Was Hekla (1) a Lemon?

Started by jkmarler · 2012-11-06
jkmarler · 2012-11-06#1
My great grandmother (oldemor), her brother, her parents and her mother's parents came to U.S. on the May voyage of the Hekla in 1882. The family history only included the mention that the trip seemed to take a long time. I see on this site that the ship was relatively new--built in 1881--and that a number of repairs were needed for mechanical failure. In America, when you have a "new" vehicle that needs repair of basic systems that vehicle is termed a "lemon." So to more experienced my question is are the noted repairs mentioned for Hekla (1) what would be expected for shakedown of a new vessel or were they indicating a flawed vessel?

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