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2,752 gross 1862 at Greenock by Caird & Co. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, Germany 318ft x 40ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1862  November, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 3426
 1863  Maiden voyage Bremen-Southampton-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3427
 1871  Engines compounded by Day, Summers & Co, SouthamptonAtlantic Journey ID 3428
 1882  Bremen  Apr. 28  New York  May 12 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Bremen  May 31  New York  June 14 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Bremen     Baltimore  July 27 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Bremen     Baltimore  Sept. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Bremen     Baltimore  Oct. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Bremen     Baltimore  May 27 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Bremen     Baltimore  Aug. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Bremen     Baltimore  Nov. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Bremen     Baltimore  Oct. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Bremen     Baltimore  May 04 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Bremen     Baltimore  June 07 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Bremen     Baltimore  July 26 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Bremen     Baltimore  Sept. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Bremen     Baltimore  Apr. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Bremen     Baltimore  May 22 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Bremen     Baltimore  June 27 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Bremen     Baltimore  Sept. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Bremen     Baltimore  Nov. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Bremen     Baltimore  Feb. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Bremen     Baltimore  Mar. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Bremen     Baltimore  May 01 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Bremen     Baltimore  June 05 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Bremen     Baltimore  Sept. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Bremen     Baltimore  Sept. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Bremen     Baltimore  Oct. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Bremen     Baltimore  Nov. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1890  1 voyage Bremen-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3429
 1890  Bremen     Baltimore  Mar. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Bremen     Baltimore  Apr. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Bremen     Baltimore  June 04 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Bremen     Baltimore  July 16 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Bremen     Baltimore  Sept. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Bremen     Baltimore  Oct. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Bremen     Baltimore  Nov. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Bremen     Baltimore  Jan. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Bremen     Baltimore  Feb. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Bremen     Baltimore  Apr. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Bremen     Baltimore  July 22 Transatlantc ID
 1892  5 voyages Bremen-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3430
 1892  Bremen     New York  May 08 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Bremen     New York  June 14 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Bremen     New York  Aug. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1893  3 voyages Bremen-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3431
 1894  2 voyages Bremen-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3432
 1894  Sold to Italy, renamed "Orazio"Atlantic Journey ID 3433
 1895  Scrapped at SpeziaAtlantic Journey ID 3434
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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