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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
1,047 gross  1890 at Leith by S. & H. Morton & Co. Fred Olsen 210ft x 30.1ft x 21.3ft 
 YearRemarks
 1890 Sept. 16: Launched for the Steamship Company Færder Ltd. of Christiania (Oslo)Atlantic Journey ID 8536
 1892 Christiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1893 April; some 450 kroner stolen onboard in the harbor of KristianiaAtlantic Journey ID 8425
 1893 Christiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1894 Christiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1896 Christiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1897 Christiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1899 Kristiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1900 Kristiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1901 Kristiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1902 Kristiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1903 Kristiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1904 Kristiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1905 Kristiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1906 Taken over by Fred Olsen LineAtlantic Journey ID 8537
 1906 Kristiania - Larvik - Arendal - Newcastle   
 1906 Sold to Damps Thore, CopenhagenAtlantic Journey ID 8538
 1915 Sold to Rederi Aktiebolaget Artemis, Stockholm, renamed ThemisAtlantic Journey ID 8539
 1917 Went to the Icelandic government, renamed SterlingAtlantic Journey ID 8540
 1922 Wrecked at SeydisfjordAtlantic Journey ID 8541
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: one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 12 knots.

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