Etruria | Norway Heritage

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1884 at Glasgow by John Elder & Co.	7,718 gross	501.6ft x 57.2ft	Cunard Line

Etruria, Cunard Line steamship
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Etruria, Cunard Line steamship - photo taken on the deck by a passenger in 1890
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Cunard Line steamships Etruria and Umbria - deck plans
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The Etruria was an almost identical sister of the Umbria. For a detailed description please see the Umbria page. The Umbria and Etruria were equipped with triple expansion engines. The Etruria had a service speed 19 knots, this made the Eutruria the fastest of the two sisters. There was accommodation for 550 passengers in 1st class, 160 in intermediate class, and 800 in steerage.

Chronological History

Year	Event
1884	Sept. 20, launched
1885	Apr. 25, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
1885	Liverpool Apr. 25 → New York May 4. Arrived in New York in the morning.
1885	Liverpool May 23 → New York May 31
1885	Liverpool May 23 → New York May 31
1885	Liverpool June 20 → New York June 28
1885	Liverpool June 20 → New York June 28
1885	Liverpool July 18 → New York July 26. Arrived Sunday morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 10 hour.
1885	August, made two record voyages, using 6 days 9 hours from Sandy Hook to Queenstown, and 6 days 5 hours and 31 minutes from Queenstown to Sandy Hook.
1885	Liverpool Nov. 7 → Boston Nov. 15
1885	Liverpool Dec. 5 → New York Dec. 13
1886	Liverpool Apr. 10 → New York Apr. 17
1886	Liverpool May 8 → New York May 15
1886	Liverpool June 5 → New York June 12
1886	Liverpool June 5 → New York June 12
1886	Liverpool July 3 → New York July 10. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 5 hours.
1886	Liverpool Sept. 25 → New York Oct. 3
1887	Liverpool → New York Mar. 27. Arrived Sunday morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 8 hours.
1887	Liverpool Apr. 16 → New York Apr. 24. Arrived Sunday morning at 05:00 after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 11 hours.
1887	Liverpool Apr. 16 → New York Apr. 24. Arrived Sunday morning at 05:00 after crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 11 hours.
1887	Liverpool May 14 → New York May 21
1887	Liverpool June 11 → New York June 18
1887	July, broke her old record by sailing from Sandy Hook to Queenstown on 6 days 4 hours and 50 minutes, at an average speed of 19.36 knots.
1887	Liverpool July 8 → New York July 16
1887	Liverpool Aug. 5 → New York Aug. 13
1887	Liverpool Sept. 3 → New York Sept. 11. Crossing the Ocean in 6,5 days.
1887	Liverpool Oct. 1 → New York Oct. 8
1887	Liverpool Oct. 29 → New York Nov. 7
1887	Liverpool Nov. 26 → New York Dec. 4
1888	Liverpool Dec. 24 → New York Jan. 1
1888	Liverpool Mar. 31 → New York Apr. 7
1888	Liverpool → New York May 6
1888	Liverpool → New York Oct. 20
1888	Liverpool Nov. 10 → Boston Nov. 17. ?? Also reported to arrive in New York.
1888	Liverpool Nov. 10 → Boston Nov. 17. ?? Also reported to arrive in New York.
1889	Liverpool → New York Feb. 24
1889	Liverpool Apr. 11 → New York Apr. 21
1889	Liverpool May 11 → New York May 19
1889	Liverpool June 8 → New York June 16
1889	Liverpool Aug. 3 → New York Aug. 10
1889	Liverpool Aug. 31 → New York Sept. 7
1889	Liverpool → New York Oct. 5
1889	Liverpool Oct. 26 → New York Nov. 2
1889	Liverpool Nov. 23 → New York Dec. 1
1890	Liverpool → New York Mar. 23
1890	Liverpool → New York Apr. 20
1890	New tonnage: 8,120 gross
1890	Liverpool May 10 → New York May 18
1890	Liverpool → New York June 14
1890	Liverpool July 5 → New York July 12. Also reported arrive 1890-07-11.
1890	Liverpool → New York Aug. 9
1890	Liverpool → New York Sept. 6
1890	Liverpool → New York Oct. 4
1890	Liverpool → New York Nov. 2
1890	Liverpool → New York Nov. 29
1891	Liverpool → New York Jan. 10
1891	Liverpool → New York Feb. 14
1891	Liverpool → New York Mar. 14
1891	Liverpool → New York Apr. 12
1891	Liverpool → New York June 6
1891	Liverpool June 27 → New York July 4. 6 days crossing the Ocean.
1891	Liverpool Aug. 22 → New York Aug. 29. 6 days journey crossing the Ocean.
1891	Liverpool Sept. 19 → New York Sept. 26. 6 days journey crossing the Ocean.
1891	Liverpool → New York Oct. 24
1891	Liverpool → New York Nov. 21
1892	Liverpool → New York Mar. 19
1892	Liverpool → New York Apr. 16
1892	Liverpool May 7 → New York May 14
1892	Liverpool → New York June 11. Journey of 6 days crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
1892	Liverpool Aug. 13 → New York Aug. 20
1892	Liverpool Dec. 3 → New York Dec. 10
1893	Liverpool Jan. 21 → New York Jan. 29
1893	Liverpool Feb. 18 → New York Feb. 26
1893	Refitted, accommodation was altered to 550 passenger 1st-class, 160 2nd-class and 800 passengers 3rd-class (steerage)
1893	Liverpool → New York July 22
1893	Liverpool → New York Aug. 19
1893	Liverpool Sept. 9 → New York Sept. 16
1893	Liverpool Oct. 7 → New York Oct. 14
1893	Liverpool → New York Nov. 11
1893	Liverpool → New York Dec. 10
1894	Liverpool → New York Jan. 17
1894	Liverpool → New York Feb. 18
1894	Liverpool → New York Mar. 25
1894	Liverpool → New York Apr. 21
1894	Liverpool → New York May 19
1894	Liverpool → New York June 16
1894	Liverpool → New York Aug. 11
1894	Liverpool → New York Sept. 8
1894	Liverpool → New York Oct. 6
1894	Liverpool → New York Nov. 3
1894	Liverpool → New York Dec. 1
1895	Liverpool → New York Feb. 23
1895	Liverpool → New York Mar. 23
1895	Liverpool → New York May 18
1895	Liverpool → New York July 13
1895	Liverpool → New York Aug. 17
1895	Liverpool → New York Sept. 14
1895	Liverpool → New York Oct. 12
1895	Liverpool → New York Nov. 9
1895	Liverpool → New York Dec. 7
1896	Liverpool → New York Apr. 11
1896	Liverpool → New York May 9
1896	Liverpool → New York June 6
1896	Liverpool → New York Sept. 26
1896	Liverpool → New York Oct. 24
1897	Liverpool → New York June 5
1897	Liverpool → New York Oct. 30
1897	Liverpool → New York Nov. 27
1897	Liverpool → New York Dec. 26
1898	Liverpool → New York Mar. 12
1898	Liverpool → New York May 7
1898	Liverpool → New York June 4
1898	Liverpool Aug. 27 → New York Sept. 3
1898	Liverpool Nov. 19 → New York Nov. 26
1899	Liverpool → New York Apr. 9
1899	Liverpool → New York July 1
1900	Liverpool Jan. 6 → New York Jan. 13
1900	Liverpool → New York May 5
1900	Liverpool → New York June 30
1900	Liverpool → New York Aug. 11
1900	Liverpool → New York Aug. 11
1900	Liverpool → New York Sept. 8
1900	Liverpool → New York Oct. 7
1900	Liverpool → New York Nov. 3
1900	Liverpool → New York Dec. 1
1900	Liverpool → New York Dec. 29
1901	Liverpool → New York Feb. 23
1901	Fitted with wireless
1901	Liverpool → New York June 1
1901	Liverpool → New York Aug. 24
1901	Liverpool → New York Sept. 21
1901	Liverpool → New York Dec. 14. Journey of 6 days.
1902	Liverpool → New York Feb. 15
1902	Lost her propeller, and tried to go to the Azores by sail. After a while she was rescued by the S/S William Cliff of the Leyland Line. The passengers were brought home by the S/S Ebro of the Royal Mail Line
1902	Liverpool → New York July 5. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1902	Liverpool → New York Aug. 2
1902	Liverpool → New York Aug. 30
1902	Liverpool → New York Sept. 27
1902	Liverpool → New York Dec. 20
1903	Liverpool → New York Jan. 24
1903	Liverpool → New York Feb. 21
1903	Liverpool → New York Apr. 18. Arrived in New York at 09:00 morning.
1903	Liverpool → New York May 17. Arrived in New York at 02:00 morning.
1903	Liverpool → New York June 13
1903	Liverpool → New York July 11. Arrived in New York at 05:00 morning.
1903	Liverpool → New York Sept. 4. Arrived in New York at 12:00 noon.
1903	Liverpool → New York Oct. 2. Arrived in New York at 12:00 noon after crossing the Ocean in 5,5 days.
1903	Liverpool → New York Oct. 31. Arrived in New York at 06:00 morning.
1903	Liverpool → New York Nov. 28. Arrived in New York at 02:00 morning.
1903	Liverpool → New York Dec. 26
1904	Liverpool → New York Jan. 31
1904	Liverpool → New York Feb. 28
1904	Liverpool → New York May 21. Arrived in New York at 06:00 morning.
1904	Liverpool → New York June 18
1904	Liverpool → New York July 16
1904	Liverpool → New York Aug. 13
1904	Liverpool → New York Sept. 10
1904	Liverpool → New York Oct. 7
1905	Liverpool → New York Jan. 29. Arrived in New York at 04:00 morning.
1905	Liverpool → New York Mar. 25
1905	Liverpool → New York Apr. 22
1905	Liverpool → New York July 15. Arrived in New York at 09:00 morning.
1906	Liverpool → New York July 21. Subm. by Brendan Grajewski.
1907	Liverpool Apr. 13 → New York Apr. 22. Subm. by Tom Wagner.
1908	Aug. 26: collided with Mudhopper No. 19
1908	Laid up
1909	Scrapped at Preston