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3,211 gross 1872 at Greenock by Robert Steele & Co. Allan Line, Liverpool, England 375.5ft x 40.3ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1872  June 6, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 229
 1873  Apr. 24, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 230
 1873  Liverpool  Apr. 24  Quebec  May 07 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  June 19  Quebec  June 30 Londonderry 1873-06-20Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  July 31  Quebec  Aug. 10 Londonderry 1873-08-01Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Sept. 11  Quebec  Sept. 21 Londonderry 1873-09-12. Also reported arrival 1873-09-22Transatlantc ID
 1873  Liverpool  Oct. 23  Quebec  Nov. 02 Londonderry 1873-10-24Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool - Londonderry - St.John - Halifax/QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 231
 1874  Liverpool  Apr. 23  Quebec  May 10 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  June 02  Quebec  June 16 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  July 09  Quebec  July 21 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Sept. 10  Quebec  Sept. 20 Londonderry 1874-09-11Transatlantc ID
 1874  Liverpool  Oct. 20  Quebec  Nov. 06 St. JohnsTransatlantc ID
 1875  Rebuilt, lengthened to 415.5ft, new tonnage: 3,724 gross, compounded engines by Laird Bros, Birkenhead, - 500 HP, 14 knotsAtlantic Journey ID 232
 1876  Liverpool - Londonderry - QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 233
 1876  Liverpool  May 04  Quebec  May 14 Londonderry 1876-05-05Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  June 15  Quebec  June 26 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  July 27  Quebec  Aug. 06 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Sept. 07  Quebec  Sept. 17 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Oct. 19  Quebec  Oct. 28 Londonderry 1876-10-20Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/Halifax/PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 234
 1877  Liverpool  Jan. 23  Halifax  Feb. 02 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool     Portland  Mar. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  May 17  Quebec  May 27 Londonderry 1877-05-18Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  June 26  Halifax  July 05 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Aug. 09  Quebec  Aug. 18 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Sept. 20  Quebec  Sept. 29 Londonderry 1877-09-21Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Nov. 01  Quebec  Nov. 11 Londonderry 1877-11-02. Also reported arrival 1877-11-13Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Dec. 13  Halifax  Dec. 23 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/HalifaxAtlantic Journey ID 235
 1878  Liverpool  Feb. 07  Halifax  Feb. 17 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Apr. 25  Quebec  May 07 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  June 06  Quebec  June 15 Londonderry 1878-06-07. Also reported arrival 1878-06-16Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  July 18  Quebec  July 27 Londonderry 1878-07-19. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in only 7 daysTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Aug. 29  Quebec  Sept. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Oct. 10  Quebec  Oct. 19 Londonderry 1878-10-11Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Dec. 12  Halifax  Dec. 22 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 236
 1879  Liverpool  Apr. 17  Quebec  Apr. 27 Londonderry 1879-04-18 - Montreal 1879-05-01Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  May 29  Quebec  June 08 Londonderry 1879-05-30Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  July 10  Quebec  July 18 Londonderry 1879-07-11Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Aug. 21  Quebec  Aug. 31 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Oct. 02  Quebec  Oct. 11 Londonderry 1879-10-03Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     Halifax  Nov. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool - Londonderry - QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 237
 1880  Liverpool  Mar. 18  Halifax  Mar. 28 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  May 07  Quebec  May 16 Londonderry. Also reported arrive Quebec 1880-05-18Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  June 17  Quebec  June 26 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-06-27Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  July 29  Quebec  Aug. 06 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-08-07Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Sept. 09  Quebec  Sept. 18 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-09-19Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Oct. 21  Quebec  Oct. 29 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     Halifax  Dec. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec/BostonAtlantic Journey ID 238
