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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
2,911 gross 1868 at Glasgow by Tod & McGregor Dominion Line 354.4ft x 42.5ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1868  December, launched as the City of Brooklyn for the Inman LineAtlantic Journey ID 6700
 1869  Maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 6701
 1878  Liverpool  Sept. 05  Quebec  Sept. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Oct. 17  Quebec  Oct. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Sold to Dominion Line, renamed BrooklynAtlantic Journey ID 6702
 1879  Lengthened to 400 feet, new tonnage: 4,215 gross, fitted with compound engines by J. & J. Thomson, GlasgowAtlantic Journey ID 6703
 1879  Liverpool  July 03  Quebec  July 13 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Aug. 14  Quebec  Aug. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Sept. 20  Quebec  Oct. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Oct. 30  Quebec  Nov. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Apr. 24  Quebec  May 15 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  June 10  Quebec  June 21 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  July 22  Quebec  Aug. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Sept. 01  Quebec  Sept. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Sept. 02  Quebec  Sept. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Oct. 07  Quebec  Oct. 15 Arrived 06:00 morning after a journey of 7 days 14 hours crossing the AtlanticTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     Quebec  May 06 Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 7 daysTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Apr. 28  Quebec  May 09 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  June 09  Quebec  June 17 Crossing the Ocean from Liverpool in 7,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  June 09  Quebec  June 19 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  July 21  Quebec  July 29 Belfast 1881-07-22Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Sept. 08  Quebec  Sept. 16 Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 7,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Oct. 20  Quebec  Oct. 31 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool     Portland  Apr. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  May 11  Quebec  May 21 Belfast 1882-05-13 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  June 29  Quebec  July 09 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Aug. 10  Quebec  Aug. 19 Belfast 1882-08-11. Also reported arrival Quebec 1882-08-21Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Sept. 21  Quebec  Sept. 29 Less then 7 days journey. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1882-10-01Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Nov. 02  Quebec  Nov. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Mar. 15  Portland  Mar. 26 Also reported arrive 1883-03-27Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  May 01  Quebec  May 12 Belfast. Also reported to arriva Quebec 1884-05-13Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 12  Quebec  June 21 Belfast 1884-06-13Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  July 24  Quebec  Aug. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Sept. 11  Quebec  Sept. 20 Belfast 1884-09-12 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Oct. 23  Quebec  Nov. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool     Halifax  Dec. 30 Arrival date not given (late December)Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Jan. 22  Halifax  Feb. 04 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Mar. 05  Portland  Mar. 15 Also reported to arrive Halifax same dateTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Apr. 16  Quebec  Apr. 28 Also reported to arrive Halifax 1885-04-29 - Montreal 1885-05-08Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  June 04  Quebec  June 18 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  July 09  Quebec  July 19 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     Quebec  Aug. 21 ??Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Aug. 20  Quebec  Aug. 31 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Sept. 24  Quebec  Oct. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Oct. 29    Nov. 08 Arrived on Anticosti Island. Ship named Napoleon left Anticosti Island 1885-11-13 and arrived port of Quebec 1885-11-18Transatlantc ID
 1885  Nov. 8, wrecked on Anticosti Island, no lives lostAtlantic Journey ID 6704
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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