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4,399 gross 1874 at Greenock by Robert Steele & Co. Allan Line, Liverpool, England 400ft x 42.3ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1874  June 3, launchedAtlantic Journey ID 716
 1875  July 29, maiden voyage Liverpool - Quebec - MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 725
 1875  Liverpool  Sept. 23  Quebec  Oct. 05 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1875  Liverpool  Nov. 04  Quebec  Nov. 14 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Apr. 27  Quebec  May 07 Londonderry 1876-04-28Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  June 08  Quebec  June 18 Londonderry 1876-06-09Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  July 20  Quebec  July 29 Londonderry 1876-07-21. Also reported arrival 1876-07-30 and 1876-08-05Transatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Aug. 31  Quebec  Sept. 09 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1876  Liverpool  Oct. 12  Quebec  Oct. 22 Londonderry 1876-10-13. Also reported arrival 1876-10-23Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Jan. 04  Portland  Jan. 15 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool     Portland  Feb. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Apr. 19  Quebec  Apr. 29 Londonderry 1877-04-20. Also reported arrival 1877-04-30Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  May 31  Quebec  June 09 Also reported arrival 1877-06-11Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  July 12  Quebec  July 21 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Aug. 23  Quebec  Sept. 01 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Oct. 04  Quebec  Oct. 13 Londonderry 1877-10-05Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Nov. 15  Portland  Nov. 27 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Dec. 27  Halifax  Jan. 06 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Mar. 14  Halifax  Mar. 24 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  May 09    May 10 Explosion in her bunkers at Moville, Ireland, followed by a fire. Several Scandinavian passengers were injured and killedTransatlantc ID
 1878  May 10, caught fire at Moville following an explosion in bunkers. Scuttled, then salvaged and repairedAtlantic Journey ID 717
 1878  June 26, resumed Liverpool - Quebec - MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 718
 1878  Liverpool  June 27  Quebec  July 05 7 days at seaTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Aug. 08  Quebec  Aug. 17 Londonderry 1878-08-09. Also reported arrival 1878-08-19Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Sept. 19  Quebec  Sept. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Oct. 31  Quebec  Nov. 08 Londonderry 1878-11-01. Record breaking journey crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 6 days and 23 hoursTransatlantc ID
 1878  Liverpool  Dec. 10  Halifax  Dec. 20 Arrival date estimatedTransatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     Quebec  Mar. 22 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Apr. 24  Quebec  May 02 Londonderry 1879-04-25. Also reported arrival 1879-05-04Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  June 05  Quebec  June 13 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  July 17  Quebec  July 25 Londonderry 1879-07-18Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Aug. 28  Quebec  Sept. 06 Londonderry 1879-08-29Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool  Oct. 09  Quebec  Oct. 17 Londonderry 1879-10-10. Also reported arrival 1879-10-19Transatlantc ID
 1879  Liverpool     Halifax  Nov. 28 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     Baltimore  Feb. 04 Liverpool - Londonderry - Halifax - Baltimore. Captain J. E. DuttonTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Apr. 01  Halifax  Apr. 12 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  May 13  Quebec  May 21 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-05-23Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  June 24  Quebec  July 03 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-07-04Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Aug. 05  Quebec  Aug. 14 Londonderry. Also reported arrival 1880-08-15Transatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Sept. 16  Quebec  Sept. 26 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool  Oct. 28  Quebec  Nov. 06 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1880  Liverpool     Halifax  Dec. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool     Halifax  Jan. 29 Feeder ship from Christiania 1881-01-14Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Mar. 03  Halifax  Mar. 13 Londonderry - BostonTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  May 05  Quebec  May 14 Londonderry 1881-05-06. Captain J. E. DuttonTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  June 16  Quebec  June 25 Londonderry 1881-06-17. Captain J. E. DuttonTransatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  July 28  Quebec  Aug. 05 Londonderry 1881-07-29Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Sept. 08  Quebec  Sept. 16 Londonderry 1881-09-09Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Oct. 13  Quebec  Oct. 22 Londonderry 1881-10-14Transatlantc ID
 1881  Liverpool  Nov. 28  Halifax  Dec. 08 Londonderry 1881-11-29 - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 726
