Liverpool Mar. 21 → Halifax Mar. 30. Londonderry - Portland.
1889 Liverpool May 9 → Quebec May 19. Londonderry 1889-05-10 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1889-05-18<BR>Arrived at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1889 Liverpool May 9 → Quebec May 19. Londonderry 1889-05-10 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1889-05-18<BR>Arrived at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1889 Liverpool June 13 → Quebec June 24. Londonderry - Montreal.
1889 Liverpool June 13 → Quebec June 24. Londonderry - Montreal.
1889 Liverpool July 18 → Quebec July 27. Londonderry - Montreal. Arrived at 03:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 1 hour.
1889 Liverpool July 18 → Quebec July 27. Londonderry - Montreal. Arrived at 03:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 1 hour.
1889 Liverpool Aug. 22 → Quebec Aug. 30. Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1889-08-31<BR>Arrived at 01:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1889 Liverpool Sept. 26 → Quebec Oct. 5. Montreal. Arrived Quebec in the morning after crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 19 hours.
1889 Liverpool Oct. 31 → Quebec Nov. 10. Londonderry - Montreal. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1890 Liverpool Feb. 20 → Halifax Mar. 1. Portland.
1890 Liverpool Apr. 3 → Portland Apr. 13. <B>Halifax 1890-04-13 </B> Crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 19 hours.
1890 Liverpool Apr. 3 → Portland Apr. 13. <B>Halifax 1890-04-13 </B> Crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 19 hours.
1890 Liverpool May 8 → Quebec May 20. Londonderry 1890-05-09 - Montreal.
1890 Liverpool May 8 → Quebec May 20. Londonderry 1890-05-09 - Montreal.
1890 Liverpool June 12 → Quebec June 21. Londonderry 1890-06-13 - Also reported arrival 1890-06-19.
1890 Liverpool June 12 → Quebec June 21. Londonderry 1890-06-13 - Also reported arrival 1890-06-19.
1890 Liverpool June 12 → Quebec June 21. Also reported arrive 1890-06-19.
1890 Liverpool July 17 → Quebec July 26. Londonderry 1890-07-18. Also reported arrive 1890-07-25. Arrived at 01:00 morning.
1890 Liverpool July 17 → Quebec July 26. Londonderry 1890-07-18. Also reported arrive 1890-07-25. Arrived at 01:00 morning.
1890 Liverpool July 17 → Quebec July 26. Londonderry 1890-07-18. Also reported arrive 1890-07-25. Arrived at 01:00 morning.
1890 August: slightly damaged after colliding with an iceberg near Belle Isle
1890 Liverpool Aug. 21 → Quebec Aug. 31. Londonderry 1890-08-22 - Montreal. Also reported arrive 1890-08-29. Arrived at 02:00 morning.
1890 Liverpool Aug. 21 → Quebec Aug. 31. Londonderry 1890-08-22 - Montreal. Also reported arrive 1890-08-29. Arrived at 02:00 morning.
1890 Liverpool Aug. 21 → Quebec Aug. 31. Londonderry 1890-08-22 - Montreal. Also reported arrive 1890-08-29. Arrived at 02:00 morning.
1890 Liverpool Sept. 25 → Quebec Oct. 3. Londonderry 1890-09-26 - Montreal. Arrived at 02:00 night.
1890 Liverpool Sept. 25 → Quebec Oct. 3. Londonderry 1890-09-26 - Montreal. Arrived at 02:00 night.
1890 Liverpool Oct. 30 → Quebec Nov. 12. Londonderry - Montreal.
1890 Liverpool → Halifax Dec. 20
1891 Liverpool Mar. 5 → Halifax Mar. 13
1891 Liverpool Mar. 5 → Halifax Mar. 13
1891 Liverpool Apr. 24 → Quebec May 2. Also reported arrive 1891-04-30.
1891 Liverpool Apr. 24 → Quebec May 2. Also reported arrive 1891-04-30.
1891 Liverpool May 28 → Quebec June 6. Montreal. Arrived Quebec at 02:00 morning after a journey of 6 days..
1891 Liverpool May 28 → Quebec June 6. Montreal. Arrived Quebec at 02:00 morning after a journey of 6 days..
