The Queen | Norway Heritage

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1865 at Birkenhead by Laird Bros	3,412 gross	381.1ft x 42.4ft	National Line

Clipper stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots.

The Queen, National Line steamship
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Year	Event
1865	Apr. 29, launched
1865	Aug. 23, sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Queenstown (Cobh) and New York
1867	Served as an Abyssinian campaign transport
1872	Rebuilt to 4,441 gross tons
1873	Fitted with compound engines by G. Forrester & Co, Liverpool
1878	Liverpool → New York June 16. Arrived at 10:00 late morning.
1878	Liverpool → New York July 29. Arrived at 04:00 morning.
1878	Liverpool → New York Sept. 8
1879	Liverpool → New York May 5
1879	Liverpool → New York June 8
1879	Liverpool → New York Sept. 1
1879	Liverpool → New York Oct. 6
1879	Liverpool → New York Nov. 10
1882	Liverpool → New York June 5
1883	Liverpool May 16 → New York May 27
1883	Liverpool May 16 → New York May 27
1883	Liverpool → New York July 1
1883	Liverpool Aug. 10 → New York Aug. 19. Arrived in the morning.
1883	Liverpool Aug. 10 → New York Aug. 19. Arrived in the morning.
1883	Liverpool Sept. 12 → New York Sept. 23
1883	Liverpool Sept. 12 → New York Sept. 23
1883	Liverpool → New York Oct. 29. Also reported arrive 1883-10-27<BR>Arrived at 21:00 evening.
1883	Liverpool → New York Dec. 9
1884	Liverpool → New York Apr. 20
1884	Liverpool → New York June 1
1887	Liverpool → New York Sept. 3. Crossing the Ocean in 7 days.
1896	Sold and scrapped

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