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177,5 k.l. 1855 at London, England Det Søndenfjelds- Norske Dampskibsselskab  
 YearRemarks
 1855 July 4 at 14:00 afternoon launched in LondonAtlantic Journey ID 8526
 1855 July 16 and 17 tested and adjusted her compassAtlantic Journey ID 8528
 1855 August 2 departed London for her maiden journey to Christiansand and ChristianiaAtlantic Journey ID 8527
 1856 Captain W. Martini  from Christiania to Hamburg   
 1857 Captain W. Martini  from Christiania to Hamburg   
 1858 Captain W. Martini  from Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand to Hamburg   
 1859 Captain W. Martini  from Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand to Hamburg   
 1860 Captain W. Martini  from Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand to Hamburg   
 1864 Captain C. Raabe  from Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand to Hamburg   
 1866 Captain C. Raabe  from Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand to Hamburg   
 1866 Captain C. Raabe  from Christiania to Hull   
 1867 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1868 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1869 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg   
 1870 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg   
 1871 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg   
 1872 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg   
 1873 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg   
 1874 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg   
 1875 Christiania - Arendal - Christiansand - Hamburg   
 1877 Christiania - other - No info.   
 1878 Christiania - Christiansand - Hamburg   
 1878 October. Capt. Dahl transferred to the new and larger ship Kong Bjørn who replaced St. Olaf on the Hamburg route.Atlantic Journey ID 8503
 1880 Christiania - Christiansand - Hamburg   
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

The St.Olaf was built in London in 1855 for The Norwegian steamship company "Det Søndenfjeld Norske Dampskibsselskab". For some years the company used the ship on a route between Christiania and Hull in strong competition with the Wilson Line. By 1858, the Wilson Line virtually monopolized the Scandinavia to Hull route, and the Søndenfjeldske Dampskibsselskap gave priority to maintain routes to Germany. Their main route was between Kristiania (Oslo) and Hamburg, calling at the ports of Arendal and Kristiansand on the way. Passengers going to Hamburg would usually proceed to New York on one of the Hamburg American Packet Companie's (Hamburg-America Line) ships. The St. Olaf was on the Hamburg route until she was sold in 1882.

The St. Olaf of the Søndenfjeldske Dampskibsselskap is often mixed up with the St. Olav owned by "Det Norsk Amerikanske Dampskibsselskab" DNADS (The Norwegian American Steamship Co). This other ship was maintaining direct sailings between Bergen and other Norwegian ports between 1871 to 1876.

This is a Newspaper notice from 1869:

St Olaf, Capt Raabe, every second Saturday in the afternoon, (the 15th, the 29th of May, 12th, 26th of June and so on) from Christiania [Oslo] to Arendal Christiansand and Hamburg.

From Hamburg every second Saturday in the afternoon (22nd of May, 5th, 19th of June, 3rd 17th of July and so on) back to Christiansand, Arendal, Langesund, Vallø and Christiania.

Passenger tickets sold daily

Gods expedition every second Saturday from 8 - 10 in the morning

Remark: Further information can be obtained from my office, through "Norges Kommunikationer" which magazine can be obtained from bookstores and postal offices.
Jens Meinich


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