S.S. Caspian, Allan Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1870 at Glasgow by London & Glasgow Co. Ltd. 1,728 gross 349.6ft x 38ft Allan Line , Liverpool, England


Caspian - Allan Line steamship, at Montreal
Caspian - Allan Line steamship, at Montreal
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Chronological History

Year Event
1870 Feb. 1, launched
1870 Liverpool Sept. 24 → Quebec Oct. 7
1870 Nov 5, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1870 Dec. 8, first voyage Liverpool - Baltimore
1871 Liverpool Feb. 16 → Portland Feb. 28
1871 Liverpool - Londonderry/Queenstown - Halifax/Quebec/Portland
1871 Liverpool Apr. 26 → Quebec May 6
1871 Liverpool May 30 → Quebec June 9
1871 Liverpool July 6 → Quebec July 15. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1871-07-16.
1871 Liverpool Sept. 9 → Halifax Sept. 17. Queenstown.
1871 Liverpool Oct. 26 → Quebec Nov. 5. Londonderry. Also reported to arrive 1892-11-07.
1871 Liverpool Dec. 7 → Portland Dec. 19. Montreal Ocean Steam Ship Company. Date of arrival not found. Date is estimated 12 days journey<BR>Agent A. Sharpe, Christiania.
1872 Liverpool - Queenstown - Halifax/Quebec
1872 Liverpool June 4 → Quebec June 17. Queenstown - Halifax.
1872 Liverpool July 16 → Halifax July 26. Baltimore.
1872 Liverpool Oct. 12 → Quebec Oct. 25
1873 Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec
1873 Liverpool Aug. 28 → Quebec Sept. 7. Londonderry 1873-08-29.
1873 Liverpool Oct. 9 → Quebec Oct. 20. Londonderry 1873-10-10. Also reported arrival 1873-10-21.
1874 Liverpool Feb. 11 → Halifax Feb. 19. Arrival date estimated.
1874 Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax/Quebec
1874 Liverpool May 5 → Quebec May 24. Queenstown - Halifax.
1874 Liverpool June 18 → Quebec June 29. Londonderry 1874-06-19.
1874 Liverpool July 28 → Quebec Aug. 13. Queenstown - St. Johns - Halifax.
1874 Liverpool Sept. 22 → Halifax Oct. 2. Arrival date estimated.
1874 Liverpool Dec. 15 → Halifax Dec. 25. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool Jan. 26 → Halifax Feb. 5. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool - Halifax
1875 Liverpool Apr. 21 → Halifax May 1. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool June 1 → Halifax June 11. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool July 27 → Halifax Aug. 7. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool Sept. 7 → Halifax Sept. 17. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool Oct. 19 → Halifax Oct. 29. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool Nov. 30 → Halifax Dec. 10. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Jan. 9 → Halifax Jan. 19. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Feb. 22 → Portland Mar. 7. Halifax.
1877 Liverpool Apr. 5 → Portland Apr. 17. Halifax.
1877 Liverpool - Halifax/Portland
1877 Liverpool May 15 → Halifax May 25. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool June 28 → Quebec July 9
1877 Liverpool Aug. 7 → Halifax Aug. 17. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Sept. 18 → Halifax Sept. 28. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Oct. 30 → Halifax Nov. 10. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Dec. 11 → Halifax Dec. 21. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Apr. 11 → Halifax Apr. 21. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool - Halifax
1878 Liverpool May 28 → Halifax June 8. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool July 9 → Halifax July 19. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Aug. 20 → Halifax Sept. 1. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Oct. 1 → Halifax Oct. 11. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Nov. 12 → Halifax Nov. 22. Arrival date estimated.
1879 Liverpool Dec. 24 → Halifax Jan. 3. Arrival date estimated.
1879 Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/Halifax
1879 Liverpool May 1 → Quebec May 10. Londonderry 1879-05-02. Also reportes arrival 1879-05-14.
1881 Liverpool Feb. 10 → Halifax Feb. 22
1881 Liverpool Mar. 24 → Halifax Apr. 3. Londonderry 1881-03-25 - Boston. Captain Trocks. <I>Feeder ship</I> from Christiania 1881-03-18, Bergen 1881-03-17.
1881 Liverpool - Londonderry - St.John - Halifax/Boston/Baltimore
1881 Liverpool May 11 → Halifax May 20
1881 Liverpool June 21 → Halifax July 2
1881 Liverpool Aug. 13 → Halifax Aug. 23. Estimated arrival date.
1881 Liverpool Sept. 12 → Halifax Sept. 25. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1881 Liverpool Oct. 27 → Halifax Nov. 5
1881 Liverpool Dec. 22 → Halifax Dec. 24. Baltimore. Estimated arrival date.
1882 Re-engined with new compound engines by Laird Bros, Birkenhead, 300 HP, service speed 12 knots
1882 Liverpool Nov. 30 → Halifax Dec. 12. Londonderry - Baltimore. Arrival date port of Halifax is estimated..
1882 Chartered as a troopship for Egyptian Expedition
1883 Liverpool Jan. 18 → Halifax Jan. 31. Londonderry - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Feb. 22 → Halifax Mar. 5. Londonderry 1883-02-23 - Portland.
1883 Liverpool Apr. 10 → Halifax Apr. 20. Queenstown 1883-04-11 - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore/Portland