 1881  Liverpool  Jan. 13  Halifax  Jan. 23 Estimated arrival dateTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Feb. 24  Halifax  Mar. 05 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Apr. 07  Halifax  Apr. 17 Londonderry - BostonTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  May 28  Quebec  June 03 Captain Smith. Also reported arrive 1881-06-04Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  July 07  Quebec  July 15 Londonderry 1881-07-08. Captain SmithTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Aug. 18  Quebec  Aug. 26 Londonderry 1881-08-19Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Sept. 29  Quebec  Oct. 09 Londonderry 1881-09-30Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Nov. 10  Halifax  Nov. 21 Also reported arrival 1881-11-19Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool - Londonderry/Queenstown - Halifax/Quebec/PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 239
 1882  Liverpool  Dec. 21  Halifax  Jan. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Jan. 21  Halifax  Feb. 12 QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Mar. 29  Halifax  Apr. 08 Queenstown - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  May 04  Quebec  May 14 Londonderry 1882-05-05Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  June 15  Quebec  June 25 Liverpool 1882-06-15 - Londonderry 1882-06-16Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  July 27  Quebec  Aug. 05 Londonderry 1882-07-28 - Rimouski, QueTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Sept. 07  Quebec  Sept. 17 Londonderry 1882-09-08Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Oct. 19  Quebec  Oct. 29 Londonderry 1882-10-20. Also reported arrival Quebec 1882-10-31Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax - PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 240
 1883  Liverpool  Feb. 01  Halifax  Feb. 13 Londonderry - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Mar. 08  Halifax  Mar. 19 Londonderry 1883-03-09 - Portland. Passengers left Christiania 1883-03-02Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Apr. 26  Quebec  May 07 Londonderry (Moville)Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  June 07  Quebec  June 18 Londonderry 1883-06-08Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  July 19  Quebec  July 28 Londonderry 1883-07-20Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Aug. 30  Quebec  Sept. 08 Londonderry 1883-08-31. Also reported arrival Quebec 1883-09-10Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Oct. 11  Quebec  Oct. 21 Londonderry 1883-10-22Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Nov. 22  Halifax  Dec. 02 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - Baltimore/PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 241
 1884  Liverpool  Jan. 03  Halifax  Jan. 14 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Feb. 14  Halifax  Feb. 26 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Apr. 03  Halifax  Apr. 14 Londonderry 1884-04-04 - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  May 15  Quebec  May 25 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 26  Quebec  July 05 Londonderry 1884-06-27Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Aug. 07  Quebec  Aug. 16 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Sept. 11  Quebec  Sept. 18 Londonderry 1884-09-12. Also reported arrival Quebec 1884-09-21Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Oct. 30  Quebec  Nov. 08 Londonderry 1884-10-31. Feeder ship from Trondheim 21th by S/S Jonas Lie. Also reported arrival Quebec 1884-11-10Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Dec. 11  Halifax  Dec. 24 Portland. Also reported to arrive in BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 242
 1885  Liverpool  Jan. 29  Halifax  Feb. 10 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Mar. 26  Halifax  Apr. 06 Londonderry- Portland. Reported to arrive at the port of Quebec same date.Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Apr. 30  Quebec  May 11 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  June 18  Quebec  June 29 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  July 23  Quebec  Aug. 01 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Aug. 27  Quebec  Sept. 05 Londonderry (Moville)Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Oct. 01  Quebec  Oct. 11 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Nov. 05  Halifax  Nov. 15 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - PortlandAtlantic Journey ID 243
 1886  Liverpool  Feb. 25  Halifax  Mar. 07 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Apr. 22  Quebec  May 03 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  May 28  Quebec  June 07 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  July 02  Quebec  July 11 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Aug. 06  Quebec  Aug. 16 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Sept. 10  Quebec  Sept. 19 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Oct. 15  Quebec  Oct. 25 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 244
 1887  Liverpool  Jan. 06  Halifax  Jan. 18 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Feb. 17  Halifax  Mar. 01 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Mar. 31  Halifax  Apr. 11 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  May 13  Quebec  May 25 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  June 17  Quebec  June 28 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  July 22  Quebec  Aug. 02 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Aug. 26  Quebec  Sept. 04 Londonderry 1887-08-27Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Sept. 30  Quebec  Oct. 09 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Dec. 22  Halifax  Dec. 29 Londonderry - Baltimore. Also reported to arrive Halifax 1887-12-31Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec - Portland/BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 245
