SS Furnessia Archival 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
1883-06-30 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Saloon Passenger List from the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing 30 June 1883 from New York to Liverpool, Commanded by Captain J. J. Small.
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.
1889-07-09 SS Furnessia Passenger List
Cabin Passenger List from the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing 9 July 1889 from New York to Glasgow via Moville, Commanded by Captain 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. Obscurred Ships from 15 November to 29 November 1890 were the Furnessia, Devonia, and Circassia. 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
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Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs
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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Passage Rates
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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Services
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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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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Title Pages
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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Excerpts from Information for Passengers
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 Images
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 - 1910
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.
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