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Authorization & Routes
 Steamship to Hull, by railway to Liverpool and by steamship to New York or Boston and from there on to the final destination 
 Liverpool - New York 
 Fleet 1885Built Tonnage Shipyard
 S/S Algeria1870 3,428 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Aurania (1)1882 7,269 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Bothnia (1)1874 4,535 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S British Queen1849 773 gross  William Denny & Co. 
 S/S Catalonia1881 4,841 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Cephalonia1882 5,517 gross  Laird Bros 
 S/S Demarara1872 1,904 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Etruria1884 7,718 gross  John Elder & Co. 
 S/S Gallia1878 4,809 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
      Departure/portArrive Corresponding ship departure
      LiverpoolNew York1885-06-15 S/S DominoBergen - Stavanger1885-05-30
      LiverpoolNew York1885-06-15 S/S AngeloChristiania - Christiansand1885-05-29
      LiverpoolNew York1885-08-10 S/S AngeloChristiania - Christiansand1885-07-24
 S/S Kedar1860 1,783 gross  William Denny & Co. 
 S/S Malta1865 2,132 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Marathon1860 1,784 gross  Robert Napier & Sons 
 S/S Marocco1861 1,855 gross  William Denny & Co. 
 S/S Nantes1874 1,473 gross  Blackwood & Gordon 
 S/S Oregon1883 7,347 gross  John Elder & Co. 
 S/S Palmyra1865 2,044 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Pavonia1882 5,588 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Samaria1868 2,574 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Scythia (1)1874 4,557 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Servia1881 7,392 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Tarifa1865 2,058 gross  J. & G. Thomson & Co. 
 S/S Umbria1884 7,718 gross  John Elder & Co. 
 This list might not be a complete list of all the ships in the fleet.
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