S.S. Moravian, Allan Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1864 at Greenock by Robert Steele & Co. 2,481 gross 320.9ft x 39.5ft Allan Line , Liverpool, England

Chronological History

Year Event
1864 July 5, launched
1864 Nov. 10, maiden voyage Liverpool - Portland - Maine
1865 Captain T. Aston. Departed Liverpool June 22. Arrived Quebec July 4. List (2)
1866 Captain Thomas Aiton. Departed Liverpool May 3. Arrived Quebec May 24. List (121)
1866 Captain Thomas Aiton. Departed Liverpool June 14. Arrived Quebec June 26. List (31)
1870 Liverpool Jan. 13 → Portland Jan. 21. Halifax N.S..
1870 Liverpool Apr. 7 → Portland Apr. 18. Halifax N.S..
1870 Liverpool May 19 → Quebec May 30. Londonderry.
1870 Liverpool June 30 → Quebec July 11. Londonderry.
1870 Liverpool Aug. 11 → Quebec Aug. 21. Londonderry.
1870 Liverpool Sept. 22 → Quebec Oct. 2. Londonderry. (Arrival 1870-10-03).
1870 Liverpool Nov. 3 → Quebec Nov. 13. Londonderry.
1870 Liverpool Dec. 15 → Portland Dec. 30
1871 Liverpool Jan. 26 → Portland Feb. 9
1871 Liverpool Mar. 9 → Portland Mar. 22
1871 Liverpool Apr. 20 → Quebec May 1. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1871-05-02.
1871 Liverpool June 1 → Quebec June 13. Londonderry.
1871 Liverpool July 13 → Quebec July 24. Londonderry.
1871 Liverpool Aug. 24 → Quebec Sept. 3. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1871-09-04.
1871 Liverpool Oct. 5 → Quebec Oct. 16. Londonderry.
1871 Liverpool Nov. 16 → Portland Nov. 28
1872 Liverpool July 4 → Quebec July 14. Londonderry 1872-07-05..
1872 Liverpool Aug. 15 → Quebec Aug. 26. Londonderry 1872-08-16.
1872 Liverpool → America Oct. 5
1872 Liverpool → Portland Nov. 18
1873 Liverpool June 5 → Quebec June 17. Londonderry 1873-06-06.
1873 Liverpool July 17 → Quebec July 30. Londonderry.
1874 Rebuilt, lengthened to 389.3ft, new tonnage: 3,323 gross, new compounded engines by Laird Bros, Birkenhead
1875 Liverpool Mar. 23 → Halifax Apr. 3. Arrival date estimated.
1875 Liverpool May 6 → Quebec May 17. Londonderry 1875-05-07.
1875 Liverpool June 17 → Quebec July 1. Londonderry.
1875 Sept. 2: In fog, came in contact with a large iceberg about 100 miles east of the Straits of Belle Isle, immediately got clear, only with the loss of her bowsprit and some light damage to the hull
1875 Liverpool Aug. 26 → Quebec Sept. 6. Londonderry.
1875 Liverpool Oct. 21 → Quebec Oct. 30. Londonderry.
1876 Liverpool → Quebec Apr. 16
1876 Liverpool May 18 → Quebec May 30. Londonderry.
1876 Liverpool June 29 → Quebec July 10. Londonderry.
1876 Liverpool Aug. 10 → Quebec Aug. 20
1876 Liverpool Sept. 21 → Quebec Sept. 30. Londonderry 1876-09-22 - Rimouski, Que.
1876 Liverpool Nov. 2 → Quebec Nov. 13. Londonderry - Rimouski.
1877 Liverpool Jan. 18 → Portland Feb. 1. Halifax.
1877 Liverpool Mar. 1 → Portland Mar. 13. Halifax.
1877 Liverpool Apr. 12 → Portland Apr. 24. Halifax.
1877 Liverpool May 24 → Quebec June 3. Londonderry 1877-05-25.
1877 Liverpool July 5 → Quebec July 15. Londonderry.
1877 Liverpool Aug. 16 → Quebec Aug. 25. Londonderry.
1877 Liverpool Sept. 27 → Quebec Oct. 7. Londonderry 1877-09-28.
1877 Liverpool Nov. 8 → Portland Nov. 18. Halifax. Also reported arrival Portland 1877-11-21.
1877 Liverpool Dec. 20 → Halifax Dec. 30. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool Mar. 7 → Halifax Mar. 17. Arrival date estimated.
1878 Liverpool May 2 → Quebec May 12. Londonderry 1878-05-03.
1878 Liverpool June 13 → Quebec June 22. Londonderry 1878-06-14.
1878 Liverpool July 25 → Quebec Aug. 3
1878 Liverpool Sept. 5 → Quebec Sept. 15. Londonderry.
1878 Liverpool Oct. 17 → Quebec Oct. 25. Londonderry 1878-10-18. Also reported arrival 1878-10-27.
1878 Liverpool Nov. 28 → Halifax Dec. 8. Arrival date estimated.
1879 Liverpool June 12 → Quebec June 20. Londonderry 1879-06-13.
1879 Liverpool July 24 → Quebec Aug. 2. Londonderry 1879-07-25.
1879 Liverpool Sept. 4 → Quebec Sept. 12. Londonderry 1879-09-05.
1879 Liverpool Oct. 16 → Quebec Oct. 27. Londonderry 1879-10-17.
1879 Liverpool → Halifax Dec. 5
1880 Liverpool Apr. 22 → Quebec May 12
1880 Liverpool June 3 → Quebec June 13. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-06-14.
1880 Liverpool July 15 → Quebec July 23. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-07-24.
1880 Liverpool Aug. 26 → Quebec Sept. 5. Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-09-06.
1880 Liverpool Oct. 7 → Quebec Oct. 16. Rimouski, Que.
1881 Liverpool Dec. 30 → Halifax Jan. 11. Londonderry 1880-12-31 - Boston.
1881 Liverpool Mar. 31 → Halifax Apr. 10. Londonderry (Moville) 1881-04-10. <I>Feeder ship</I> from Christiania 1881-03-28.
1881 Liverpool May 12 → Quebec May 21. Captain Ancher.
1881 Liverpool May 12 → Quebec May 21. Captain Ancher.
1881 Liverpool May 12 → Quebec May 21. Captain Ancher.
1881 Liverpool May 12 → Quebec May 21. Captain Ancher.
1881 Liverpool June 23 → Quebec July 3. Londonderry 1881-06-24. Also reported arrive 1881-07-02.
1881 Liverpool June 23 → Quebec July 3. Londonderry 1881-06-24. Also reported arrive 1881-07-02.
1881 Liverpool June 23 → Quebec July 3. Londonderry 1881-06-24. Also reported arrive 1881-07-02.
1881 Liverpool Aug. 4 → Quebec Aug. 14
1881 Liverpool Sept. 15 → Quebec Sept. 24. Londonderry 1881-09-16.
1881 Liverpool Sept. 15 → Quebec Sept. 24. Londonderry 1881-09-16.
1881 Glasgow Oct. 26 → Quebec Nov. 6
1881 Liverpool Dec. 7 → Halifax Dec. 18. Portland.
1881 Dec. 30, wrecked near Cape Sable off Nova Scotia, no lives lost

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