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3,428 gross 1870 at Glasgow by J. & G. Thomson & Co. Red Star Line 361.2ft x 41.1ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1870  July 12, launched as the Algeria for the Cunard LineAtlantic Journey ID 3467
 1870  Sept. 27, maiden voyage Liverpool-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3470
 1881  Oct. 27, last voyage Liverpool-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3471
 1881  Purchased by the Red Star Line, renamed "Pennland"Atlantic Journey ID 3472
 1882  Fitted with compound engines by J. Jack & Co, LiverpoolAtlantic Journey ID 3473
 1882  Rebuilt, new spar-deck; 3,760 tonsAtlantic Journey ID 3468
 1889  Antwerp     New York  Jan. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Antwerp     New York  Sept. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1890  3 voyages Antwerp-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3474
 1890  Antwerp     New York  Feb. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     New York  June 25 Transatlantc ID
 1890  Antwerp     Philadelphia  Nov. 07 Transatlantc ID
 1891  2 voyages Antwerp-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3475
 1891  Antwerp     New York  Feb. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  Apr. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     New York  June 23 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Antwerp     Philadelphia  Sept. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1892  8 voyages Antwerp-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3476
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Jan. 31 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Mar. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Antwerp     New York  Aug. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1893  2 voyages Antwerp-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3477
 1894  3 voyages Antwerp-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 3478
 1895  Chartered by American Line for Liverpool-Philadelphia serviceAtlantic Journey ID 3469
 1903  Scrapped in ItalyAtlantic Journey ID 3479
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

Pennland (1) - Red Star Line steamship
Pennland (1) - Red Star Line steamship
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Pennland (1), Red Star Line steamship
The Pennland (1) as the Algeria while in Cunard Line service
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