S.S. Borussia, Dominion Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1855 at Greenock by Caird & Co. 2,131 gross 280ft x 38.5ft Dominion Line
Picture of the S/S Borussia when in service for HAPAG
Picture of the S/S Borussia when in service for HAPAG
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Chronological History

Year Event
1855 Launched July 7th as the Borussia for HAPAG
1855 Crimean War transport
1856 June 6, first voyage Hamburg-New York
1870 Apr. 30, last voyage Hamburg-New York
1871 Compound engines by C. A. Day & Co, Southampton
1871 Hamburg-West Indies onwards
1876 Transferred to Dominion Line
1876 Sept. 9, first voyage Liverpool-New Orleans
1878 Liverpool July 13 → Quebec July 25
1879 Dec. 12, abandoned at sea

Other ships named "Borussia"

Ship Line / Owner
Borussia Hamburg America Line

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