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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
4,310 gross 1863 at Jarrow-on-Tyne by Palmer‘s Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd. National Line 390.7ft x 41.3ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1863  Aug. 4, launched for Fernie BrosAtlantic Journey ID 4715
 1863  Became the Virginia for National LineAtlantic Journey ID 4716
 1864  Apr. 4, first voyage for National Line, Liverpool - Queenstown - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 4717
 1872  Rebuilt: lengthened to 390.7ft, fitted with compound engines by Laird Bros, new tonnage: 4,310 gross - renamed GreeceAtlantic Journey ID 4718
 1872  Liverpool  Aug. 22  New York  Sept. 05 Agent Hr. O. Svenson, ChristianiaTransatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  Oct. 02  New York  Oct. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  May 21  New York  June 03 Agent Hr. O. Svenson, ChristianiaTransatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool     New York  July 08 Agent Hr. O. Svenson, ChristianiaTransatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Sept. 17  New York  Sept. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Oct. 22  New York  Nov. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  May 08  New York  May 19 Transatlantc ID
 1896  ScrappedAtlantic Journey ID 4719
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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