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5,526 gross 1874 at Greenock by Caird & Co. American Line 488.6ft x 57.2ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1874  Launched as the City of Berlin for the Inman LineAtlantic Journey ID 894
 1875  April 29, maiden voyage Liverpool-Queenstown-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 897
 1875  September, record passage Queenstown-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 895
 1875  October, new record passage, 7 days, 15 hours and 28 minutesAtlantic Journey ID 896
 1879  Electric light fitted in dining salon, first on the North AtlanticAtlantic Journey ID 899
 1887  New triple expansion engines and boilers by Laird Bros, BirkenheadAtlantic Journey ID 900
 1893  Sold to American Line, renamed BerlinAtlantic Journey ID 901
 1893  Southampton     New York  Mar. 12 Inman Line Steamship City of BerlinTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Apr. 10 Inman Line steamship City of Berlin - Also reported arrive 1893-04-09Transatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  June 05 Inman Line steamship City of BerlinTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  July 01 Inman Line steamship City of BerlinTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  July 31 Inman Line steamship City of BerlinTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Sept. 09 Inman Line steamship City of Berlin - Also reported arrive 1893-09-11Transatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Oct. 02 Inman Line steamship City of BerlinTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Oct. 23 Inman Line steamship City of BerlinTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Nov. 13 Inman Line steamship City of BerlinTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Dec. 04 Inman Line steamship City of BerlinTransatlantc ID
 1893  Southampton     New York  Dec. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Jan. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Feb. 27 Arrived at 07:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Mar. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Apr. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  May 01 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Aug. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Sept. 10 Also reported arrive 1894-09-09Transatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Sept. 30 ?? Arrival dateTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton  Oct. 13  New York  Oct. 22 500 PassengersTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton  Nov. 24  New York  Dec. 03 300 PassengersTransatlantc ID
 1894  Southampton     New York  Dec. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton  Jan. 19  New York  Jan. 27 200 Passengers & post - ?? Arrival dateTransatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Feb. 19 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  May 13 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  June 03 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  June 24 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Aug. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1895  Southampton     New York  Nov. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton     New York  May 28 Transatlantc ID
 1896  Southampton  Oct. 17  New York  Oct. 27 Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 16:00 afternoonTransatlantc ID
 1897  Southampton  Apr. 17  New York  Apr. 23 Departed Southampton at noon 12:00 and arrived in New York at 02:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1898  Southampton     New York  June 06 Sailed under British flagTransatlantc ID
 1898  Southampton     New York  July 04 Transatlantc ID
 1898  Renamed "Meade" (US Government)Atlantic Journey ID 902
 1921  ScrappedAtlantic Journey ID 898
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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