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3,728 gross 1882 at Glasgow by Charles Connell & Co. Dominion Line 360.7ft x 40.3ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1882  June 30, launched for the Dominion LineAtlantic Journey ID 1952
 1882  Sept. 7, maiden voyage Liverpool-Quebec-MontrealAtlantic Journey ID 1953
 1882  Liverpool  Sept. 07  Quebec  Sept. 19 Belfast 1882-09-08Transatlantc ID
 1882  Liverpool  Oct. 19  Quebec  Oct. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool     Portland  Apr. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  May 24  Quebec  June 04 Belfast 1883-05-25 - Montreal. Also reported arrival port of Quebec 1883-06-06Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  July 05  Quebec  July 14 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Aug. 16  Quebec  Aug. 25 Belfast 1883-08-17. Also reported arrival Quebec 1883-08-27Transatlantc ID
 1883  Liverpool  Sept. 27  Quebec  Oct. 07 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Apr. 24  Quebec  May 05 Belfast 1884-04-25Transatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  June 05  Quebec  June 16 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Aug. 28  Quebec  Sept. 06 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1884  Liverpool  Oct. 16  Quebec  Oct. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Apr. 23  Quebec  May 07 Belfast 1885-04-24 - Montreal. Also reported to arrive port of Quebec 1885-05-12Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  June 11  Quebec  June 21 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  July 30  Quebec  Aug. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Sept. 03  Quebec  Sept. 14 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool  Oct. 08  Quebec  Oct. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Liverpool     Halifax  Dec. 07 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Mar. 18  Halifax  Mar. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Apr. 30  Quebec  May 13 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  June 05  Quebec  June 15 Belfast 1886-06-06Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  July 09  Quebec  July 20 Belfast 1886-07-10. Also reported arrive Quebec 1886-07-19Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Aug. 13  Quebec  Aug. 23 Belfast 1886-08-14Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Sept. 17  Quebec  Sept. 27 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Oct. 22  Quebec  Nov. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Liverpool  Dec. 02  Portland  Dec. 14 Arrived at 05:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 8 days. Also reported arrive Portland 1886-12-12 and Halifax 1886-12-14Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Jan. 13  Halifax  Jan. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Feb. 24  Halifax  Mar. 09 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool     Portland  Apr. 18 Also reported to arrive port of Halifax 1887-04-17Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  May 20  Quebec  May 31 Belfast. Also reported arrive Quebec 1887-06-01Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  June 24  Quebec  July 04 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  July 29  Quebec  Aug. 09 Belfast 1887-07-30Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Sept. 02  Quebec  Sept. 12 Londonderry 1887-09-03 - Belfast 1887-09-03Transatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Oct. 07  Quebec  Oct. 16 Belfast 1887-10-08. 900 passengers arrived at Quebec 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1887  Liverpool  Nov. 17  Halifax  Nov. 28 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Dec. 29  Halifax  Jan. 09 Londonderry - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Feb. 09  Portland  Feb. 18 Londonderry 1888-02-10 - BaltimoreTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Mar. 22  Halifax  Apr. 01 Londonderry - BostonTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  May 04  Quebec  May 14 Belfast. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 Sunday morning - Also reported arrive 1888-05-13Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  June 08  Quebec  June 18 Belfast 1888-06-09 - Montreal. 1097 passengers arrived at Quebec at 02:00 early morningTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  July 13  Quebec  July 21 Montreal. Arrived in Quebec at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 7 daysTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Aug. 17  Quebec  Aug. 24 Belfast - Montreal. Crossing the Ocean in 7 days. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1888-08-27Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool     Quebec  Sept. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Sept. 21  Quebec  Oct. 01 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Oct. 26  Quebec  Nov. 05 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1888  Liverpool  Nov. 29  Halifax  Dec. 09 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Jan. 10  Halifax  Jan. 18 Crossing the Ocean in 7 days. Also reported to arrive 1889-01-20Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool     Halifax  Mar. 02 Also reported to arrive 1889-03-08Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Apr. 04  Halifax  Apr. 13 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  May 17  Quebec  May 28 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  June 20  Quebec  July 02 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  July 26  Quebec  Aug. 05 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Aug. 30  Quebec  Sept. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1889  Liverpool  Oct. 03  Quebec  Oct. 15 Belfast - Montreal. Arrived Quebec in the morningTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool     Halifax  Jan. 06 Londonderry (Moville) - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Feb. 06  Halifax  Feb. 18 Londonderry (Moville) - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Mar. 28  Halifax  Apr. 04 Londonderry 1890-03-24. Arrived at 02:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  May 16  Quebec  May 27 Crossing the Ocean in only 6 days - Also reported arrive 1890-05-26Transatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  June 27  Quebec  July 08 Belfast - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Aug. 01  Quebec  Aug. 11 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Sept. 05  Quebec  Sept. 15 Londonderry - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Oct. 10  Quebec  Oct. 20 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1890  Liverpool  Nov. 13  Halifax  Nov. 25 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Dec. 25  Halifax  Jan. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool     Halifax  Feb. 14 Also reported to arrive 1891-02-16Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Mar. 19  Halifax  Mar. 29 Londonderry. Also reported to arrive in Portland, same dayTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  May 01  Quebec  May 09 Arrived at 03:00 morning. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-05-12. MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  June 05  Quebec  June 12 Montreal. Also reported arrival Quebec 1895-06-15Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  July 10  Quebec  July 20 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Aug. 14  Quebec  Aug. 24 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Sept. 18  Quebec  Sept. 27 Montreal. Arrived at 04:00 morning. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1891-09-29Transatlantc ID
 1891  Liverpool  Oct. 23  Quebec  Nov. 02 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Feb. 18  Halifax  Feb. 27 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Apr. 01  Halifax  Apr. 09 PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  May 13  Quebec  May 24 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  May 17  Quebec  June 25 Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1892-06-26Transatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  July 22  Quebec  July 30 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Aug. 26  Quebec  Sept. 05 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1892  Liverpool  Sept. 30  Quebec  Oct. 09 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  Jan. 19  Halifax  Jan. 31 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Halifax  Mar. 20 Londonderry - PortlandTransatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool  May 06  Quebec  May 16 Montreal. Also reported to arrive Quebec 1893-05-18Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Quebec  June 17 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Liverpool     Quebec  July 24 Transatlantc ID
 1893  Broke propeller shaft, towed to Queenstown by S/S Monte Videan of the Allan LineAtlantic Journey ID 1954
 1893  Liverpool     Quebec  Nov. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Halifax  Apr. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Quebec  May 19 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Liverpool     Quebec  June 24 Transatlantc ID
 1894  Lost rudder, towed to Inishtrahull by S/S Norwegian, Allan LineAtlantic Journey ID 1955
 1896  Sold to Furness LineAtlantic Journey ID 1956
 1896  Chartered by HAPAGAtlantic Journey ID 1957
 1896  Nov. 24, first voyage for Furness Genoa-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 1958
 1897  Scrapped at GenoaAtlantic Journey ID 1959
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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