History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 4 (of 4)

by W. S. Lindsay

“WHITE STAR” LINE.						“CUNARD” LINE.
Thursday Steamers.	Sailed.		Mean Time.			Saturday Steamers.	Sailed.		Mean Time.
	Day.	Mon.	D.	H.	M.		Day.	Mon.	D.	H.	M.
	1873.						1873.
Celtic	3	Jan.	11	12	27	Calabria	5	Jan.	11	11	55
Atlantic	10	”	11	22	2	Algeria	12	”	13	1	52
Adriatic	17	”	12	17	10	Cuba.	19	”	[*]17	5	12
.. ..	..		.. ..			Parthia	26	”	12	0	9
Baltic	31	”	10	7	27	Java	2	Feb.	10	20	31
Celtic	7	Feb.	8	11	2	Abyssinia	9	”	9	9	32
Atlantic	14	”	12	14	13	Algeria	16	”	10	17	27
Republic	21	”	10	8	9	Calabria	23	”	11	18	25
Adriatic	28	”	10	8	14	Parthia	2	Mar.	12	10	1
Baltic	7	Mar.	10	19	22	Cuba	9	”	11	0	54
Celtic	14	”	9	2	2	Abyssinia	16	”	9	14	2
.. ..	..		.. ..			Algeria	23	”	11	18	25
.. ..	..		.. ..			Russia	30	”	9	9	53
Adriatic	4	Apr.	8	8	37	Java	6	Apr.	9	5	10
Baltic	11	”	8	7	36	Cuba	13	”	9	6	37
Celtic	18	”	9	0	1	Scotia	20	”	9	17	8
Oceanic	25	”	9	12	46	Algeria	27	”	10	18	49
.. ..	..		.. ..			Russia	4	May	10	3	56
Adriatic	9	May	8	17	41	Java	11	”	9	3	56
Baltic	16	”	8	21	15	Cuba	18	”	10	12	27
Celtic	23	”	9	13	17	Scotia	25	”	9	9	17
Oceanic	30	”	9	10	45	Algeria	1	June	9	10	5
.. ..	..		.. ..			Russia	8	”	9	22	15
Adriatic	13	June	9	2	49	Java	15	”	9	20	43
Baltic	20	”	9	10	39	Cuba	22	”	10	8	20
Celtic	27	”	9	9	47	Scotia	29	”	9	17	12
Oceanic	4	July	10	1	18	Algeria	6	July	10	8	16
Gaelic	11	”	11	5	47	Russia	13	”	9	19	53
Adriatic	18	”	9	12	38	Java	20	”	9	15	58
Baltic	25	”	8	22	47	Cuba	27	”	9	22	39
Celtic	1	Aug.	9	9	32	Scotia	3	Aug.	9	18	43
Oceanic	8	”	10	8	14	Algeria	10	”	10	4	12
Republic	15	”	9	18	0	Russia	17	”	10	7	8
Adriatic	22	”	9	0	57	Java	24	”	9	17	55
Baltic	29	”	9	3	42	Cuba	31	”	9	12	24
Celtic	5	Sept.	8	14	22	Scotia	7	Sept.	9	17	40
Republic	12	”	9	15	52	Algeria	14	”	12	22	2
Gaelic	20	”	10	5	4	Russia	21	”	8	20	28
Adriatic	26	”	8	5	39	Java	28	”	8	22	32
Baltic	3	Oct.	8	17	24	Cuba	5	Oct.	11	4	10
Celtic	10	”	9	8	37	Scotia	12	”	10	5	47
Oceanic	17	”	9	10	46	Algeria	19	”	10	15	2
Republic	24	”	9	9	30	Russia	26	”	9	20	21
Adriatic	31	”	10	17	29	Java	2	Nov.	10	22	24
Baltic	7	Nov.	9	1	37	Cuba	9	”	11	7	34
Celtic	14	”	8	22	47	Abyssinia	16	”	11	0	57
Oceanic	21	”	10	22	22	Algeria	23	”	12	19	21
Republic	28	”	10	13	22	Russia	30	”	9	13	18
Adriatic	5	Dec.	9	14	53	Java	7	Dec.	11	20	28
Celtic	12	”	10	7	53	Cuba	14	”	11	20	26
Baltic	19	”	10	15	38	Calabria	21	”	14	5	42
Oceanic	26	”	11	23	22	Algeria	28	”	13	2	50
47 Sailings			461	18	53	52 sailings			556	14	23
Average			9	19	48	Average			10	16	54