1883 Liverpool May 22 → Halifax June 2. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool July 3 → Halifax July 13. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Aug. 14 → Halifax Aug. 27. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Sept. 25 → Halifax Oct. 6. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Nov. 8 → Halifax Nov. 20. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Dec. 18 → Halifax Dec. 31. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool Jan. 24 → Halifax Feb. 7. Portland.
1884 Liverpool Mar. 6 → Halifax Mar. 19. Londonderry (Moville) - Portland.
1884 Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax - Portland/Baltimore
1884 Liverpool May 6 → Halifax May 16. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool June 17 → Halifax June 27. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool July 29 → Halifax Aug. 9. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool Sept. 9 → Halifax Sept. 20. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool → Halifax Nov. 1
1885 Liverpool Dec. 25 → Halifax Jan. 4. Londonderry - Baltimore.
1885 Liverpool Jan. 13 → Halifax Jan. 24. Londonderry - Portland. Arrival date Port of Halifax is estimated..
1885 Liverpool Feb. 5 → Halifax Feb. 16. Londonderry - Portland.
1885 Liverpool Mar. 19 → Halifax Mar. 30
1885 Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore/Portland
1885 Liverpool Apr. 28 → Halifax May 11. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1885 Liverpool July 21 → Halifax Aug. 1. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1885 Liverpool Sept. 1 → Halifax Sept. 13. Queenstown - St. Johns - Quebec 1885-09-18.
1885 Liverpool Oct. 15 → Quebec Oct. 25
1886 Liverpool Dec. 21 → Halifax Jan. 3. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool Feb. 11 → Halifax Feb. 21. Londonderry - Portland.
1886 Liverpool Apr. 13 → Halifax Apr. 26. Queenstown - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore/Portland
1886 Liverpool May 25 → Halifax June 5. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool July 6 → Halifax July 16. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool Aug. 16 → Halifax Aug. 28. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool Sept. 28 → Halifax Oct. 9. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1886 Liverpool Nov. 9 → Halifax Nov. 22. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1887 Liverpool - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore
1887 Liverpool May 10 → Halifax May 21. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1887 Liverpool Sept. 13 → Halifax Sept. 24. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1887 Liverpool → Halifax Nov. 8
1888 Liverpool - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore
1888 Liverpool May 15 → Halifax May 25. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool June 26 → Halifax July 11. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool Aug. 7 → Halifax Aug. 17. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool Sept. 18 → Halifax Sept. 30. St. Johns - Baltimore. Date of arrival Halifax is estimated..
1888 Liverpool Oct. 30 → Halifax Nov. 11. St. Johns.
1888 Liverpool → Halifax Dec. 23
1889 Liverpool - Queenstown/Londonderry - St.John - Quebec/Halifax - Baltimore
1889 Liverpool Apr. 30 → Halifax May 10. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1889 Liverpool June 7 → Quebec June 17. Londonderry.
1889 Liverpool June 7 → Quebec June 17. Londonderry.
1889 Liverpool July 11 → Quebec July 20. Londonderry.
1889 Liverpool Aug. 15 → Quebec Aug. 24. Londonderry.
1889 Liverpool Oct. 1 → Halifax Oct. 13. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1890 Liverpool → Halifax Jan. 7
1890 Liverpool Feb. 13 → Halifax Feb. 24. Portland.
1890 Liverpool → Halifax Apr. 28
1890 Liverpool - Queenstown - St.John - Halifax - Portland/Baltimore
1890 Liverpool May 27 → Halifax June 6. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1890 Liverpool → Halifax July 19
1890 Liverpool → Halifax Aug. 31. St. Johns.
1890 Liverpool Sept. 30 → Halifax Oct. 11. Queenstown (Cobh) - St. Johns.
1890 Liverpool Nov. 11 → Halifax Nov. 23. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool Dec. 23 → Halifax Jan. 4. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool - Queenstown - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore
1891 Liverpool May 12 → Halifax May 23. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool June 23 → Halifax July 3. Queenstown - St. Johns.
1891 Liverpool Aug. 4 → Halifax Aug. 14. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1891 Liverpool → Halifax Sept. 28. St. Johns.
1891 Liverpool Nov. 10 → Halifax Nov. 21. St. Johns - Baltimore. Allan & State Line..
1892 Liverpool - Queenstown - St.John - Halifax - Baltimore. Laid up
1892 Liverpool Apr. 26 → Halifax May 7. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1892 Liverpool Aug. 16 → Halifax Aug. 28. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1892 Liverpool Sept. 27 → Halifax Oct. 9. Queenstown - St. Johns - Baltimore.
1893 Laid up
1894 Laid up
1895 Laid up
1896 Glasgow - Boston
1897 Glasgow - Portland.
1897 Scrapped

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