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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,035 gross 1866 at Greenock by Caird & Co. Hamburg America Line 339.9ft x 40ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1866  Launched Dec. 8Atlantic Journey ID 2556
 1867  March 2, maiden voyage Hamburg-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2557
 1871  Hamburg     New Orleans  Dec. 04 via Le HavreTransatlantc ID
 1878  Sold to Russia, renamed "Moskva"Atlantic Journey ID 2558
 1882  Wrecked near Cape Guardafui, Gulf of AdenAtlantic Journey ID 2559
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
Hammonia (2) - Hamburg America Line steamship
Hammonia (2) - Hamburg America Line steamship
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