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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
5,736 gross 1883 at Birkenhead by Laird Bros American Line 531ft x 59.2ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1883  Aug. 4, floated from dry dock for Red Star LineAtlantic Journey ID 7215
 1883  Nov. 3, maiden voyage Antwerp - New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 7216
 1901  Chartered by American LineAtlantic Journey ID 7217
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  May 05 Crossing the Ocean in 8,5 days from LiverpoolTransatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  May 17 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  June 08 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  June 20 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 12 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Aug. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Sept. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Oct. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Oct. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1901  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Nov. 27 Arrive date not given (reported 1901-11-28). Journey of 7 daysTransatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Jan. 28 Arrive date not given (reported 1902-01-29). Journey of 7,5 daysTransatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Feb. 16 Arrived in Philadelphia at 01:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Mar. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Mar. 23 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  May 03 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  May 17 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  June 22 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 13 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 26 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Aug. 16 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Aug. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Sept. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Oct. 04 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Oct. 26 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Dec. 08 Transatlantc ID
 1902  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Dec. 21 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Jan. 13 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Feb. 18 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Apr. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  May 16 Arrived in Philadelphia at 04:00 morningTransatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  June 06 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 12 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 26 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Sept. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Oct. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Oct. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1903  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Nov. 08 Arrived in Philadelphia at 04:00 morning.Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Jan. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Feb. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 17 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Philadelphia  July 30 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Aug. 20 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Sept. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1904  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Sept. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1905  Liverpool     Philadelphia  Oct. 06 Transatlantc ID
 1906  Returned to Red Star Line serviceAtlantic Journey ID 7218
 1912  Scrapped in ItalyAtlantic Journey ID 7219
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

S/S Westernland, American Line
S/S Westernland in service for the American Line, at Liverpool
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S/S Westernland (1) of the Red Star Line
S/S Westernland (1) of the Red Star Line
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S/S Westernland (1), Hamburg America Line
S/S Westernland (1), in service for the Red Star Line
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American Line and Red Star Line steamship built 1883 at Birkenhead by Laird Bros. 1901 - 1905 mainly in servidce for the American Line
American Line and Red Star Line steamship built 1883 at Birkenhead by Laird Bros.
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