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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
1,538 gross 1853 at Glasgow by Robert Napier & Sons Cunard Line 268.2ft x 36.6ft 
 YearRemarks
 1853 Aug. 22, launched for Australasian Pacific Mail SP CoAtlantic Journey ID 1465
 1854 Purchased by Cunard for Mediterranean serviceAtlantic Journey ID 1466
 1854 Crimean War transportAtlantic Journey ID 1467
 1856 Mar. 12, first voyage Liverpool - New York routeAtlantic Journey ID 1472
 1857 June 17, chartered by European & AustralianAtlantic Journey ID 1468
 1857 October, stranded on the Nubian coast, repaired in BombayAtlantic Journey ID 1469
 1859 Liverpool - New York route.Atlantic Journey ID 1473
 1859 Sold to P & OAtlantic Journey ID 1474
 1873 Renamed "Winchester" for British owners, converted to sailing shipAtlantic Journey ID 1470
 1880 July 14, wrecked in Macassar StraitsAtlantic Journey ID 1471
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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