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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,970 gross 1880 at Hull, England by Earle‘s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Allan Line, Liverpool, England 360ft x 42.7ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1880  Aug. 10, launched as Assyrian Monarch, for Monarch LineAtlantic Journey ID 14
 1880  Dec. 4, maiden voyage Falmouth-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 11
 1881  Jan. 15, first passenger sailing for the Monarch Line, London - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 12
 1887  Purchased by Allan Line, renamed AssyrianAtlantic Journey ID 13
 1887  London  Sept. 30  Quebec  Oct. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Nov. 22, first voyage Liverpool-BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 15
 1887  Liverpool  Nov. 22  Halifax  Dec. 04 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool - BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 16
 1888  Liverpool  Jan. 20  Halifax  Feb. 01 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1888  Glasgow  Apr. 26  Quebec  May 10 Liverpool 1888-04-27. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-05-09Transatlantc ID
 1888  London  June 09  Quebec  June 22 Transatlantc ID
 1888  London  July 23  Quebec  Aug. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1888  London  Sept. 01  Quebec  Sept. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1889  London - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 17
 1889  London  May 03  Quebec  May 17 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1889  London  June 14  Quebec  June 28 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1889  London  July 29  Quebec  Aug. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1890  London  May 15  Quebec  May 30 Transatlantc ID
 1890  London  June 28  Quebec  July 13 Transatlantc ID
 1890  London  Aug. 14  Quebec  Aug. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1890  London  Oct. 01  Quebec  Oct. 13 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Glasgow - New York, Boston or PhiladelphiaAtlantic Journey ID 18
 1891  Glasgow     Halifax  Jan. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Glasgow  Feb. 19  Halifax  Mar. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Glasgow     New York  Aug. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Glasgow - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 19
 1892       Boston  Mar. 23 Allan & State LineTransatlantc ID
 1892  Glasgow  Apr. 21  Quebec  May 02 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  June 07  Halifax  June 17 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  July 19  Halifax  July 30 Queenstown - St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Aug. 30  Halifax  Sept. 12 Glasgow - St. Johns - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Oct. 11  Halifax  Oct. 25 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Nov. 22  Halifax  Dec. 04 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Jan. 02  Halifax  Jan. 15 St. Johns - Baltimore. Also reported arriveHalifax 1893-01-14 and 1893-01-14Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Apr. 25  Halifax  May 08 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  June 06  Halifax  June 17 St. Johns - PhiladelphiaTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  July 18  Halifax  July 29 St. Johns - PhiladelphiaTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Aug. 19  Halifax  Sept. 09 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Halifax  Oct. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Nov. 21  Halifax  Dec. 04 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1896       Quebec  Apr. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Philadelphia  May 25 Reported as State LineTransatlantc ID
 1899  Glasgow - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 20
 1899       Halifax  July 02 Transatlantc ID
 1899       Halifax  Nov. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1900         Oct. 03 Arrived in St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1902  Broken upAtlantic Journey ID 21
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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