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 for Cunard's 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 - Damascus |
| 1863 |
Chartered to Allan Line. |
| 1864 |
Chartered to Allan Line. |
| 1865 |
Sold to Allan Line |
| 1869 |
3 voyages with pyrites and emigrants from Trondheim to Newcastle |
| 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 |
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