S.S. Anchoria (1), Anchor Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1875 at Barrow by Barrow Shipbuilding Co. 4,168 gross 408ft x 40.1ft x 33.8ft Anchor Line
Anchoria (1), Anchor Line steamship
Anchoria (1), Anchor Line steamship
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The Anchoria (1) was one of 5 identical sisters built 1873 - 1878. The other sisters were the Ethiopia built 1873, Bolivia built 1874, Devonia built 1877 and the Circassia (1) built 1878. The Anchoria had passenger accommodations for about 200 1st class passenger, 100 2nd class passengers and 800 steerage passengers. Below you can see two of the other sisters, the Devonia and the Ethiopia.


Ethiopia, Anchor Line steamship
Ethiopia, Anchor Line steamship
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Chronological History

Year Event
1874 Oct. 27, launched for The Barrow Steam Ship Co. Ltd., operated by Anchor Line
1875 Oct. 2, maiden voyage Glasgow - Moville - New York
1878 Glasgow → New York Oct. 12
1879 Glasgow → New York June 21. Agent Henderson Brothers, Christiania.
1879 Glasgow → New York July 26
1879 Glasgow → New York Aug. 30
1879 Glasgow → New York Oct. 5
1879 Glasgow → New York Nov. 8
1880 Glasgow → New York May 3
1880 Glasgow → New York May 3
1880 Glasgow → New York June 6
1880 Glasgow → New York Sept. 5
1880 Glasgow → New York Oct. 9
1880 Glasgow → New York Nov. 15
1881 Glasgow → New York May 10
1881 Glasgow → New York June 12
1881 Glasgow → New York July 18. Arrived at noon.
1881 Glasgow → New York Aug. 21
1881 Glasgow Sept. 16 → New York Sept. 27
1881 Glasgow Sept. 16 → New York Sept. 27
1881 Glasgow → New York Dec. 9
1882 Glasgow → New York Apr. 22
1882 Glasgow → New York May 28. Also reported arrive 1882-05-30.
1882 Glasgow → New York May 28. Also reported arrive 1882-05-30.
1882 Glasgow → New York July 10
1882 Glasgow → New York Aug. 20
1882 Glasgow → New York Oct. 3. ?? Arrive date.
1883 Glasgow → New York June 24
1884 Glasgow → New York Jan. 21
1884 Glasgow → New York Mar. 22
1884 Glasgow → New York Apr. 8
1885 Glasgow Apr. 3 → New York Apr. 15
1885 Glasgow May 14 → New York May 24
1885 Glasgow July 23 → New York Aug. 2
1885 Glasgow Aug. 27 → New York Sept. 7
1885 Glasgow Oct. 2 → New York Oct. 12
1886 Glasgow Mar. 25 → New York Apr. 7
1886 Glasgow June 3 → New York June 15
1886 Glasgow Aug. 12 → New York Aug. 24
1887 Fitted with triple expansion engines by D. & W. Henderson Ltd.
1887 Glasgow June 2 → New York June 12
1887 Glasgow Aug. 11 → New York Aug. 20
1887 Glasgow Sept. 15 → New York Sept. 24
1887 Glasgow Oct. 20 → New York Oct. 29
1887 Glasgow Nov. 24 → New York Dec. 4
1888 Glasgow Feb. 9 → New York Feb. 19
1888 Glasgow → New York Mar. 26
1888 Glasgow Apr. 19 → New York Apr. 29
1888 Glasgow May 24 → New York June 2. Also reported arrive 1888-06-03.
1888 Glasgow May 24 → New York June 2. Also reported arrive 1888-06-03.
1888 Glasgow June 28 → New York July 8
1888 Glasgow → New York Aug. 12. Arrived in the morning.
1888 Glasgow Sept. 6 → New York Sept. 16
1888 Glasgow → New York Oct. 22. Arrived in the morning.
1888 Glasgow → New York Nov. 27
1889 Glasgow May 9 → New York May 19
1889 Glasgow May 9 → New York May 19
1889 Glasgow July 18 → New York July 27
1889 Glasgow Aug. 22 → New York Aug. 31. Also reported arrive 1889-08-30.
1890 Glasgow Jan. 10 → New York Jan. 22
1890 Glasgow Mar. 20 → New York Apr. 2
1890 Glasgow → New York May 5
1890 Glasgow May 29 → New York June 8
1890 Glasgow → New York July 3
1890 Glasgow July 1 → New York July 12
1890 Glasgow Aug. 7 → New York Aug. 16
1891 Glasgow May 2 → New York May 12
1891 Glasgow → New York June 14
1891 Glasgow → New York July 19
1891 Glasgow → New York Aug. 21
1891 Glasgow Nov. 27 → New York Dec. 6
1892 → New York Apr. 2
1892 → New York May 7
1892 → New York June 12
1892 → New York July 18
1892 → New York Aug. 20
1893 Glasgow → New York Apr. 10
1893 → New York Aug. 26. Also reported arrive 1893-08-28.
1893 Transferred to Anchor Line ownership
1894 → New York Apr. 18
1894 → New York Sept. 21
1896 → New York Aug. 1
1897 → New York Mar. 27
1898 → New York Feb. 9. Arrived in New York at 06:00 morning.
1903 Glasgow → New York May 10
1906 Apr. 18, sold to Thomas Ward Tamplin, London
1906 Resold to HAPAG for use as accommodation ship, engines removed
1932 Scrapped in Germany

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