 1882  Liverpool  Jan. 11  Halifax  Jan. 14 Queensland - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  July 20  Quebec  July 28 Londonderry 1882-07-20Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Aug. 31  Quebec  Sept. 10 Londonderry 1882-09-01. Also reported arrive Quebec 1882-09-09Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Oct. 12  Quebec  Oct. 21 Londonderry 1882-10-13Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Nov. 23  Halifax  Dec. 06 Londonderry - Boston. Arrival date port of Halifax is estimated.Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Jan. 04  Halifax  Jan. 13 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Feb. 15  Halifax  Feb. 26 Londonderry - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  May 31  Quebec  June 09 Londonderry 1883-06-01Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  July 12  Quebec  July 20 Londonderry 1883-07-13Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Aug. 23  Quebec  Aug. 31 Londonderry 1883-08-24Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Oct. 04  Quebec  Oct. 14 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Nov. 15  Halifax  Nov. 27 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Dec. 27  Halifax  Jan. 06 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Feb. 07  Halifax  Feb. 19 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Mar. 20  Halifax  Mar. 31 Londonderry - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  May 08  Quebec  May 18 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 19  Quebec  June 28 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  July 31  Quebec  Aug. 10 Londonderry 1884-08-01Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Sept. 04  Quebec  Sept. 13 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Oct. 09  Quebec  Oct. 18 Londonderry 1884-10-10Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Nov. 20  Halifax  Nov. 29 Londonderry 1884-11-21 - Portland 1884-11-30Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Jan. 01  Halifax  Jan. 13 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Feb. 12  Halifax  Feb. 22 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Apr. 09  Halifax  Apr. 19 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  May 21  Quebec  May 30 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  June 25  Quebec  July 04 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  July 30  Quebec  Aug. 09 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Sept. 03  Quebec  Sept. 14 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Oct. 08  Quebec  Oct. 17 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Nov. 19  Halifax  Nov. 26 Londonderry - Portland. Also reported arrival Halifax 1885-11-28Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Dec. 31  Halifax  Jan. 11 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Apr. 08  Halifax  Apr. 17 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  May 20  Quebec  June 07 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  July 29  Quebec  Aug. 07 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Sept. 02  Quebec  Sept. 11 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Oct. 07  Quebec  Oct. 18 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Nov. 11  Halifax  Nov. 21 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     New York  Jan. 01 ?? Inman Line reportedTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Feb. 03  Halifax  Feb. 14 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Apr. 14  Halifax  Apr. 24 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  May 19  Quebec  May 30 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  June 23  Quebec  July 01 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  July 28  Quebec  Aug. 08 Londonderry. Also reported arrive 1887-08-07 and 1887-08-06Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Sept. 01  Quebec  Sept. 09 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     Quebec  Sept. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Oct. 06  Quebec  Oct. 14 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Nov. 10  Halifax  Nov. 19 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Mar. 01  Halifax  Mar. 11 Londonderry 1888-03-02 - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Apr. 12  Halifax  Apr. 21 Londonderry - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  May 17  Halifax  May 30 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Aug. 09  Quebec  Aug. 19 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Sept. 13  Quebec  Sept. 22 Londonderry. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-09-21Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Oct. 18  Quebec  Oct. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     Halifax  Feb. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Apr. 11  Halifax  Apr. 20 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  May 16  Quebec  May 26 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  June 20  Quebec  June 30 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  July 25  Quebec  Aug. 04 Londonderry 1889-07-26Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Aug. 29  Quebec  Sept. 07 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Oct. 03  Quebec  Oct. 14 Londonderry 1889-10-04Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     America  Nov. 16 ?? Port of HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Dec. 19  Halifax  Dec. 30 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Feb. 27  Halifax  Mar. 09 Londonderry 1890-02-27 - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Apr. 17  Quebec  Apr. 28 Londonderry 1890-04-18. Also reported arrival 1890-04-29Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  May 22  Quebec  May 31 Londonderry 1890-05-23. Also reported arrival 