S.S. Damascus, Allan Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1856 at Dumbarton by William Denny & Co. 1,213 gross 253ft x 32ft Allan Line , Liverpool, England

Built in 1856 by Denny & Bros, Dumbarton as the G. Lanza for Italian owners. Her tonnage was 1213 tons gross. Dimensions were: length 253 feet 6in (77,27m) x beam 31feet 2in (9,5m) and depth 22 feet 2in (6,76m). She had one single screw, engine was vertical 2 cyls; 52in (132,08cm); Stroke 36in (91,44cm) 2 boilers, 5 furnaces giving the ship a speed of 10 knots. The engine was built by Tulloch & Denny, Dumbarton. The hull was made of iron, there was 1 deck and accommodation for 40 first class passengers and 300 steerage passengers.

Chronological History

Year Event
1856 Sept. 30, launched as the Damascus for Cunard Line, Mediterranean service
1858 Mediterranean service
1859 Mediterranean service
1860 July 30, first voyage Liverpool-Halifax-New York
1861 Liverpool - New York
1861 Oct. 25, returned to builder in part payment for the Marocco
1862 Chartered to Allan Line
1863 Chartered to Allan Line.
1864 Chartered to Allan Line.
1865 Purchased by Allan Line
1865 Captain R. Watts. Departed Liverpool June 15. Arrived Quebec June 28. List (11) — See in Routes & Departures
1865 Captain R. Watts. Departed Liverpool July 27. Arrived Quebec Aug. 8. List (16) — See in Routes & Departures
1865 Captain R. Watts. Departed Liverpool Oct. 19. Arrived Quebec Nov. 11. List (21) — See in Routes & Departures
1866 Captain R. Watts. Departed Liverpool June 21. Arrived Quebec July 7. List (73) — See in Routes & Departures
1869 3 voyages with pyrites and emigrants from Trondheim to Newcastle
1869 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Bergen. Arrived Newcastle Glasgow Liverpool. — See in Routes & Departures
1870 Rebuilt, lengthened to 288.3ft, new tonnage: 1,517 gross, re-engined with compound engines, renamed Corinthian
1871 Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal
1872 Glasgow/Liverpool - Quebec
1873 Glasgow/Liverpool - Quebec
1874 Glasgow - Quebec
1875 Glasgow - Quebec
1876 Glasgow - Quebec
1877 Glasgow - Quebec - Montreal
1878 Glasgow - Quebec - Halifax/Montreal
1879 Glasgow - Quebec
1880 Glasgow - Boston
1881 Glasgow - Boston.
1881 Sold to Italy, renamed "Genoa"
1883 Renamed "G. Lanza", Italy
1885 Renamed "Guiseppe Garibaldi", Italy
1886 Renamed "Foulazi Osmani", Turkish owners
1901 Renamed "Sakariha", Turkish owners
1912 Scrapped

Routes & Departures

Year Route To Departures
1869 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Bergen - Newcastle ▶ 3

Other ships named "Damascus"

Ship Line / Owner
Damascus Cunard Line

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