S.S. Circassian, Allan Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1872 at Greenock by Robert Steele & Co. 3,211 gross 375.5ft x 40.3ft Allan Line , Liverpool, England
Circassian - Allan Line steamship
Circassian - Allan Line steamship, at Liverpool
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Circassian, Allan Line steamship
S.S. Circassian - Allan Line steamship, at Liverpool
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Circassian - Allan Line steamship
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Chronological History

Year Event
1872 June 6, launched
1873 Apr. 24, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1873 Liverpool Apr. 24 → Quebec May 7. Londonderry.
1873 Liverpool June 19 → Quebec June 30. Londonderry 1873-06-20.
1873 Liverpool July 31 → Quebec Aug. 10. Londonderry 1873-08-01.
1873 Liverpool Sept. 11 → Quebec Sept. 21. Londonderry 1873-09-12. Also reported arrival 1873-09-22.
1873 Liverpool Oct. 23 → Quebec Nov. 2. Londonderry 1873-10-24.
1874 Liverpool - Londonderry - St.John - Halifax/Quebec
1874 Liverpool Apr. 23 → Quebec May 10. Londonderry.
1874 Liverpool June 2 → Quebec June 16. Halifax.
1874 Liverpool July 9 → Quebec July 21. Londonderry.
1874 Liverpool Sept. 10 → Quebec Sept. 20. Londonderry 1874-09-11.
1874 Liverpool Oct. 20 → Quebec Nov. 6. St. Johns.
1875 Rebuilt, lengthened to 415.5ft, new tonnage: 3,724 gross, compounded engines by Laird Bros, Birkenhead, - 500 HP, 14 knots
1876 Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec
1876 Liverpool May 4 → Quebec May 14. Londonderry 1876-05-05.
1876 Liverpool June 15 → Quebec June 26
1876 Liverpool July 27 → Quebec Aug. 6. Londonderry.
1876 Liverpool Sept. 7 → Quebec Sept. 17. Londonderry.
1876 Liverpool Oct. 19 → Quebec Oct. 28. Londonderry 1876-10-20.
1877 Liverpool Jan. 23 → Halifax Feb. 2. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool → Portland Mar. 20
1877 Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/Halifax/Portland
1877 Liverpool May 17 → Quebec May 27. Londonderry 1877-05-18.
1877 Liverpool June 26 → Halifax July 5. Arrival date estimated.
1877 Liverpool Aug. 9 → Quebec Aug. 18. Londonderry.
1877 Liverpool Sept. 20 → Quebec Sept. 29. Londonderry 1877-09-21.
1877 Liverpool Nov. 1 → Quebec Nov. 11. Londonderry 1877-11-02. Also reported arrival 1877-11-13.
1877 Liverpool Dec. 13 → Halifax Dec. 23. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Feb. 7 → Halifax Feb. 17. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/Halifax
1878 Liverpool Apr. 25 → Quebec May 7. Londonderry.
1878 Liverpool June 6 → Quebec June 15. Londonderry 1878-06-07. Also reported arrival 1878-06-16.
1878 Liverpool July 18 → Quebec July 27. Londonderry 1878-07-19. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in only 7 days.
