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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
778 gross 1860 at Hull, England by C. & W. Earle Wilson Line, Hull, England 210.5ft x 27.2ft x 16.2ft 
 YearRemarks
 1860 LaunchedAtlantic Journey ID 3994
 1867 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1868 Christiania - Hull  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1869 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull   
 1870 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull   
 1874 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1875 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1876 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1877 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1879 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull   
 1880 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1881 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1881 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1881 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull   
 1882 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1882 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1882 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull   
 1882 May 12, The Wilson Line steamships Angelo and Argo left Christiania with 889 emigrants for over Hull, England to immigrate to the United StatesAtlantic Journey ID 4972
 1884 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1885 Trondheim - Christiansund - Bergen - Hull   
 1885 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1886 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1888 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1889 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1889 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1896 January: sold to J. J. Sitges Freres, Spain - renamed Nuevo Correo De AlicanteAtlantic Journey ID 3995
 1913 Foundered off Heraklea as the "Kassos"Atlantic Journey ID 3996
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

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 1880
Newspaper announcement for the S/S Argo

"Trondhjems Aressecontors Efterretninger" 1880

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