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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
8,430 gross 1890 at Stettin by AG Vulcan Hamburg America Line 502.6ft x 57.6ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1890  Nov. 29, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 2464
 1891  May 8, maiden voyage Hamburg-Southampton-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2465
 1891  Hamburg  Aug. 28  New York  Sept. 05 Passengers leaving Bergen on feeder ship 1891-08-22 (Route 1. Norwegian West-coast - Hamburg) - Crossing the Ocean in 6 days, 8 hours and 15 min. from EnglandTransatlantc ID
 1891  Hamburg  Sept. 25  New York  Oct. 03 Passengers leaving Bergen on feeder ship 1891-09-18 (Route 1. Norwegian West-coast - Hamburg) - Crossing the Ocean in 6 days, 10 hours and 40 min. from EnglandTransatlantc ID
 1892  Hamburg  Apr. 22  New York  Apr. 29 Capt. Albers, crossing the Atlantic in 5 days 19 hours and 45 min. Arrived at 18:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1892  Hamburg  June 17  New York  June 24 Captain Albers, arrived New York at 24:00 midnight after having sailed 6 days 30 min. from QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1892  Hamburg     New York  July 22 Arrived N.Y 19:00 evening after having used 5 days 21 hours 15 min. from QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1892  Hamburg  Aug. 12  New York  Aug. 20 Captain Albertsson Arrived N.Y at 02:10 night after a journey of 6 days 2 hours and 5 min. from QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1893       New York  May 26 Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 6 days, 4 hours and 35 min.Transatlantc ID
 1893       New York  June 23 Crossing the Ocean in 6 days, 3 hours and 15 min.Transatlantc ID
 1893       New York  July 20 Crossing the Ocean in 5 days, 23 hours and 10 min.Transatlantc ID
 1893       New York  Aug. 17 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Hamburg     New York  Oct. 13 Captain Albers, arrived in New York at 04:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 5 days, 22 hours and 10 min. from QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1894  Hamburg     New York  May 10 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Hamburg     New York  June 08 Captain Albers, arrived in New York the morningTransatlantc ID
 1894  Hamburg     New York  July 06 Captain Allers, arrived in New York in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1894       New York  Aug. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Hamburg     New York  Aug. 31 Captain Allers, arrived in New York at 05:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1894  Hamburg     New York  Sept. 27 Captain Albers, crossing from Queenstown to New York in 5 days, 18 hours and 25 min.Transatlantc ID
 1904  Became Russian auxiliary cruiser "Don"Atlantic Journey ID 2466
 1906  Became the "Moskva" Russian Volunteer FleetAtlantic Journey ID 2467
 1913  Became Austrian Navy depot ship "Gaea"Atlantic Journey ID 2468
 1918  Seized by Italy, rebuilt and renamed "San Guisto"Atlantic Journey ID 2469
 1924  Scrapped in ItalyAtlantic Journey ID 2470
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

Furst Bismarck (1), Hamburg America Line steamship
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