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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
3,553 gross 1882 at Hamburg by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfab Hamburg America Line 350.1ft x 42.6ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1882  Nov. 23, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 2871
 1883  Apr. 4, maiden voyage Hamburg-Havre-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2872
 1885  Hamburg     New York  June 16 Feeder ship from Norway 1885-06-03. 1174 passengers arrived in New YorkTransatlantc ID
 1885  Hamburg     New York  Aug. 03 890 passengers arrived at 03:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1885  Returned to Harland & Wolff in payment for the PennsylvaniaAtlantic Journey ID 2873
 1885  Sold to German ownersAtlantic Journey ID 2874
 1886       New York  May 03 Arrived at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1888       New York  May 04 Transatlantc ID
 1889       New York  Sept. 26 Capt. Vogelsang arrived at 19:00 eveningTransatlantc ID
 1890  Hamburg     New York  Apr. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1890       New York  Oct. 26 Arrived at 07:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1892       New York  May 22 Transatlantc ID
 1892  Hamburg     New York  July 03 Passengers from Bergen by feeder ship 1892-06-04Transatlantc ID
 1892  Hamburg     New York  Aug. 12 Captain Ludwig. Passengers from Bergen by feeder ship 1892-07-26 for HamburgTransatlantc ID
 1892  Cuxhaven  Nov. 13  New York  Nov. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1893       New York  Aug. 13 Scandia LineTransatlantc ID
 1893  Hamburg     New York  Dec. 20 Captain Ludwig, arrived in New York at 07:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1894       New York  July 15 Arrived at 09:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1898  Cassius, US NavyAtlantic Journey ID 2875
 1900  Summer, US Army transportAtlantic Journey ID 2876
 1916  Dec. 11, wrecked on Barnegat Shoals, NJAtlantic Journey ID 2877
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

Hamburg America Line steamship Rhaetia (1)
Hamburg America Line steamship Rhaetia (1)
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