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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,523 gross 1865 at Glasgow by Tod & McGregor American Line 375.2ft x 39.6ft 
 YearRemarks
 1865 Feb. 25, launched as the Delaware for Richardson, Spence & Co, LiverpoolAtlantic Journey ID 6728
 1865 Purchased by Inman Line, renamed City of New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 6729
 1865 June 7, maiden voyage Liverpool-Queenstown-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 6730
 1871 Rebuilt, lengthened to 375.2ft, new tonnage: 3,523 gross, accommodation: 150 cabin, 400 3rd-class (steerage)Atlantic Journey ID 6731
 1876 Chartered by the American LineAtlantic Journey ID 6732
 1877 Re-engined with compound engines by NE Marine Co LtdAtlantic Journey ID 6733
 1878 Chartered by the Guion LineAtlantic Journey ID 6734
 1883 Re-engined with new compound engines by Blair & Co, StocktonAtlantic Journey ID 6735
 1884 Purchased by the Allan Line, renamed NorwegianAtlantic Journey ID 6736
 1884 June 12, first voyage for Allan Line Glasgow-Quebec-MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 6737
 1891 Glasgow - New York Atlantic Journey ID 6738
 1903 Broken up in HollandAtlantic Journey ID 6739
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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