Oct. 6, launched for British & North Atlantic Co. as cargo steamer
1899
Fitted for passenger accommodation
1899
First voyage for Dominion Line, Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1901
Portland
Jan. 15
Reported as S/S Camhomann
1901
Liverpool
Portland
Feb. 27
Arrive date not given (reported 1901-02-28)
1901
Liverpool
Portland
May 05
Arrive date not given (reported 1901-05-06). Journey of 8 days
1901
Liverpool
May 23
Portland
May 30
1901
Liverpool
Portland
Oct. 19
1901
Liverpool
Portland
Nov. 25
1907
March 8, first voyage as charter for Red Star Line, Antwerp - New York
1910
Scrapped
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
This ship sailed with emigrant passengers for the Dominion Line from 1899, mainly between Liverpool and Quebec, Montreal or Portland. In 1907 she was chartered by the Red Star Line for transatlantic voyages between Antwerp and New York. On the black and white picture of the ship she is seen at Antwerp where she served as an accommodation ship for English black-legs which had been brought from London to break the dockers' strike at Antwerp 1907. ("Logement des rats Anglais - Logement der Engelsche ratten")
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This section contains articles describing the transatlantic voyage, the condition of the steerage accommodations and the experience of an ocean travel on an emigrant ship. You will find in-depth studies concerning the emigration process, statistics and facts, and information about the immigration processing centers line Castle Garden and Ellis Island.
