SS Ethiopia Archival Collection
Ethiopia (1873) Anchor Line
Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 4,005. Dimensions: 402' x 40'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 13 1/2 knots. Compound engines. Masts and Funnels: Three masts and one funnel. Passengers: 110 first, 110 second, 800 third. Launched: August 12, 1873. Maiden voyage: Glasgow-New York, December 13, 1873. Final voyage to New York in 1907. Fate: Sold for scrap in 1907. Sister ship: Bolivia.
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1901-05-18 SS Ethiopia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 May 1901
Route: New York to Glasgow via Moville
Commander: Captain J. Lumsdane
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Anchor Line Second & Third Class Accommodations Brochure - 1902
Six-Panel Flyer from the Anchor Line promotes their weekly service between New York and Glasgow. The brochure provided information about the Second Saloon and Third Class passengers only, including rates of passage and rail rates to or from Glasgow to points in the UK.
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.
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Anchor Steamship Line Sailing Schedule, 23 August 1884 to 18 October 1884
The SS Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia, 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, Austoria, Anchoria, Columbia, and Furnessia. Issued 7 May 1902. Second and Third Class Accommodations, 1902 Brochure. GGA Image ID # 114b905df3
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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 - Merchant Fleets #9
It contains a chronology of the main events in the company's history and a complete fleet list, which includes detailed technical data and a brief history of each vessel—copiously illustrated with Haws' specially produced scale profile drawings.
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
🎓 “A Global Voyage Through Steamship History for Historians, Genealogists, and Maritime Enthusiasts”
Eugene W. Smith’s Passenger Ships of the World – Past and Present (1963) is a masterfully curated encyclopedic reference that charts the rise, peak, and transformation of ocean-going passenger ships through nearly two centuries. Expanding upon his earlier Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific works, Smith offers a global maritime panorama that includes ships serving the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Oceania, as well as Canal routes and California-Hawaii shuttle lines.
🧭 This book is an essential resource for:
- Maritime historians seeking design evolution and fleet data
- Genealogists tracing voyages and shipping lines
- Educators and students studying transoceanic migration and tourism
- Ship modelers, naval architects, and enthusiasts interested in dimensions, tonnage, and speed
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Advertisement: Anchor Line to America, India, and the Mediterranean, 1891. Glasgow-New York, Glasgow-Gibraltar-Genoa-Leghorn-Naples-Messina-Palermo-Trieste, Glasgow-Liverpool-Bombay-Calcutta, Marseilles-Liverpool-Glasgow, and Port Said-Ismailia-Suez-Cairo. Black's Picturesque Guide to North Wales, 1891. GGA Image ID # 20bb7913da
Advertisement: Anchor Line Services Glasgow to New York, Mediterranean, India, and Other Routes, 1894. London and North Western Railway Official Guide, 1894. GGA Image ID # 20bbe6b512
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Back Cover, SS Ethiopia First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 18 May 1901. Glasgow International Exhibition 1901. Patron - Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. May to November 1901. GGA Image ID # 21246830d4
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