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On 14th December 1880, Republic I arrived in New York under a tow from the Anchor Line's Circassia. Republic's propeller shaft had broke on 8 December 700 miles from New York; she had then proceeded under sail, dragging the prop behind her until assisted by the other ship on 12th December - still 210 miles off Sandy Hook. Circassia had just left New York, but her captain agreed to tow Republic into New York and then resumed his voyage after recoaling.

On 27th January 1889, as Republic was approaching New York on her final White Star sailing, she ran aground off Sandy Hook and was refloated five hours later. After she docked a 9 foot (2.74 m) length of 38 inch (0.97m) boiler flue exploded - scalding ten crewmembers (fatally injuring three of them). However, Republic's captain - Edward J. Smith, later in command of the ill-fated Titanic - reported to his company and newspapermen that damage to the ship was slight.

In 1889, Republic was sold to the Holland America Line and renamed Maasdam; she was subsequently sold to several other owners and given other names. She was broken up in Genoa in 1910.