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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,175 gross 1874 at Dumbarton by A. McMillan & Son Dominion Line 335.7ft x 38.4ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1872  Liverpool     Quebec  June 11 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  June 03  Quebec  June 18 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  July 15  Quebec  July 26 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Aug. 27  Quebec  Sept. 06 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  May 05  Quebec  May 17 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  July 01  Quebec  July 14 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Aug. 18  Quebec  Aug. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Oct. 04  Quebec  Oct. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Aug. 23  Quebec  Sept. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Oct. 05  Quebec  Oct. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  May 23  Quebec  June 04 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  July 19  Quebec  July 30 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Aug. 30  Quebec  Sept. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Oct. 12  Quebec  Oct. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Feb. 22  Halifax  Mar. 04 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Apr. 06  Halifax  Apr. 16 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  May 16  Quebec  May 27 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Aug. 27  Quebec  July 06 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Aug. 08  Quebec  Aug. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Sept. 19  Quebec  Sept. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Oct. 30  Quebec  Nov. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Apr. 29  Quebec  May 18 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  June 17  Quebec  June 28 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  July 29  Quebec  Aug. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Sept. 09  Quebec  Sept. 19 Also reported arrival 1880-09-20Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Oct. 16  Quebec  Oct. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     Portland  Apr. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  May 12  Quebec  May 23 Belfast 1881-05-13. Also reported arrival 18841-05-25Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  June 23  Quebec  July 03 Belfast 1881-06-24. Also reported arrival 1881-07-05Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Aug. 11  Quebec  Aug. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Sept. 22  Quebec  Oct. 02 Also reported arrival 1881-10-06Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Nov. 03  Portland  Nov. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Apr. 27  Quebec  May 10 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Apr. 27  Quebec  May 19 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  June 22  Quebec  July 02 Belfast 1882-06-23Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Aug. 03  Quebec  Aug. 14 Belfast 1882-08-05Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Sept. 14  Quebec  Sept. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Oct. 25  Quebec  Nov. 05 Also reported arrive 1882-11-06Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Apr. 19  Quebec  Apr. 30 Belfast. Also reporte arrival Quebec 1883-05-01Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  May 31  Quebec  June 16 Belfast 1883-06-01Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  July 19  Quebec  July 29 Belfast 1883-07-20 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Aug. 30  Quebec  Sept. 11 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Oct. 11  Quebec  Oct. 21 Also reported arrive 1883-10-23Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Dec. 06  Halifax  Dec. 20 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Jan. 17  Halifax  Jan. 30 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  July 17  Quebec  July 27 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Oct. 30  Quebec  Nov. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     Halifax  Mar. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Bristol (Avonmouth)  June 13  Quebec  June 28 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Bristol (Avonmouth)  July 25  Quebec  Aug. 05 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1885  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Sept. 05  Quebec  Sept. 18 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1885  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Oct. 18  Quebec  Oct. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Bristol (Avonmouth)  May 15  Quebec  May 28 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Bristol (Avonmouth)  June 23  Quebec  July 05 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Aug. 05  Quebec  Aug. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Sept. 17  Quebec  Sept. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Bristol (Avonmouth)  June 03  Quebec  June 14 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Bristol (Avonmouth)  July 15  Quebec  July 26 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1887  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Aug. 23  Quebec  Sept. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Oct. 06  Quebec  Oct. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Apr. 19  Quebec  May 03 Liverpool 1888-05-03 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1888  Bristol (Avonmouth)  June 02  Quebec  June 16 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1888  Bristol (Avonmouth)  July 12  Quebec  July 25 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Aug. 23  Quebec  Sept. 07 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1888  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Oct. 04  Quebec  Oct. 17 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1889  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Sept. 19  Quebec  Oct. 01 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Oct. 27  Quebec  Nov. 10 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Bristol (Avonmouth)  Apr. 18  Quebec  May 01 MontrealTransatlantc ID
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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