S.S. Argo (1), Wilson Line

Tonnage was 716 tons gross, 631 under deck and 461 net. Rigging: iron single screw steam Schooner, 1 deck, 2 tiers of beams and 5 bulkheads. Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 31 and 58 in. diameter respectively, stroke 30 inches delivering 120 horsepower. She had a new engine in 1870 and new boiler in 1878. The engine was built by the same company as the hull. In 1867 she was on a regular route together with the S/S Oder between Christiania - Christiansand and Hull. Together the two ships maintained a weekly service. She was steady on the Christiania service until 1870, when she was taken off the service and was fitted with a new engine. In 1874 she was used for the Trondheim - Hull service, but was not to become regular on that route. The following years she was seen sporadically in that service.

Newspaper announcement for the S/S Argo
"Trondhjems Aressecontors Efterretninger" 1880