S.S. Lake Superior, Beaver Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1884 at Glasgow by J. & G. Thomson & Co. 4,562 gross 400ft x 44.2ft Beaver Line
Beaver Line steamship Lake Superior
S/S Lake Superior
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Chronological History

Year Event
1884 Dec. 4, launched
1885 May 7, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1887 Liverpool → New York Mar. 30
1887 Liverpool → America May 6. Port of Quebec/Montreal.
1888 Liverpool → Montreal June 24. Crossing the Ocean in 8 days.
1889 Liverpool → Montreal Apr. 26. Also reported arrive 1889-04-25.
1889 Liverpool → Montreal June 1
1889 Liverpool → Montreal Aug. 10. Arrived at 01:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1889 Liverpool → Montreal Aug. 10. Arrived at 01:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 6 days.
1889 Liverpool → Montreal Oct. 19. Arrived at 03:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 5,5 days.
1890 Liverpool → Boston Apr. 7
1890 Liverpool → Montreal May 11. Crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 14 hours.
1890 Liverpool → Montreal June 13. Queenstown 1890-06-07, crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 2 hours.<BR>Also reported arrive 1890-06-15.
1890 Liverpool → Montreal June 13. Queenstown 1890-06-07, crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 2 hours.<BR>Also reported arrive 1890-06-15.
1890 Liverpool → Montreal July 20
1890 Liverpool → Montreal Aug. 23
1890 Liverpool → Montreal Aug. 28. Arrived at 04:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 3 hours.
1890 Liverpool → Montreal Aug. 28. Arrived at 04:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 3 hours.
1890 Liverpool → Montreal Aug. 28. Arrived at 04:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in only 5 days and 3 hours.
1890 Liverpool Sept. 19 → Montreal Sept. 26
1890 Liverpool Sept. 19 → Montreal Sept. 26
1890 Liverpool Oct. 24 → Montreal Nov. 1
1891 Liverpool → Montreal Apr. 26
1892 Liverpool → Montreal June 7
1892 Liverpool → Montreal July 11
1892 Liverpool → Montreal Sept. 19
1893 Liverpool Mar. 18 → Halifax Mar. 28. New York 1893-03-31.
1893 Liverpool Apr. 29 → Quebec May 9. Montreal.
1893 Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 19
1894 Liverpool → Halifax Apr. 4
1894 July, collided with an iceberg in Straits of Belle Isle, minor damages
1899 Ownership of the Beaver Line transferred to Elder Dempster, name of the ship remained the same, and the line was still operated as Beaver Line
1900 Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 14
1901 Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 22
1902 Mar. 31, wrecked near St. John, no lives lost

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