1878 Liverpool Aug. 29 → Quebec Sept. 8
1878 Liverpool Oct. 10 → Quebec Oct. 19. Londonderry 1878-10-11.
1878 Liverpool Dec. 12 → Halifax Dec. 22. Arrival date estimated.
1879 Liverpool Apr. 17 → Quebec Apr. 27. Londonderry 1879-04-18 - Montreal 1879-05-01.
1879 Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/Montreal
1879 Liverpool May 29 → Quebec June 8. Londonderry 1879-05-30.
1879 Liverpool July 10 → Quebec July 18. Londonderry 1879-07-11.
1879 Liverpool Aug. 21 → Quebec Aug. 31
1879 Liverpool Oct. 2 → Quebec Oct. 11. Londonderry 1879-10-03.
1879 Liverpool → Halifax Nov. 23
1880 Liverpool Mar. 18 → Halifax Mar. 28. Londonderry.
1880 Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec
1880 Liverpool May 7 → Quebec May 16. Londonderry. Also reported arrive Quebec 1880-05-18.
1880 Liverpool May 7 → Quebec May 16. Londonderry. Also reported arrive Quebec 1880-05-18.
1880 Liverpool June 17 → Quebec June 26. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-06-27.
1880 Liverpool July 29 → Quebec Aug. 6. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-08-07.
1880 Liverpool Sept. 9 → Quebec Sept. 18. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-09-19.
1880 Liverpool Oct. 21 → Quebec Oct. 29. Londonderry.
1880 Liverpool → Halifax Dec. 12
1881 Liverpool Jan. 13 → Halifax Jan. 23. Estimated arrival date.
1881 Liverpool Feb. 24 → Halifax Mar. 5
1881 Liverpool Apr. 7 → Halifax Apr. 17. Londonderry - Boston.
1881 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec/Boston
1881 Liverpool May 28 → Quebec June 3. Captain Smith. Also reported arrive 1881-06-04.
1881 Liverpool May 28 → Quebec June 3. Captain Smith. Also reported arrive 1881-06-04.
1881 Liverpool May 28 → Quebec June 3. Captain Smith. Also reported arrive 1881-06-04.
1881 Liverpool July 7 → Quebec July 15. Londonderry 1881-07-08. Captain Smith.
1881 Liverpool July 7 → Quebec July 15. Londonderry 1881-07-08. Captain Smith.
1881 Liverpool July 7 → Quebec July 15. Londonderry 1881-07-08. Captain Smith.
1881 Liverpool Aug. 18 → Quebec Aug. 26. Londonderry 1881-08-19.
1881 Liverpool Aug. 18 → Quebec Aug. 26. Londonderry 1881-08-19.
1881 Liverpool Aug. 18 → Quebec Aug. 26. Londonderry 1881-08-19.
1881 Liverpool Aug. 18 → Quebec Aug. 26. Londonderry 1881-08-19.
1881 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Quebec Oct. 9. Londonderry 1881-09-30.
1881 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Quebec Oct. 9. Londonderry 1881-09-30.
1881 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Quebec Oct. 9. Londonderry 1881-09-30.
