S/S Hecla, Cunard Line Main Page >> Burden Built Shipowner or operator  Dimensions 1,785 gross  1860 at Glasgow by Robert Napier & Sons  Cunard Line  276ft x 36.4ft   Year  Departure  Arrival Remarks  1860    Launched for Mediterranean service  1863    June 16, first voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York  1871    Rebuilt, new tonnage: 2,421 gross, lengthened to 338.7ft, 3 masts, compound engines by J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow  1872   Liverpool   May 23   New York   June 04  Agent DHrr. Gunnestad & Co., Christiania  1873   Liverpool       New York   May 05   1880   Liverpool   May 19   Boston   May 31   1880   Liverpool   Oct. 20   Boston   Oct. 30   1881    Sold to Laird Bros (shipbuilders) in part payment for the Cephalonia  1882    Renamed "Claris"  1888    Renamed "Conde de Vilana", Spanish owners  1892    Renamed "Pedro Tercero", Argentine  1895    Renamed "Tiempo"  1897    Renamed "Rio Negro", Argentine Govt.  1924    Collided with the "Highland Loch", repaired  1954    Scrapped after almost 100 years in service 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 S/S Hecla Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy HECLA Emigrant Ship databases Emigrant Ships Search for ships by name or by first letter, browse by owner or builder Quick links Ships: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - Æ - Ø - Å Quick links Lines: Allan Line - American Line - Anchor Line - Beaver Line - Canadian Pacific Line - Cunard Line - Dominion Line - Guion Line - Hamburg America Line - Holland America Line - Inman Line - Kroneline - Monarch Line - Norwegian America Line - National Line - Norddeutscher Lloyd - Red Star Line - Ruger's American Line - Scandia Line - Scandinavian America Line - State Line - Swedish America Line - Temperley Line - Norwegian American S.S. Co. - Thingvalla Line - White Star Line - Wilson Line Agents & Shipping lines Shipping lines, Norwegian agents, authorizations, routes and fleets. Emigrant ship Arrivals Trond Austheim's database of emigrant ship arrivals around the world, 1870-1894. Norwegian departures 100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway - indexed by year 1825-1925 Passenger lists Norwegian Emigrants 1825-1875 Pre 1875 Norwegian emigrants, passenger lists Images Image Gallery Categories:   >> Steamships        arranged by shipping line   >> Sailing ships   >> Historic Documents        & passenger lists   >> The Voyage   >> Ports - harbors   >> Yards & Construction   >> Miscellaneous   >> Pioneers & Settlements   Images added during the last 14 days You can add images of ships and other related motives by using the "Upload Image" link within the appropriate category. Articles Hunting Passenger Lists & Genealogy A selection of articles dedicated to help you in your genealogy search for your Norwegian ancestors. Transcripts and pictures of historic documents in connection with the ships and emigration. Also including articles about Pioneers & Norwegian Settlements Around the World Ships & Disasters Articles about selected ships ships and special events in their history. Descriptions of some of the great maritime disasters involving emigrant ships, like the wrecking of the steamer Atlantic of the White Star Line, sinking of the ocean liner Empress of Ireland and the Thingvalla line steamer Norge disaster. Check this section if you have an interest in shipwrecks. Voyages This section contains articles describing the transatlantic voyage, the condition of the steerage accommodations and the experience of an ocean travel on an emigrant ship. You will find in-depth studies concerning the emigration process, statistics and facts, and information about the immigration processing centers line Castle Garden and Ellis Island. Article site map Forum Norway Heritage Forum 10 last postings: