SS Furnessia Archival Collection
The SS Furnessia (1880) of the Anchor Line. GGA Image ID # 1e407a6119
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- Furnessia (1880) Anchor Line (British) Ship's History (Brief)
- Passenger Lists
- Brochures
- Sailing Schedules
- Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs
- Passage Rates
- Services
- Postcards
- Title Pages
- Excerpts from Information for Passengers
- Back Cover Images
- Second Cabin Steamships of the Anchor Line - 1910
- Books Referencing the SS Furnessia
- 1910 Travel Guide
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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1883-06-30 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 30 June 1883
- Route: New York to Liverpool
- Commander: Captain J. J. Small
1883-12-07 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 7 December 1883
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain John Hedderwick
1888-07-19 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 19 July 1888
Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
Commander: Captain John Hedderwick
1888-08-23 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 23 August 1888
Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
Commander: Captain John Hedderwick
1889-07-09 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 9 July 1889
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Moville
- Commander: Captain John Hedderwick
1895-06-08 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 8 June 1895
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Moville
- Commander: Captain James Harris
1900-07-12 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 12 July 1900
- Route: Glasgow to New York
- Commander: Captain Hugh Young
1901-05-30 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 30 May 1901
Route: Glasgow to New York
Commander: Captain Hugh Young
1904-07-02 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 2 July 1904
Route: New York to Glasgow
Commander: Captain Hugh Young
1904-08-25 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 25 August 1904
Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
Commander: Captain Hugh Young
1910-06-18 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 June 1910
Route: New York to Glasgow, via Moville (Londonderry)
Commander: Captain John Black
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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.
Anchor Line Transatlantic Steamship Tours Brochure - 1904
1904 brochure produced by the Anchor Line focuses on the most popular places of interest and principal cities of Scotland, Ireland, England, and Wales. The booklet features beautiful color images. Many are reproduced on this page.
Anchor Line Special Attractions For Excursion Season Brochure - 1911
The Anchor Line published this brochure for the Tourist season in 1911. It featured information for passengers, internal and external photographs of the ships and interior views, and some information on destinations.
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Anchor Steamship Line Sailing Schedule, 23 August 1884 to 18 October 1884
The SS Furnessia, operated by Anchor Steamship Line, was scheduled for transatlantic voyages between 23 August 1884 to 18 October 1884.
Anchor Steamship Line Sailing Schedule, 31 July 1889 to 7 November 1889
The SS Furnessia, operated by Anchor Steamship Line, was scheduled for transatlantic voyages between 31 July 1889 to 7 November 1889.
Anchor Steamship Line Sailing Schedule, 19 July 1890 to 29 November 1890
The SS Furnessia, operated by Anchor Steamship Line, was scheduled for transatlantic voyages between 19 July 1890 to 29 November 1890.
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
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Route Map, Track Chart, and Memorandum of Log on the Back Cover of an SS Furnessia Cabin Passenger List from 9 July 1889. GGA Image ID # 1f35aaace1
Track Chart and Abstract of Log (Unused) on the Back Cover of a Anchor Steamship Line SS Furnessia Saloon Passenger List from 25 August 1904. GGA Image ID # 1e44565a1a
Anchor Line Route Map and Abstract of Log (Unused). SS Furnessia Passenger List, 18 June 1910. GGA Image ID # 1f36435a45
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Rates of Passage, New York-Glasgow-Londonderry, 1895. First Cabin Rates for the SS City of Rome, SS Furnessia, and for All Other Steamers of the Service. Second Cabin Rates and Steerage Rates Including Bedding and Eating Utensils. Back Cover of a Anchor Steamship Line SS Furnessia Second Cabin Passenger List from 8 June 1895. GGA Image ID # 1e41325176
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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Anchor Line Services on the Back Cover, Saloon Passenger List, SS Furnessia, 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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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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Constructed Title Page and Listing of Officers to Illustrate the Fancy Typeface Used on the SS Furnessia Passenger List for 30 June 1883. GGA Image ID #
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Information for Passengers - 23 August 1888
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
Information for Passengers - 18 June 1910
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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Back Cover of a Anchor Steamship Line SS Furnessia Saloon Passenger List from 30 June 1883. GGA Image ID # 1f35a993f0
Second Cabin Steamships of the Anchor Line. Ships Included the Caledonia, California, Columbia, and Furnessia. SS Furnessia Passenger List, 18 June 1910. GGA Image ID # 1f366c5d84
Second Cabin Twin-Screw Steamships "Columbia," "Caledonia," and "California" are the newest of the Anchor Line fleet and the fastest sailing between New York, Glasgow, and Londonderry.
They are large, comfortable seaboats, fitted with all the conveniences and affording all the comforts of a first-class City hotel.
Each vessel is divided into water-tight compartments and has six decks, named respectively the 'tween deck, main deck, upper deck, bridge deck, promenade deck, and the boat deck, for passenger accommodations.
The average passage is seven and one-half days—leaving New York on Saturday at noon, they usually arrive at Moville (Londonderry) the following Saturday evening and at Glasgow on Sunday morning.
Accommodations are nearly amidships, with Staterooms for two and four persons on the main decks, who will find that their comfort and convenience in every respect have been excellently catered to.
The Dining Saloons are on the upper decks, and the Ladies' Cabins or Libraries are directly above the Saloon. There are books for the academic, a piano for the musical, and comfortable lounges and armchairs.
The promenade decks have comfortable shelters and are lighted by electricity. The spacious and well-appointed Smoking Rooms have everything a smoker could desire.
S. S. Furnessia. is a one-class cabin only. The entire accommodation, consisting of the 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.
Second Cabin Twin-Screw Steamships "Columbia," "Caledonia," and "California," in Anchor Line SS Furnessia Passenger List, 18 June 1910.
Services and Principal Agencies on the Back Cover, SS Furnessia Saloon Passenger List, 19 July 1888. GGA Image ID # 20ee8784c2
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The Great Liners: The Seafarers, Volume 4
A history of the world's famous luxury liners provides portraits of the ships. It examines such great disasters as the sinking of the Titanic. This edition explores the grand hotels that traversed the Atlantic between 1840 and 1930.
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
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Booking Passage On A Steamship
Those who wish to rest at sea should bear this in mind. The traveler who desires comfortable lounges, palm-gardens, Dutch cafés, gymnasiums, and Turkish baths, electric baths, etc., should be willing to pay some $25.00 or more extra for each passage.
The cost of a European trip depends entirely on the time consumed, the route, and the type of accommodations required by the traveler. In planning a European trip the expense can be arrived at very closely by adding together the cost of ocean passage, both eastward and westward.
Wireless Telegraphy On Steamships
Travelers by the principal passenger vessels listed have at their disposal when at sea, a Public Telegraph Service in the Marconi Wireless Telegraph System, working in conjunction with the ordinary Inland Telegraphs and the International Cables throughout the World.
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