1881 Liverpool Nov. 10 → Halifax Nov. 21. Also reported arrival 1881-11-19.
1881 Liverpool Nov. 10 → Halifax Nov. 21. Also reported arrival 1881-11-19.
1882 Liverpool Dec. 21 → Halifax Jan. 1
1882 Liverpool Jan. 21 → Halifax Feb. 12. Queenstown.
1882 Liverpool Mar. 29 → Halifax Apr. 8. Queenstown - Portland.
1882 Liverpool - Londonderry/Queenstown - Halifax/Quebec/Portland
1882 Liverpool May 4 → Quebec May 14. Londonderry 1882-05-05.
1882 Liverpool May 4 → Quebec May 14. Londonderry 1882-05-05.
1882 Liverpool May 4 → Quebec May 14. Londonderry 1882-05-05.
1882 Liverpool June 15 → Quebec June 25. Liverpool 1882-06-15 - Londonderry 1882-06-16.
1882 Liverpool July 27 → Quebec Aug. 5. Londonderry 1882-07-28 - Rimouski, Que.
1882 Liverpool July 27 → Quebec Aug. 5. Londonderry 1882-07-28 - Rimouski, Que.
1882 Liverpool July 27 → Quebec Aug. 5. Londonderry 1882-07-28 - Rimouski, Que.
1882 Liverpool July 27 → Quebec Aug. 5. Londonderry 1882-07-28 - Rimouski, Que.
1882 Liverpool Sept. 7 → Quebec Sept. 17. Londonderry 1882-09-08.
1882 Liverpool Sept. 7 → Quebec Sept. 17. Londonderry 1882-09-08.
1882 Liverpool Oct. 19 → Quebec Oct. 29. Londonderry 1882-10-20. Also reported arrival Quebec 1882-10-31.
1883 Liverpool Feb. 1 → Halifax Feb. 13. Londonderry - Baltimore.
1883 Liverpool Mar. 8 → Halifax Mar. 19. Londonderry 1883-03-09 - Portland. Passengers left Christiania 1883-03-02.
1883 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax - Portland
1883 Liverpool Apr. 26 → Quebec May 7. Londonderry (Moville).
1883 Liverpool June 7 → Quebec June 18. Londonderry 1883-06-08.
1883 Liverpool June 7 → Quebec June 18. Londonderry 1883-06-08.
1883 Liverpool July 19 → Quebec July 28. Londonderry 1883-07-20.
1883 Liverpool July 19 → Quebec July 28. Londonderry 1883-07-20.
1883 Liverpool July 19 → Quebec July 28. Londonderry 1883-07-20.
1883 Liverpool Aug. 30 → Quebec Sept. 8. Londonderry 1883-08-31. Also reported arrival Quebec 1883-09-10.
1883 Liverpool Oct. 11 → Quebec Oct. 21. Londonderry 1883-10-22.
1883 Liverpool Nov. 22 → Halifax Dec. 2. Portland.
1884 Liverpool Jan. 3 → Halifax Jan. 14. Londonderry - Portland.
1884 Liverpool Feb. 14 → Halifax Feb. 26. Portland.
1884 Liverpool Apr. 3 → Halifax Apr. 14. Londonderry 1884-04-04 - Baltimore.
1884 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - Baltimore/Portland
1884 Liverpool May 15 → Quebec May 25. Londonderry.
1884 Liverpool June 26 → Quebec July 5. Londonderry 1884-06-27.
1884 Liverpool June 26 → Quebec July 5. Londonderry 1884-06-27.
1884 Liverpool Aug. 7 → Quebec Aug. 16. Londonderry.
1884 Liverpool Sept. 11 → Quebec Sept. 18. Londonderry 1884-09-12. Also reported arrival Quebec 1884-09-21.
1884 Liverpool Sept. 11 → Quebec Sept. 18. Londonderry 1884-09-12. Also reported arrival Quebec 1884-09-21.
1884 Liverpool Oct. 30 → Quebec Nov. 8. Londonderry 1884-10-31. <I>Feeder ship</I> from Trondheim 21th by S/S Jonas Lie. Also reported arrival Quebec 1884-11-10.
1884 Liverpool Oct. 30 → Quebec Nov. 8. Londonderry 1884-10-31. <I>Feeder ship</I> from Trondheim 21th by S/S Jonas Lie. Also reported arrival Quebec 1884-11-10.
1884 Liverpool Dec. 11 → Halifax Dec. 24. Portland. Also reported to arrive in Baltimore.
1885 Liverpool Jan. 29 → Halifax Feb. 10. Portland.
1885 Liverpool Mar. 26 → Halifax Apr. 6. Londonderry- Portland. Reported to arrive at the port of <B>Quebec</B> same date..
