S.S. Brooklyn, Dominion Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1868 at Glasgow by Tod & McGregor 2,911 gross 354.4ft x 42.5ft Dominion Line

S/S Brooklyn, Dominion Line
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Chronological History

Year Event
1868 December, launched as the City of Brooklyn for the Inman Line
1869 Maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
1878 Liverpool Sept. 5 → Quebec Sept. 17
1878 Liverpool Oct. 17 → Quebec Oct. 28
1878 Sold to Dominion Line, renamed Brooklyn
1879 Lengthened to 400 feet, new tonnage: 4,215 gross, fitted with compound engines by J. & J. Thomson, Glasgow
1879 Liverpool July 3 → Quebec July 13
1879 Liverpool Aug. 14 → Quebec Aug. 23
1879 Liverpool Sept. 20 → Quebec Oct. 1
1879 Liverpool Oct. 30 → Quebec Nov. 8
1880 Liverpool Apr. 24 → Quebec May 15
1880 Liverpool June 10 → Quebec June 21
1880 Liverpool July 22 → Quebec Aug. 1
1880 Liverpool Sept. 1 → Quebec Sept. 10
1880 Liverpool Sept. 2 → Quebec Sept. 11
1880 Liverpool Oct. 7 → Quebec Oct. 15. Arrived 06:00 morning after a journey of 7 days 14 hours crossing the Atlantic.
1880 Liverpool Oct. 7 → Quebec Oct. 15. Arrived 06:00 morning after a journey of 7 days 14 hours crossing the Atlantic.
1881 Liverpool → Quebec May 6. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 7 days.
1881 Liverpool Apr. 28 → Quebec May 9. Belfast.
1881 Liverpool June 9 → Quebec June 17. Crossing the Ocean from Liverpool in 7,5 days.
1881 Liverpool June 9 → Quebec June 17. Crossing the Ocean from Liverpool in 7,5 days.
1881 Liverpool June 9 → Quebec June 19
1881 Liverpool July 21 → Quebec July 29. Belfast 1881-07-22.
1881 Liverpool July 21 → Quebec July 29. Belfast 1881-07-22.
1881 Liverpool Sept. 8 → Quebec Sept. 16. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 7,5 days.
1881 Liverpool Oct. 20 → Quebec Oct. 31
1882 Liverpool → Portland Apr. 3
1882 Liverpool May 11 → Quebec May 21. Belfast 1882-05-13 - Montreal.
1882 Liverpool May 11 → Quebec May 21. Belfast 1882-05-13 - Montreal.
1882 Liverpool May 11 → Quebec May 21. Belfast 1882-05-13 - Montreal.
1882 Liverpool June 29 → Quebec July 9. Belfast - Montreal.
1882 Liverpool June 29 → Quebec July 9. Belfast - Montreal.
1882 Liverpool Aug. 10 → Quebec Aug. 19. Belfast 1882-08-11. Also reported arrival Quebec 1882-08-21.
1882 Liverpool Sept. 21 → Quebec Sept. 29. Less then 7 days journey. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1882-10-01.
1882 Liverpool Nov. 2 → Quebec Nov. 13
1883 Liverpool Mar. 15 → Portland Mar. 26. Also reported arrive 1883-03-27.
1883 Liverpool Mar. 15 → Portland Mar. 26. Also reported arrive 1883-03-27.
1883 Liverpool Mar. 15 → Portland Mar. 26. Also reported arrive 1883-03-27.
1884 Liverpool May 1 → Quebec May 12. Belfast. Also reported to arriva Quebec 1884-05-13.
1884 Liverpool June 12 → Quebec June 21. Belfast 1884-06-13.
1884 Liverpool July 24 → Quebec Aug. 1
1884 Liverpool Sept. 11 → Quebec Sept. 20. Belfast 1884-09-12 - Montreal.
1884 Liverpool Sept. 11 → Quebec Sept. 20. Belfast 1884-09-12 - Montreal.
1884 Liverpool Oct. 23 → Quebec Nov. 3
1884 Liverpool → Halifax Dec. 30. Arrival date not given (late December).
1885 Liverpool Jan. 22 → Halifax Feb. 4. Portland.
1885 Liverpool Mar. 5 → Portland Mar. 15. Also reported to arrive Halifax same date.
1885 Liverpool Apr. 16 → Quebec Apr. 28. Also reported to arrive Halifax 1885-04-29 - Montreal 1885-05-08.
1885 Liverpool June 4 → Quebec June 18. Belfast - Montreal.
1885 Liverpool July 9 → Quebec July 19. Belfast.
1885 Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 21. ??.
1885 Liverpool Aug. 20 → Quebec Aug. 31. Belfast.
1885 Liverpool Sept. 24 → Quebec Oct. 6
1885 Nov. 8, wrecked on Anticosti Island, no lives lost
1885 Liverpool Oct. 29 → Nov. 8. Arrived on Anticosti Island. Ship named Napoleon left Anticosti Island 1885-11-13 and arrived port of Quebec 1885-11-18.

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