SS Ethiopia Archival Collection

Ethiopia (1873) Anchor Line

Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 4,005. Dimensions: 402' x 40'. Single-screw, 13H knots. Compound engines. Three masts and one funnel. Passengers: 110 first, 110 second, 800 third. Launched: August 12, 1873. Maiden voyage: Glasgow-New York, December 13, 1873. Final voyage to New York in 1907. Fate: Sold for scrap in 1907. Sister ship: Bolivia.

 

 

Anchor Line Second & Third Class Accommodations - 1902

Six-Panel Flyer from the Anchor Line promoting their weekly service between New York and Glasgow. Brochure provided information pertaining to the Second Saloon and Third Class passengers only including rates of passage and rail rates to or from Glasgow to points in the UK. Ships Covered: Anchoria, Astoria, Columbia, Ethiopia, and Furnessia.

 

Sailing Schedule, Glasgow-Moville-New York Service, 19 July 1890 to 29 November 1890. Ships Included the Anchoria, Circassia, City of Rome, Devonia, Ethiopia, and Furnessia. Saloon Passage Rages Glasgow-New York, One Way: $50, $60, or $65. Round Trip Rates: $100, $110, or $120. Second Cabin Rate is $30 (One Way). Liverpool-New York Saloon Passage Rates (One Way): $60, $80, or $100. Round Trip Rates: $120, $144, or $180. Second Cabin Rates (One Way: $30 or $35. SS Circassia Passenger List, 12 July 1890. GGA Image ID # 15b7db940b

 

Sailing Schedule, New York-Glasgow Service via Movile (Londonderry), from 24 April 1902 to 15 November 1902. Ships Included the Ethiopia, Austoria, Anchoria, Columbia, and Furnessia. Issued 7 May 1902. Second and Third Class Accommodations, 1902 Brochure. GGA Image ID # 114b905df3

 

Passage Rates

 

Second Saloon Rates of Passage For New York -- Glasgow or Londonderry. Published 7 May 1902. GGA Image ID # 114ac8fbae

 

Third Class Rates. Outward from New York. Prepaid to New York. Published 7 May 1902. GGA Image ID # 114add2db0