SS Furnessia Collection
The SS Furnessia (1880) of the Anchor Line. GGA Image ID # 1e407a6119
Furnessia (1880) Anchor Line (British)
Built by Barrow Shipbuilding Co., Barrow-in-Furness, England. Tonnage: 5,495. Dimensions: 445' x 44'. Single-screw, 14 knots. Compound engines. Two masts and two funnels. Iron hull. Maiden voyage: Glasgow-New York, January 27, 1881. Modifications: Converted to single funnel in 1891; reengined with triple expansion type. Final Voyage: Made her final voyage to New York in 1911. Fate: Broken up by British shipbreakers in 1912.
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Passenger Lists
Saloon Passenger List for the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Line, Departing Friday, 7 December 1883 from Glasgow to New York via Moville, Commanded by Captain John Hedderwick.
1888-08-23 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Saloon Passenger List for the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Line, Departing Thursday, 23 August 1888 from Glasgow to New York via Moville, Commanded by Captain John Hedderwick.
1895-06-08 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Second Cabin Passenger List from the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing Saturday, 8 June 1895 from New York to Glasgow via Moville, Commanded by Captain James Harris.
1900-07-12 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Second Class Passenger List for the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Line, Departing Thursday, 12 July 1900 from Glasgow to New York, Commanded by Captain Hugh Young.
1901-05-30 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Second Class Passenger List from the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Line, Departing Thursday, 30 May 1901 from Glasgow to New York, Commanded by Captain Hugh Young.
1904-07-02 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Saloon Passenger List from the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing 2 July 1904 from New York to Glasgow, Commanded by Captain Hugh Young.
1904-08-25 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Saloon Passenger List from the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing Thursday, 25 August 1904, from Glasgow to New York via Moville, Commanded by Captain Hugh Young.
1910-06-18 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Line, Departing Saturday, 18 June 1910 from Glasgow to New York via Moville (Londonderry), Commanded by Captain John Black.
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Brochures
1902 - Anchor Line Second & Third Class Accommodations
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.
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Sailing Schedules
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, Astoria, Anchoria, Columbia, and Furnessia. Issued 7 May 1902. Second and Third Class Accommodations, 1902 Brochure. GGA Image ID # 114b905df3
Sailing Schedule, Glasgow-New York, from 12 October 1907 to 28 December 1907. Eastbound Voyages Call at Moville to Land Passengers. Ships Include the Astoria, Caledonia, California, Columbia, and Furnessia. SS California Passenger List, 12 October 1907. GGA Image ID # 1e39558c53
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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
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Services
Back Cover for a Saloon Class Passenger List for the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Line Dated 23 August 1888. GGA Image ID # 173116bfa7
Back Cover of a Second Class SS Furnessia Passenger List of the Anchor Line from 12 July 1900. GGA Image ID # 15b928f853
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Postcards
Postcard from the Anchor Line SS Furnessia Dated 20 July 1901 with an Inscribed Poem from Tennyson Entitled Crossing the Bar. Reverse Side is Blank. The Furnessia was built in 1880 of 5,495 Gross Tonnage. Her Final Voyage Departed on 17 February 1911. GGA Image ID # 149c40be98
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Excerpts from Information for Passengers
Circular Letters of Credit, negotiable at all the principal Cities in the British Islands, the Continent of Europe and the East, are issued by Henderson BROTHERS, 7 Bowling Green, New York.
Drafts on the European Offices of Messrs Henderson BROTHERS, payable on demand, for any amount, can be obtained, free of charge, at the principal Agencies. of the Anchor Line throughout America Similar Drafts on New York can be had at any of the European Offices of Messrs. Henderson BROTHERS.
Source: SS Furnessia Passenger List - 23 August 1888
SS Furnessia. One class cabin only. The entire accommodation, consisting of Promenade Deck, Dining Room, Music Room, Library, Smoking Room, and all Staterooms on the main and upper decks are Exclusively for the Use of Second-Cabin Passengers.
These Steamships are Fitted with MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH.
Source: SS Furnessia Passenger List - 18 June 1910
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