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An iron passenger screw steam ship built in 1861 by R. Napier & Sons, Glasgow, as yard no. 102. Dimensions: 99,42×12,31×__,__ meters [326'4"×40'4"×27'6"] and tonnage: 2638 GRT, 1614 NRT and 2250 DWT. Equipped with a 480 NHK steam engine from Napier & Sons.

Later re-built as a four-masted barque rigged with royal sails over double top and topgallant sails.

1861 October: Launched at the shipyard of R. Napier & Sons, Glasgow, for Cunard SS Co., Liverpool.
1862 March 15: Sailed from Liverpool on the maiden voyage to New York.
1865: Moved to the Liverpool - Halifax - Boston route.
1868: Moved back to the Liverpool - New York route.
1873: New 420 HP steam engine dampmaskin from Barclay & Curle.
1880: Sold to Marques de Campo, Cartagena, Spain, and was renamed Magallanes.
1889: Sold to J. D. Bischoff, Vegesack, Germany, and was renamed Theodor. The engine was removed and rebuilt and rerigged as a four-masted barque. The new measurements were 2436 GRT and 2310 NRT.
1898: Sold to C. August Bunnemann, Bremen, Germany.
1901 April: Sold to A/S Theodor (J. Johanson & Co.), Kristiania, Norway.
1906 March 4: Sailed from Tampa, FL, for Yokohama and disappeared on the way.

References:

Four- and five masted ships, general references.
Cunard Archives, University of Liverpool.

Updated 1997-02-14 by Lars Bruzelius.

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