1885 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - Portland
1885 Liverpool Apr. 30 → Quebec May 11. Londonderry.
1885 Liverpool June 18 → Quebec June 29. Londonderry.
1885 Liverpool July 23 → Quebec Aug. 1. Londonderry.
1885 Liverpool Aug. 27 → Quebec Sept. 5. Londonderry (Moville).
1885 Liverpool Oct. 1 → Quebec Oct. 11. Londonderry.
1885 Liverpool Nov. 5 → Halifax Nov. 15. Londonderry - Portland.
1886 Liverpool Feb. 25 → Halifax Mar. 7. Londonderry - Portland.
1886 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - Portland
1886 Liverpool Apr. 22 → Quebec May 3. Londonderry.
1886 Liverpool May 28 → Quebec June 7. Londonderry.
1886 Liverpool July 2 → Quebec July 11. Londonderry.
1886 Liverpool Aug. 6 → Quebec Aug. 16. Londonderry.
1886 Liverpool Sept. 10 → Quebec Sept. 19. Londonderry.
1886 Liverpool Oct. 15 → Quebec Oct. 25. Londonderry.
1887 Liverpool Jan. 6 → Halifax Jan. 18. Londonderry - Portland.
1887 Liverpool Feb. 17 → Halifax Mar. 1. Londonderry - Portland.
1887 Liverpool Mar. 31 → Halifax Apr. 11. Londonderry - Portland.
1887 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - Baltimore
1887 Liverpool May 13 → Quebec May 25. Londonderry.
1887 Liverpool June 17 → Quebec June 28. Londonderry.
1887 Liverpool July 22 → Quebec Aug. 2. Londonderry.
1887 Liverpool July 22 → Quebec Aug. 2. Londonderry.
1887 Liverpool Aug. 26 → Quebec Sept. 4. Londonderry 1887-08-27.
1887 Liverpool Aug. 26 → Quebec Sept. 4. Londonderry 1887-08-27.
1887 Liverpool Sept. 30 → Quebec Oct. 9. Londonderry.
1887 Liverpool Dec. 22 → Halifax Dec. 29. Londonderry - Baltimore. Also reported to arrive Halifax 1887-12-31.
1888 Liverpool Feb. 2 → Halifax Feb. 12. Londonderry - Baltimore.
1888 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - Portland/Baltimore
1888 Liverpool Apr. 20 → Halifax May 2. Londonderry. Passengers by trainfrom Halifax to <B>Quebec</B>.
1888 Liverpool July 20 → Quebec July 28. Londonderry 1888-07-21. Journey of 8 days from Liverpool.
1888 Liverpool July 20 → Quebec July 28. Londonderry 1888-07-21. Journey of 8 days from Liverpool.
1888 Liverpool Aug. 24 → Quebec Sept. 2. Londonderry.
1888 Liverpool Sept. 28 → Quebec Oct. 6
1888 Liverpool Sept. 28 → Quebec Oct. 6
1888 Liverpool Nov. 1 → Quebec Nov. 13
1889 Liverpool Jan. 17 → Halifax Jan. 27. Londonderry - Portland.
1889 Liverpool Feb. 28 → Halifax Mar. 9. Portland.
1889 Liverpool Apr. 18 → Quebec Apr. 28
1889 Liverpool - Londonderry - St.John - Halifax/Quebec - Portland/Baltimore
1889 Liverpool May 23 → Quebec June 1. Londonderry. Also reported arrive Quebec 1889-05-31.
1889 Liverpool May 23 → Quebec June 1. Londonderry. Also reported arrive Quebec 1889-05-31.
1889 Liverpool June 28 → Quebec July 7. Also reported to arrive 1889-07-06.
1889 Liverpool Aug. 1 → Quebec Aug. 9. Londonderry.
1889 Liverpool Sept. 5 → Quebec Sept. 14. Londonderry.
1889 Liverpool Oct. 10 → Quebec Oct. 18
1889 Liverpool Nov. 26 → Halifax Dec. 9. St. Johns - Baltimore.
1890 Liverpool Jan. 7 → Halifax Jan. 29. Baltimore.
1890 Liverpool Apr. 10 → Halifax Apr. 20. Londonderry 1890-04-11. Also reported arrive 1890-04-19.
1890 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec/Montreal - Portland/Baltimore
1890 Liverpool May 15 → Quebec May 25
1890 Liverpool June 19 → Quebec June 28. Londonderry 1890-06-20. Also reported arrival 1890-06-30.
1890 Liverpool July 27 → Quebec Aug. 3. Londonderry 1890-07-25 - Montreal.
1890 Liverpool Aug. 28 → Quebec Sept. 6. Londonderry 1890-08-29 - Montreal.
1890 Liverpool Oct. 2 → Quebec Oct. 13. Londonderry 1890-10-03 - Montreal.
1890 Liverpool Nov. 6 → Halifax Nov. 18. Londonderry - Portland.
1890 Liverpool Dec. 18 → Halifax Dec. 29. Londonderry - Portland.
1891 Liverpool Jan. 29 → Halifax Feb. 10. Londonderry - Portland.
1891 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec/Montreal - Portland/Baltimore
1891 Liverpool May 7 → Quebec May 18. Londonderry - Montreal.
1891 Liverpool June 11 → Quebec June 21. Londonderry - Montreal.
1891 Liverpool July 16 → Quebec July 25. Londonderry - Montreal. Arrived Quebec at 02:00 morning. Also reported arrival 1891-07-24.
1891 Liverpool July 16 → Quebec July 25. Londonderry - Montreal. Arrived Quebec at 02:00 morning. Also reported arrival 1891-07-24.
1891 Liverpool Aug. 26 → Quebec Sept. 5. Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-09-03.
1891 Liverpool Aug. 26 → Quebec Sept. 5. Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-09-03.
1891 Liverpool Oct. 1 → Quebec Oct. 13. Londonderry - Montreal.
1891 Liverpool Nov. 1 → Quebec Nov. 9. Also reported arrive 1891-11-10. Reported stormy journey..
1891 Liverpool Nov. 1 → Quebec Nov. 9. Also reported arrive 1891-11-10. Reported stormy journey..
1892 Liverpool Feb. 11 → Halifax Feb. 21. Londonderry - Portland 1892-02-21.
1892 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec/Montreal - Portland/Baltimore
1892 Liverpool May 12 → Quebec May 23. Londonderry - <B>Montreal 1892-05-23</B>.
1892 Liverpool → Montreal June 25. Allan & State Line<BR>Also reported arrive 1892-06-23.
1892 Liverpool → Montreal June 25. Allan & State Line<BR>Also reported arrive 1892-06-23.
1892 Liverpool June 16 → Quebec June 29. Londonderry - Montreal.
1892 Liverpool July 21 → Quebec July 28. Montreal 1892-07-30.
1892 Liverpool July 21 → Montreal July 30. Quebec 1892-07-28.
1892 Liverpool Aug. 25 → Quebec Sept. 3. Also reported to arrive in <B>Montreal</B> same date. Allan & State Line..
1892 Liverpool Aug. 25 → Quebec Sept. 3. Also reported to arrive in <B>Montreal</B> same date. Allan & State Line..
1892 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Quebec Oct. 8. Londonderry - Montreal. Allan & State Line.
1892 Liverpool Sept. 29 → Quebec Oct. 8. Londonderry - Montreal. Allan & State Line.
1892 Liverpool Nov. 3 → Quebec Nov. 15. Montreal.
1893 Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/Montreal
1893 Liverpool May 11 → Quebec May 20. Londonderry - Montreal.
1893 → Montreal Sept. 23. Allan & State Line. Reported arrive in Quebec same date.
1893 → Montreal Sept. 23. Allan & State Line. Reported arrive in Quebec same date.
1894 Glasgow - Boston?. Liverpool - Boston?
1895 Glasgow - Boston?. Liverpool - Boston?
1896 Broken up

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