1890-06-01Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  June 26  Quebec  July 05 Londonderry 1890-06-27. Also reported arrival 1890-07-07Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  July 31  Quebec  Aug. 09 Londonderry 1890-08-01 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Sept. 04  Quebec  Sept. 13 Londonderry 1890-09-05Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Oct. 09  Quebec  Oct. 18 Londonderry 1890-10-10 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Nov. 20  Halifax  Nov. 30 Londonderry 1890-11-21 - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Jan. 01  Halifax  Jan. 10 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Apr. 16  Quebec  Apr. 25 Also reported to arrive 1891-04-27Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  May 21  Quebec  May 30 Londonderry - MontealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  June 25  Quebec  July 04 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  July 30  Quebec  Aug. 06 Londonderry - Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-08-07.Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Sept. 03  Quebec  Sept. 12 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Oct. 08  Quebec  Oct. 18 Liverpool - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Portland  Nov. 18 Allan & State LineTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Jan. 14  Halifax  Jan. 27 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Apr. 21  Montreal  May 01 Londonderry. Captain Richardson of the Allan & State Line. Arrived in Toronto 1892-05-02 - Also reported arrive Quebec 1892-05-02 and Montreal 1892-04-30Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  May 26  Quebec  June 04 Londonderry - Montreal. Arrived Quebec at 03:00 morning. Also reported arrive 1892-06-03Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  June 30  Quebec  July 09 Londonderry - Montreal 1892-07-10Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Aug. 04  Quebec  Aug. 13 Londonderry - Montreal. Allan & State LineTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Oct. 13  Quebec  Oct. 22 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Nov. 17  Halifax  Nov. 26 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Dec. 29  Halifax  Jan. 07 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Mar. 09  Halifax  Mar. 19 Londonderry - Portland. Allan & State Line - Also reported arrive Halifax 1893-03-18Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Apr. 20  Montreal  Apr. 30 Quebec 1893-04-29Transatlantc ID
 1893       Quebec  June 04 Transatlantc ID
 1893       Montreal  July 09 Also reported arrive 1893-07-08Transatlantc ID
 1893       Quebec  Aug. 11 Allan & State Line - Also reported to arrive in Montreal same dayTransatlantc ID
 1893       Montreal  Sept. 15 Allan & State Line - Also reported arrive in Quebec 1893-09-16Transatlantc ID
 1893       Montreal  Oct. 22 Allan & State Line. Also reported to arrive in Quebec 1893-10-21Transatlantc ID
 1894       Quebec  Apr. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1894       Montreal  June 01 Allan & State Line - Also reported arrive 1894-06-02Transatlantc ID
 1894       Quebec  July 09 Transatlantc ID
 1894       Montreal  Aug. 10 Allan-State Line - Also reported arrive Quebec 1894-08-11Transatlantc ID
 1895       Quebec  June 02 Transatlantc ID
 1895       Quebec  July 06 Transatlantc ID
 1895       Quebec  Aug. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1895       Quebec  Sept. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1895       Quebec  Oct. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Quebec  May 04 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Quebec  June 07 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Quebec  Sept. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1896       Quebec  Oct. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1897  Re-engined with triple-expansion engines by Wm. Denny, Dumbarton, 316 NHP, masts reduced to twoAtlantic Journey ID 719
 1897  June 19, first voyage Glasgow - Quebec - MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 720
 1899       Quebec  June 25 Arrived Quebec in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1900  Glasgow - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 727
 1901       New York  Feb. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Nov. 26, transported Giuseppe Marconi and equipment to set up wireless station at St Johns, NewfoundlandAtlantic Journey ID 721
 1904  Glasgow - BostonAtlantic Journey ID 728
 1906  Glasgow     Halifax  Mar. 10 Subm. by Anne Baird. Route Halifax, Boston via MovilleTransatlantc ID
 1911  Glasgow - Halifax - BostonAtlantic Journey ID 729
 1917  Taken over by Canadian Pacific LineAtlantic Journey ID 722
 1920  Sold, became coal hulk at VigoAtlantic Journey ID 723
 1938  Scrapped at BilbaoAtlantic Journey ID 724
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

Sardinian, Allan Line steamship as she appeared before she was re-engined with triple-expansion engines and masts reduced to two in 1897.
Sardinian as she appeared before her masts were reduced to two in 1897.
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Sardinian, Allan Line, post 1897
The S/S Sardinian post 1897
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Sardinian, Allan Line steamship
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Sardinian, Allan Line steamship
The S/S Sardinian [old postcard]
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Sardinian, Allan Line steamship at St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.
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