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4,809 gross 1878 at Glasgow by J. & G. Thomson & Co. Allan Line, Liverpool, England 430.1ft x 44.6ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1878  Nov. 12, launched for the Cunard Line as the GalliaAtlantic Journey ID 384
 1879  Apr. 5, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 385
 1896  Chartered by Cia Trasatatlantica, became Don Alvaro de BazanAtlantic Journey ID 386
 1896  Reverted to GalliaAtlantic Journey ID 387
 1897  Acquired by the Beaver Line, name remained GalliaAtlantic Journey ID 388
 1897  Nov. 20, first voyage Liverpool - Halifax - St. John, NBAtlantic Journey ID 389
 1899  Acquired by Allan LineAtlantic Journey ID 391
 1899       Quebec  May 13 Transatlantc ID
 1899  Stranded near Sorel Point near Quebec, salvagedAtlantic Journey ID 392
 1900  Scrapped at CherbourgAtlantic Journey ID 390
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

Cunard Line steamship GALLIA
S/S Gallia in Cunard Line service
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Cunard Line steamship GALLIA
The main deck and bridge
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This old engraving was printed in "The Graphic" in 1879. It shows sailors at work on deck of the Cunard Line steamer Gallia while crossing the Atlantic ocean. On this picture you can clearly see the BRIDGE of the ship. In the old days the bridge was actually a bridge, from where the commanding officer had a good overview and could shout his orders to all parts of the ship. Being on the bridge was quite a struggle in bad weather as the men on it were not protected like on modern ship today.

Cunard Line steamship GALLIA
The saloon
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Gallia, Bothnia (1), Scythia (1)
Cuard Line sisters Gallia, Bothnia (1), Scythia (1)
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