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Departure from Liverpool

When
20 March 1873
Where
Liverpool
Part of
RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia

Atlantic departed Liverpool on 20 March 1873 for her 19th voyage, carrying 636 passengers and 141 crew, with 175 more joining at Queenstown.

Officially, 952 people were on board, though up to 14 stowaways may have been present. The ship had previously completed 18 crossings without problems, aside from a minor incident in 1871.

Sources

  1. SS Atlantic (1870) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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