Aug. 5; maiden voyage Hull-New York arrived Aug. 20
1900
4 voyages Hull-New York
1901
8 voyages Hull-New York
1902
8 voyages Hull-New York
1903
7 voyages Hull-New York
1904
4 voyages Hull-New York
1905
4 voyages Hull-New York
1908
March: last voyage Wilson Line run Hull-Boston-New York
1908
May 21; sold to Carin Line Steamships, renamed Cairnrona
1908
Refitted with passenger accommodation for 50-1st class and 800-3rd class, new tonnage: 7,640 gross
1909
New tonnage: 7640 tons
1909
Refitted to carry 50-1st and 800-3rd class passengers
1909
Sold to Thompson Line
1910
Fire in coal bunkers while off Beachy Head
1911
Sold to Cunard Line, renamed "Albania"
1912
Sold to Bank Line, renamed Poleric
1927
Sold to Japanese owners
1929
Scrapped in Japan
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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Details: one funnel, four masts, twin screws, triple expansion engines with 2 x 3 cylinders. Service speed of 12 knots. She had accommodation for 13-1st class passengers. In April 1910 she suffered fire in her coal bunkers while off Beachy Head in the English Channel and over 700 passengers were transferred temporarily to the Furness Withy cargo steamer "Kanawha". The fire was extinguished and she returned to London and sailed again on 16th April for Quebec and Montreal.
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