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1,721 gross 1900 at Dundee by Caledon Shipbuilding & Eng. Co. Wilson Line, Hull, England 265ft x 35.2ft x 16.2ft 
 YearRemarks
 1900 LaunchedAtlantic Journey ID 4170
 1900 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1900 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1900 May 2. Captain Chambers. 220 emigrants left Trondheim. This was the largest number of emigrants to leave Trondheim so far. Cargo; wood pulpAtlantic Journey ID 4826
 1900 June 28; Capt. Chambers, dep. Trondheim arr. in Hull, England July 1. Cargo: 364 boxes of salmon and 10.000 kl. copperAtlantic Journey ID 4833
 1900 July 26; Left Trondheim with 111 emigrants, tourists and chemical pulp. Arrived in Hull Sunday morning July 29.Atlantic Journey ID 4834
 1900 Oct. 5: An accident happened in Bergen when a lady and a gentleman wanted to celebrate the ship leaving Bergen. When starting a small firework they were both burned in their faces and had to go ashore to visit a doctor.Atlantic Journey ID 4837
 1901 April 3 Capt. Chambers from Trondheim with 140 emigrants. Cargo butter and chemical pulp.Atlantic Journey ID 4844
 1901 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1901 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1901 June 27 Capt. Soulsby for Hull from Trondheim with 77 emigrants. Cargo 221kg salmon, 31D butter paper and chemical pulpAtlantic Journey ID 4847
 1901 July 25 dep. Trondheim with emigrants and a cargo of salmon and paper. Arrived in Hull late Saturday July 27Atlantic Journey ID 4849
 1901 Sept. 18 Capt.. Soulsby dep. Trondheim with passengers and cargo of chemical pulp and fish. Arrived in Hull, Sunday afternoon Sept. 22Atlantic Journey ID 4850
 1902 March 26. Left Trondheim for Hull with 97 emigrants. Cargo: timber, Swedish wood pulp, paper, 10 barrels of steamed fish oil, 4.320kg butter and 12 cases of game. Arrived in Hull Sunday March 30.Atlantic Journey ID 4860
 1902 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1902 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1902 June 5, Capt. Soulsby left Trondheim at 12:00 noon for Hull with 143 emigrants of whom 108 adults 29 children and 6 infants. Cargo: timber, chemical pulp and paper. Arrived in Hull Sunday June 8.Atlantic Journey ID 4865
 1902 Oct. 25; Run aground off Stavanger on route to England. There was some damage to the screw and she had to be temporary repaired in Stavanger. She was later docked in Hull for inspection. Her route Trondheim - Hull was replaced by S/S Volo.Atlantic Journey ID 4885
 1903 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1903 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1903 May 13; Capt. Soulsby on route Trondheim Hull. 371 emigrants embarked in Trondheim other cargo; skin and timber. Arrived in Hull Sunday at 16:00 afternoon on May 17.Atlantic Journey ID 4898
 1903 Oct. 2. Capt. Soulsby left Trondheim with passengers and cargo of timber and stockfish. Arrived in Hull Oct. 7.Atlantic Journey ID 4900
 1904 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1904 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1904 July 14 Capt Soulsby left Trondheim on route to Hull with passengers and cargo of salmon. Arrived in Hull July 17Atlantic Journey ID 4907
 1905 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1905 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1905 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1905 May. English tourists arrived Trondheim for angling. One tourist brought an automobile ignorant of Norwegian law who prohibit driving on the countryside (1905).Atlantic Journey ID 4914
 1905 May 17 left Trondheim for Hull. Arrived in Hull, May 21 at noonAtlantic Journey ID 4915
 1906 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1906 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1906 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1907 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1907 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1908 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1908 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund - Hull   
 1909 Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull   
 1910 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1911 Kristiania - Grimsby   
 1912 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1912 Trondheim - other to Hull   
 1913 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1914 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull   
 1917 Apr. 7; torpedoed by submarine U-60 on passage Oporto-Liverpool, 2 crew lostAtlantic Journey ID 4171
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

Details: 1 721 tons gross, 1 575 under deck and 1 095 net. Steel construction single screw steam Schooner; 2 decks. Propulsion: triple expansion engines with 3 cylinders of 21 1/2, 36 and 62 inches diameter respectively, stroke 36 inches, delivering 231 nominal horsepower which gave her a speed of 13,5 knots. The engine was built by the same company as the hull. She had accommodation for 58 passengers 1st class, 26 2nd and 458 passengers 3rd class.

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