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“INMAN” LINE.						“GUION” LINE.
Thursday Steamers.	Sailed.		Mean Time.			Wednesday Steamers.	Sailed.		Mean Time.
	Day.	Mon.	D.	H.	M.		Day.	Mon.	D.	H.	M.
	1873.						1873.
City of Brussels	3	Jan.	11	18	56	Idaho	2	Jan.	[*]16	6	52
City of Antwerp	10	”	15	1	42	Minnesota	9	”	[*]17	22	30
City of London	17	”	[*]16	14	12	Manhattan	16	”	[*]18	9	17
City of New York	24	”	14	4	22	Wisconsin	23	”	12	14	42
City of Paris	31	”	10	7	43	Nevada	30	”	13	20	22
City of Montreal	7	Feb.	9	15	17	Wyoming	6	Feb.	9	21	22
City of Brooklyn	14	”	11	20	20	Idaho	13	”	13	13	22
.. ..	..		.. ..			Minnesota	20	”	12	6	37
City of Antwerp	28	”	14	2	34	Manhattan	28	”	15	14	22
City of New York	8	Mar.	15	2	7	Wisconsin	6	Mar.	12	10	22
City of Paris	14	”	9	17	55	Nevada	13	”	10	18	52
City of Montreal	21	”	12	8	17	Wyoming	20	”	13	22	12
City of Brooklyn	28	”	10	5	16	Idaho	27	”	11	3	37
City of Antwerp	4	Apr.	10	12	7	Minnesota	3	Apr.	11	20	47
City of London	11	”	10	15	36	Manhattan	10	”	11	8	42
City of Paris	18	”	9	14	51	Wisconsin	17	”	10	4	2
City of Montreal	25	”	10	2	39	Nevada	24	”	10	4	52
City of Brooklyn	2	May	10	16	42	Wyoming	1	May	12	10	32
City of Antwerp	9	”	10	8	7	Idaho	8	”	10	12	32
City of London	16	”	10	10	38	Minnesota	15	”	11	21	42
City of Paris	23	”	10	2	39	Manhattan	22	”	16	0	42
City of Montreal	30	”	10	3	27	Wisconsin	29	”	9	20	37
City of Brooklyn	6	June	9	22	12	Nevada	5	June	11	2	7
City of Antwerp	13	”	10	16	43	Wyoming	12	”	10	21	52
City of Paris	20	”	10	0	53	Idaho	19	”	11	10	7
City of London	27	”	10	15	11	Minnesota	26	”	12	1	5
City of Montreal	4	July	12	8	7	Wisconsin	3	July	11	5	42
City of Chester	11	”	9	6	7	Nevada	11	”	11	17	52
City of Brooklyn	18	”	10	21	37	Manhattan	17	”	12	19	57
City of Paris	25	”	9	3	57	Wyoming	24	”	11	11	21
City of London	1	Aug.	11	4	45	Idaho	31	”	11	11	48
City of Montreal	8	”	11	19	20	Minnesota	7	Aug.	11	16	17
City of Chester	15	”	9	4	11	Wisconsin	14	”	10	12	12
City of Brussels	22	”	8	20	34	Nevada	21	”	10	4	52
City of Paris	29	”	9	18	7	Manhattan	28	”	12	22	50
City of Richmond	5	Sept.	9	6	52	Wyoming	6	Sept.	13	4	22
City of Montreal	12	”	10	1	2	Idaho	13	”	12	12	2
City of Chester	19	”	8	19	29	Minnesota	18	”	11	3	47
City of Brussels	26	”	8	9	58	Wisconsin	25	”	9	21	22
City of Paris	3	Oct.	9	0	2	Nevada	2	Oct.	10	13	22
City of Richmond	10	”	9	13	30	Manhattan	10	”	12	23	7
City of Montreal	17	”	10	7	2	Wyoming	17	”	10	14	37
City of Chester	24	”	8	17	48	Idaho	24	”	11	9	52
City of Brussels	31	”	10	12	51	Minnesota	30	”	14	5	48
City of Paris	7	Nov.	9	11	7	Wisconsin	6	Nov.	10	13	34
City of Brooklyn	15	”	10	4	3	Nevada	13	”	11	7	7
City of Montreal	21	”	[*]15	1	32	Manhattan	24	”	[*]15	4	2
.. ..	..		.. ..			Wyoming	27	”	11	16	22
City of New York	5	Dec.	12	21	47	Idaho	4	Dec.	11	3	42
City of Chester	12	”	10	0	1	Minnesota	11	”	13	2	2
City of Antwerp	19	”	13	21	36	Wisconsin	18	”	12	16	32
City of Brooklyn	26	”	12	11	21	Nevada	25	”	13	14	22
50 Sailings			545	23	12	52 sailings			638	9	1
Average			10	22	4	Average			12	6	38

