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7,347 gross 1883 at Glasgow by John Elder & Co. Cunard Line 501ft x 54.2ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1883  Oct. 7; maiden voyage Liverpool - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1685
 1883  June 23, launched as the Oregon for the Guion LineAtlantic Journey ID 1684
 1884  June 7; first Cunard voyage Liverpool - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1687
 1884  Liverpool - New York. June transferred to Cunard LineAtlantic Journey ID 1686
 1884  Liverpool  Aug. 16  New York  Aug. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Oct. 25  New York  Nov. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Nov. 29  New York  Dec. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool - New York (armed cruiser Russian scare)Atlantic Journey ID 1688
 1885  Liverpool - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1689
 1885  Liverpool  Feb. 28  New York  Mar. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Nov. 14  New York  Nov. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Dec. 12  New York  Dec. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Feb. 06  New York  Feb. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Collided and sank. All passengers saved.Atlantic Journey ID 1690
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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