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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,494 gross 1873 at Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons Hamburg America Line 375.1ft x 40ft 
 YearRemarks
 1873 Launched Oct. 22 for the Adler LineAtlantic Journey ID 2587
 1874 Jan. 8, maiden voyage Hamburg-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2588
 1875 Purchased by HAPAGAtlantic Journey ID 2589
 1875 June 9, first voyage Hamburg-Havre-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2590
 1880 Rebuilt, two funnelsAtlantic Journey ID 2591
 1882 Oct. 9, wrecked near Cape Race, no lives lostAtlantic Journey ID 2592
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

Herder, Hamburg America Line steamship
Herder, Hamburg America Line steamship
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Interiors of the Hamburg America Line sister steamships Herder, Lessing, Wieland and Gellert - 1st cabin saloon (x 2), second cabin saloon and steerage
Interiors of the Hamburg America Line sister steamships Herder, Lessing, Wieland and Gellert
1st cabin saloon (x 2), second cabin saloon and steerage
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