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“NATIONAL” LINE.						“BREMEN” LINE.
Wednesday Sailings.	Sailed.		Mean Time.			Tuesday Steamers.	Sailed.		Mean Time.
	Day.	Mon.	D.	H.	M.		Day.	Mon.	D.	H.	M.
	1873.						1873.
Spain	4	Jan.	12	1	52	Mosel	7	Jan.	12	20	20
Italy	10	”	[*]15	2	37	America	14	”	[*]22	22	50
Canada	16	”	[*]18	10	22	Weser	21	”	13	4	35
Greece	23	”	15	4	42	Bremen	28	”	13	10	35
Egypt	30	”	11	14	47	Donau	5	Feb.	9	23	10
France	6	Feb.	11	1	2	Main	11	”	13	18	50
Spain	15	”	12	7	7	Hansa	18	”	13	8	20
.. ..	..		.. ..			Deutschland	25	”	13	16	50
Italy	27	”	14	18	52	Mosel	5	Mar.	11	2	50
Greece	6	Mar.	14	18	22	Rhein	11	”	10	10	35
Egypt	14	”	11	8	2	Weser	18	”	10	18	50
Canada	20	”	14	1	32	Donau	25	”	10	21	50
France	27	”	11	16	37	Main	1	Apr.	10	6	50
Spain	3	Apr.	10	2	52	Deutschland	8	”	9	18	20
Italy	10	”	11	3	37	Mosel	15	”	10	20	50
Greece	17	”	11	12	27	Rhein	22	”	9	17	50
Egypt	24	”	9	22	2	Weser	29	”	10	20	35
Canada	1	May	11	21	22	Donau	5	May	10	12	50
Spain	8	”	9	11	32	Main	13	”	9	16	50
Italy	16	”	11	22	17	Deutschland	20	”	11	18	20
Greece	22	”	12	16	47	Hermann	27	”	10	19	20
Egypt	30	”	9	14	12	Mosel	3	June	9	22	50
Canada	5	June	10	21	22	Rhein	10	”	10	13	20
Spain	12	”	10	1	42	Donau	17	”	10	8	50
France	19	”	12	8	57	Main	24	”	10	11	20
Greece	26	”	12	1	57	Deutschland	1	July	11	10	33
Egypt	3	July	10	19	47	Hermann	8	”	11	12	50
Canada	9	”	11	23	42	Mosel	15	”	10	17	50
Spain	17	”	10	6	7	Rhein	22	”	10	1	50
Italy	24	”	11	0	42	Weser	29	”	10	21	20
Greece	31	”	11	16	57	Main	5	Aug.	10	1	50
Egypt	7	Aug.	10	3	32	Deutschland	12	”	10	17	50
Canada	14	”	11	14	57	Hermann	19	”	11	14	35
Spain	21	”	9	19	7	Mosel	26	”	10	0	20
Italy	28	”	11	3	49	Rhein	2	Sept.	9	16	20
France	4	Sept.	11	11	2	Weser	9	”	10	13	50
Egypt	11	”	10	10	32	Main	16	”	10	6	5
Greece	18	”	10	16	27	Deutschland	23	”	10	1	50
Spain	25	”	9	1	17	Donau	30	”	9	16	50
Italy	2	Oct.	10	5	22	Mosel	7	Oct.	11	18	50
France	11	”	12	21	7	Rhein	14	”	9	20	50
Egypt	16	”	9	21	57	Weser	21	”	11	4	50
Greece	24	”	11	9	37	Hansa	28	”	14	21	20
Spain	30	”	12	17	1	Main	4	Nov.	10	17	50
Italy	6	Nov.	10	2	22	Deutschland	8	”	10	8	50
France	16	”	14	0	2	Donau	18	”	11	7	50
Egypt	20	”	14	13	17	Mosel	26	”	12	6	50
Greece	27	”	13	5	22	Hermann	2	Dec.	10	19	0
.. ..	..		.. ..			Rhein	9	”	10	19	50
Italy	11	Dec.	12	18	2	Weser	16	”	11	19	50
Spain	18	”	12	12	22	New York	23	”	15	13	50
Canada	25	”	[*]14	18	32	Main	30	”	12	2	50
50 Sailings			595	8	21	52 sailings			593	20	43
Average			11	21	36	Average			11	10	5