 1888  Liverpool  Feb. 02  Halifax  Feb. 12 Londonderry - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Apr. 20  Halifax  May 02 Londonderry. Passengers by trainfrom Halifax to QuebecTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  July 20  Quebec  July 28 Londonderry 1888-07-21. Journey of 8 days from LiverpoolTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Aug. 24  Quebec  Sept. 02 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Sept. 28  Quebec  Oct. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Nov. 01  Quebec  Nov. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool - Londonderry - St.John - Halifax/Quebec - Portland/BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 246
 1889  Liverpool  Jan. 17  Halifax  Jan. 27 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Feb. 28  Halifax  Mar. 09 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Apr. 18  Quebec  Apr. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  May 23  Quebec  June 01 Londonderry. Also reported arrive Quebec 1889-05-31Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  June 28  Quebec  July 07 Also reported to arrive 1889-07-06Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Aug. 01  Quebec  Aug. 09 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Sept. 05  Quebec  Sept. 14 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Oct. 10  Quebec  Oct. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Nov. 26  Halifax  Dec. 09 St. Johns - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec/Montreal - Portland/BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 247
 1890  Liverpool  Jan. 07  Halifax  Jan. 29 BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Apr. 10  Halifax  Apr. 20 Londonderry 1890-04-11. Also reported arrive 1890-04-19Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  May 15  Quebec  May 25 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  June 19  Quebec  June 28 Londonderry 1890-06-20. Also reported arrival 1890-06-30Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  July 27  Quebec  Aug. 03 Londonderry 1890-07-25 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Aug. 28  Quebec  Sept. 06 Londonderry 1890-08-29 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Oct. 02  Quebec  Oct. 13 Londonderry 1890-10-03 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Nov. 06  Halifax  Nov. 18 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Dec. 18  Halifax  Dec. 29 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec/Montreal - Portland/BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 248
 1891  Liverpool  Jan. 29  Halifax  Feb. 10 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  May 07  Quebec  May 18 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  June 11  Quebec  June 21 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  July 16  Quebec  July 25 Londonderry - Montreal. Arrived Quebec at 02:00 morning. Also reported arrival 1891-07-24Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Aug. 26  Quebec  Sept. 05 Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-09-03Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Oct. 01  Quebec  Oct. 13 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Nov. 01  Quebec  Nov. 09 Also reported arrive 1891-11-10. Reported stormy journey.Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax/Quebec/Montreal - Portland/BaltimoreAtlantic Journey ID 249
 1892  Liverpool  Feb. 11  Halifax  Feb. 21 Londonderry - Portland 1892-02-21Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  May 12  Quebec  May 23 Londonderry - Montreal 1892-05-23Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool     Montreal  June 25 Allan & State Line - Also reported arrive 1892-06-23Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  June 16  Quebec  June 29 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  July 21  Quebec  July 28 Montreal 1892-07-30Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  July 21  Montreal  July 30 Quebec 1892-07-28Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Aug. 25  Quebec  Sept. 03 Also reported to arrive in Montreal same date. Allan & State Line.Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Sept. 29  Quebec  Oct. 08 Londonderry - Montreal. Allan & State LineTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Nov. 03  Quebec  Nov. 15 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool - Londonderry - Quebec/MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 250
 1893  Liverpool  May 11  Quebec  May 20 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1893       Montreal  Sept. 23 Allan & State Line. Reported arrive in Quebec same dateTransatlantc ID
 1894  Glasgow - Boston?. Liverpool - Boston?Atlantic Journey ID 251
 1895  Glasgow - Boston?. Liverpool - Boston?Atlantic Journey ID 252
 1896  Broken upAtlantic Journey ID 253
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
Circassian - Allan Line steamship
Circassian - Allan Line steamship, at Liverpool - Photographer: Unknown, colorized by Børge Solem. - Source: Norway Heritage Collection - License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Circassian, Allan Line steamship
S.S. Circassian - Allan Line steamship, at Liverpool - Photographer: Unknown, colorized by Børge Solem. - Source: Norway Heritage Collection - License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Circassian - Allan Line steamship
Circassian - Allan Line steamship

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