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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,563 gross 1879 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff Anchor Line 410.3ft x 39ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1879  Chartered to the American Line, operated as British CrownAtlantic Journey ID 1007
 1879  Launched as the "British Crown"Atlantic Journey ID 1006
 1879  Oct. 15; maiden voyage Liverpool-PhiladelphiaAtlantic Journey ID 1008
 1885  Transferred to the Anchor Line, operated as "British Crown"Atlantic Journey ID 1010
 1885  Aug 19; Last voyage Liverpool-PhiladelphiaAtlantic Journey ID 1009
 1886  Chartered from British Shipowners Co.Atlantic Journey ID 4503
 1886  London     Halifax  Apr. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1886  London     Halifax  June 01 Transatlantc ID
 1886  London     Halifax  July 14 Transatlantc ID
 1886  London     Halifax  Aug. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1886  London     Halifax  Dec. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Refitted to carry 80-1st, 80-2nd and 800-3rd class passengersAtlantic Journey ID 1013
 1887  Sold to Holland America Line, - renamed AmsterdamAtlantic Journey ID 1012
 1887  London  Mar. 08  Halifax  Mar. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1887  July; Transferred to the Furness LineAtlantic Journey ID 1011
 1887  Dec: Started on the Rotterdam-New York serviceAtlantic Journey ID 1014
 1890  8 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam/Flushing-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1015
 1891  6 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam & Boulogne-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1016
 1892  6 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1017
 1893  10 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam & Boulogne-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1018
 1893  Fitted with triple expansion enginesAtlantic Journey ID 1019
 1894  8 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1020
 1895  8 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam/Boulogne-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1021
 1896  9 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam/Boulogne-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1022
 1897  7 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1023
 1899  9 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam/Boulogne-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1024
 1899  Accommodation altered to 2nd and 3rd class onlyAtlantic Journey ID 1025
 1900  8 voyages Rotterdam/Amsterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1026
 1901  10 voyages Rotterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1027
 1902  4 voyages Rotterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1028
 1903  5 voyages Rotterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1029
 1904  5 voyages Rotterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1030
 1905  2 voyages Rotterdam-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1031
 1905  Sold to Italian owners, renamed AmsterdaAtlantic Journey ID 1032
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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