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“HAMBURG” LINE.
Saturday Steamers.	Sailed.		Mean Time.
	Day.	Mon.	D.	H.	M.
	1873.
Silesia	4	Jan.	12	17	26
Frisia	11	”	13	9	56
Westphalia	18	”	[*]15	15	56
Thuringia	25	”	12	17	56
Hammonia	1	Feb.	11	19	56
Cimbria	9	”	10	10	56
Silesia	15	”	11	13	56
Frisia	22	”	12	6	26
Westphalia	1	Mar.	12	16	51
Thuringia	8	”	11	14	56
Hammonia	15	”	11	8	26
.. ..	..		.. ..
Silesia	29	”	10	9	56
Frisia	5	Apr.	10	0	56
Westphalia	12	”	10	0	56
Thuringia	19	”	10	14	41
Hammonia	27	”	10	10	0
Holsatia	3	May	11	3	11
Silesia	10	”	9	22	39
Frisia	17	”	11	5	54
Westphalia	24	”	10	21	14
Thuringia	31	”	10	1	39
Cimbria	7	June	11	14	39
Hammonia	14	”	11	1	41
Holsatia	21	”	10	7	56
Silesia	28	”	11	2	56
Frisia	6	July	10	2	26
Westphalia	12	”	11	0	26
Thuringia	19	”	10	21	56
Cimbria	26	”	10	23	56
Hammonia	2	Aug.	12	13	26
Holsatia	10	”	10	18	56
Silesia	16	”	12	1	56
Frisia	23	”	10	22	50
Westphalia	30	”	10	16	20
Thuringia	6	Sept.	10	22	30
Cimbria	13	”	12	2	20
Holsatia	20	”	10	15	50
Silesia	27	”	10	10	50
Frisia	4	Oct.	12	2	50
Westphalia	11	”	11	2	56
Thuringia	18	”	10	18	35
Cimbria	26	”	10	14	50
Holsatia	2	Nov.	10	20	50
Silesia	8	”	10	20	20
Frisia	15	”	10	8	20
Westphalia	23	”	12	18	20
Thuringia	30	Nov.	10	8	50
Pomerania	6	Dec.	11	13	56
Holsatia	14	”	11	19	26
Cimbria	20	”	13	8	56
Hammonia	27	”	14	0	56
51 Sailings			580	3	46
Average			11	9	1

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Line.	White Star	Cunard	Inman	National	Guion	Bremen	Hamburg
Over 8 and under 8½ days.	4	..	1	..	..	..	..
Over 8½ and under 9 days.	6	2	3	..	..	..	..
Over 9 and under 9½ days.	13	7	6	2	..	..	..
Over 9½ days and under 10 days.	6	14	6	4	3	8	1
Over 10 and under 10½ days.	7	6	12	7	3	10	11
Over 10½ and under 11 days.	5	6	7	3	7	14	13
Over 11 and under 11½ days.	1	5	1	7	11	4	7
Over 11½ and under 12 days.	3	4	3	8	5	5	6
Over 12 and under 13 days.	2	4	4	9	10	3	9
Over 13 and under 14 days.	..	2	1	1	6	5	2
Over 14 and under 15 days.	..	1	2	6	1	1	1
Over 15 and under 16 days.	..	..	3	2	2	1	1
Over 16 and under 17 days.	..	..	1	..	2	..	..
Over 17 and under 18 days.	..	1	..	..	1	..	..
Over 18 and under 19 days.	..	..	..	1	1	..	..
Over 19 and under 20 days.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Over 20 and under 21 days.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Over 21 and under 22 days.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Over 22 and under 23 days.	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
No. of Sailings in 1873.	47	52	50	50	52	52	51
Duration. D.	461	556	545	595	638	593	580
H.	19	14	23	8	9	20	3
M.	53	23	12	21	1	43	46
Average. D.	9	10	10	11	12	11	11
H.	19	16	22	21	6	10	9
M.	48	54	4	36	38	5	1

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