Anchoria Ship Anchor¹

• (Child) Birth*: Anchoria Ship Anchor was born in 1874 at Barrow in Furness, England, ; Ship Name     Anchoria
  Years in service     1874-1922
  Funnels     1
  Masts     3
  Shipping Line     Anchor
  Line     4
  Ship description     
  Built by Barrow Shipbuilding Co., Barrow-in-Furness, England. Tonnage: 4,168. Dimensions: 408' x 40'. Single-screw, 14 knots. Compound engines. Three masts and one funnel.²
• (Deceased) Death*: Anchoria Ship Anchor died in 1922 History     
  Passengers: 200 first, 100 second, 800 third. Maiden voyage: Glasgow-New York, November 13, 1875. Vessel sold in 1906; German owners. Scrapped in 1922. Class: Bolivia, Circassia, Devonia and Ethiopia.²

• (Ship) Emigration: Ann Stewart Fairweather emigrated with Jessie Wishart Nicolson on Anchoria Ship Anchor on 8 June 1893 at Glasgow, Scotland, . Mrs A Nicolson, depart 8 June 1893 from Glasgow, destination New York USA, age 25; Jessie infant; ship Anchoria.¹
• (Ship) Immigration: Ann Stewart Fairweather was on the Anchoria Ship Anchor along with Jessie Wishart Nicolson when they immirated on 19 June 1893 at New York, USA, . Ellis Island ship manifest for Anchoria arrival date Jun 19 1893, Nicholson, Annie, f, 25y, m, Scotland; Nicholson, Jessie, f,11m, s, Scotland; going to Philadelphia with 3 pieces of baggage.¹

Notes

• Note for Web*: Anchoria Ship Anchor ANCHORIA 1875
  The ANCHORIA was built in 1875 by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow for their own company. She was 4,168 gross tons, length 408ft x beam 40.1ft, straight stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 200-1st, 100-2nd and 800-3rd class. Launched on 27/10/1874, she left Glasgow on her maiden voyage to Moville and New York on 2/10/1875. In 1887 she was fitted with triple expansion engines and on 2/11/1893 was purchased by the Anchor Line from the Barrow Shipping Co. On 22/9/1904 she commenced her last Glasgow - Moville - New York (arr 4/10/1904) - Glasgow voyage and on 18/4/1906 was sold to London owners. Resold to the Hamburg America Line, her engines were removed and she was used as a depot ship and crew hostel. She was broken up in either 1925(Anchor Line) or 1932 (Bonsor) in Germany. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.460] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.9, Anchor Line] in 1875.