1891 Liverpool July 2 → Quebec July 10. Montral. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-07-09..
1891 Liverpool July 2 → Quebec July 10. Montral. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-07-09..
1891 Liverpool July 6 → Quebec Aug. 13. Montreal. Departure Queenstown 1891-08-07 at 16:00 evening and arrived Quebec at 02:00 morning.
1891 Liverpool July 6 → Quebec Aug. 13. Montreal. Departure Queenstown 1891-08-07 at 16:00 evening and arrived Quebec at 02:00 morning.
1891 Liverpool Sept. 10 → Quebec Sept. 17. Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-09-19.
1891 Liverpool Sept. 10 → Quebec Sept. 17. Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-09-19.
1891 Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 23. Arrived at 04:00 morning.
1891 Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 23. Arrived at 04:00 morning.
1892 Rebuilt with triple expansion engines, funnels reduced to one
1892 Liverpool July 7 → Quebec July 16. Montreal.
1892 Liverpool Aug. 11 → Quebec Aug. 20. Montreal.
1892 Liverpool Sept. 15 → Quebec Sept. 26. Montreal.
1892 Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 30. Montreal.
1892 Liverpool → Halifax Dec. 3. Portland.
1893 Liverpool Jan. 5 → Halifax Jan. 13. Londonderry - Portland.
1893 Liverpool → Halifax Feb. 25. Portland.
1893 Liverpool → Halifax Apr. 8. Portland.
1893 Liverpool May 11 → Quebec May 21. Montreal.
1893 Liverpool → Quebec June 22. Also reported arrive 1893-06-23.
1893 Liverpool → Quebec June 22. Also reported arrive 1893-06-23.
1893 Liverpool → Quebec July 28. Arrived at Zulheu.
1893 Liverpool → Quebec Sept. 1
1893 Liverpool → Quebec Sept. 1
1893 Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 6
1893 Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 6
1893 Liverpool → Quebec Nov. 9
1893 Liverpool Dec. 7 → Halifax Dec. 16. Londonderry.
1894 Liverpool → Halifax Jan. 27
1894 Liverpool → Halifax Mar. 10
1894 Liverpool → Quebec May 6
1894 Liverpool → Quebec June 6
1894 Liverpool → Quebec July 12
1894 Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 16
1894 Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 16
1894 Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 25
1894 November: Stranded at the entrance to Lough Foyle and was towed to Liverpool
1895 → Quebec June 22
1895 → Quebec Oct. 4
1896 → Halifax Feb. 3
1896 → Halifax Mar. 16
1896 → Quebec Apr. 26
1896 → Quebec Aug. 1
1896 August: Collided the the S/S Lake Ontario of the Beaver Line in the St Lawrence River, both ships sustained damage
1897 → Quebec May 30
1897 → Quebec Sept. 11
1897 → Portland Nov. 20. Arrived in Portland at 09:00 morning.
1898 → Halifax Apr. 19
1898 → Quebec May 18
1898 → Quebec June 27
1898 → Quebec July 30
1898 Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 15. Crossing the Ocean in 8 days.
1901 Liverpool → Portland Jan. 26
1901 Liverpool → Portland Mar. 2
1901 Liverpool → Portland Apr. 9. Arrive date not given (reported 1901-04-10).
1901 Liverpool → Portland July 27
1901 Liverpool → Portland Nov. 9
1902 March 29th: started service on the Naples - Genoa - Boston route
1904 Liverpool → Quebec May 24
1904 Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 19
1904 Liverpool → Quebec Sept. 24
1905 Liverpool → Halifax Apr. 1
1905 Liverpool → Quebec - Montreal May 10. Subm. by Mitch Taylor.
1910 Scrapped

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Vancouver - original sailing rig

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Vancouver - pre 1892

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Vancouver - at port

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