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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
2,313 gross 1873 at Glasgow by Thomas Wingate & Co. State Line 321.2ft x 36.2ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1874  Liverpool  Sept. 03  New Orleans  Sept. 28 Agent DHrr. Lewis T. MerrowTransatlantc ID
 1880  Glasgow     New York  Mar. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Glasgow  Apr. 16  New York  Apr. 29 Extra ship for "State of Pennsylvania" - Also reported arrival 1881-04-28Transatlantc ID
 1881  Glasgow  May 21  New York  June 03 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Glasgow  Dec. 18  New York  Jan. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1883  Glasgow  Feb. 20  New York  Mar. 02 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow  July 09  New York  July 17 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow  Aug. 16  New York  Aug. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow  Sept. 28  New York  Oct. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow  Nov. 22  New York  Dec. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1885  Glasgow  June 27  New York  July 06 Arrived at 03:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1885  Glasgow     New York  Oct. 24 Belfast 1885-10-15, 587 passengers arrived in New York at 02:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 8 days and 6 hourTransatlantc ID
 1886  Glasgow  Apr. 14  New York  Apr. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Glasgow     New York  Aug. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Glasgow  Sept. 09  New York  Sept. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1886  Glasgow  Nov. 17  New York  Nov. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1887  Glasgow  Apr. 15  New York  Apr. 28 Transatlantc ID
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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