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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,707 gross 1871 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff White Star Line 420ft x 40.9ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1871  Mar. 8, launched as the "Pacific"Atlantic Journey ID 3664
 1871  Sept. 14, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York as the "Baltic"Atlantic Journey ID 3665
 1872  Liverpool  Apr. 25  New York  May 05 Agent Hr. Frederik Lie, ChristianiaTransatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  Aug. 07  New York  Aug. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  Sept. 05  New York  Sept. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool  Oct. 10  New York  Oct. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1872  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 26 Arrived in New York in the morning. Severe storms reportedTransatlantc ID
 1873  January, gained the Blue Ribbon after setting a new record New York - QueenstownAtlantic Journey ID 3666
 1873  Liverpool  Apr. 10  New York  Apr. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  May 15  New York  May 25 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool     New York  June 29 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool     New York  Aug. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Oct. 02  New York  Oct. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Nov. 06  New York  Nov. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Jan. 22  New York  Feb. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Feb. 26  New York  Mar. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  May 07  New York  May 18 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  July 23  New York  Aug. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Aug. 27  New York  Sept. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Oct. 01  New York  Oct. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Nov. 05  New York  Nov. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Aug. 12  New York  Aug. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Mar. 16  New York  Mar. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Apr. 12  New York  Apr. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Oct. 04  New York  Oct. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Dec. 11  New York  Dec. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Mar. 26  New York  Apr. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Apr. 30  New York  May 10 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  June 04  New York  June 13 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  July 09  New York  July 18 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Aug. 13  New York  Aug. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  May 04 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  June 05 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  July 13 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Sept. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 28 Delayed due to fogTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Jan. 20  New York  Jan. 30 201 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Apr. 29  New York  May 09 Queenstown 1880-04-30Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  June 08  New York  June 18 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  July 13  New York  July 22 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     New York  Dec. 31 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Feb. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  May 10  New York  May 20 Arrived in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  June 08  New York  June 17 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  July 14  New York  July 24 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Aug. 17  New York  Aug. 26 Arrived in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Sept. 14  New York  Sept. 23 Arrived at 06:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Apr. 22  New York  May 02 Extra shipTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  May 20  New York  May 29 Arrived at 18:00 afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  July 25 Arrived in New York at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Aug. 12  New York  Aug. 22 Arrived in New York at 05:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  Oct. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 17 Arrived in the morning at 08:00Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool     New York  Mar. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Apr. 03  New York  Apr. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  May 05  New York  May 15 600 Scandinavian passengers, direct to New York and arrived there at 11:00 before noonTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool     New York  June 10 Arrived at 10:00 late morningTransatlantc ID
 1883  Chartered to the Inman LineAtlantic Journey ID 3667
 1883  Liverpool     New York  Nov. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Dec. 11  New York  Dec. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Jan. 15  New York  Jan. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Feb. 19  New York  Mar. 03 Reported a very stormy journey crossing the Atlantic OceanTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Mar. 26  New York  Apr. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Apr. 26  New York  May 06 500 Scandinavian passengersTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 03  New York  June 13 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  July 08  New York  July 18 Also reported to be S/S AdriaticTransatlantc ID
 1885  Chartered to the Inman LineAtlantic Journey ID 3668
 1885  Liverpool  Dec. 08  New York  Dec. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool     New York  May 02 Arrived in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1886  Chartered to the Inman LineAtlantic Journey ID 3669
 1887  Liverpool     New York  May 09 Arrived in the morning having 1060 passengersTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  June 11 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     New York  Apr. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  May 03  New York  May 16 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Nov. 3, first voyage Rotterdam - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3671
 1888  Sold to Holland America Line, renamed VeendamAtlantic Journey ID 3670
 1890  Triple-expansion engines fittedAtlantic Journey ID 3672
 1898  Feb. 7, foundered in the North Atlantic after collision with wreck, no lives lostAtlantic Journey ID 3673
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

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