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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
423 gross 1852 at Glasgow by Thomas Wingate & Co. Wilson Line, Hull, England 184.4ft x 23ft x 14ft 
 YearRemarks
 1852 Launched for the Wilson LineAtlantic Journey ID 4172
 1854 Sold to the North Europe Steam Navigation CompanyAtlantic Journey ID 4173
 1854 Christiania to Hull   
 1855 Christiania to Hull   
 1856 Christiania to Hull   
 1857 Christiania to Hull   
 1858 Bought back to the Wilson LineAtlantic Journey ID 4174
 1858 Captain D. Fairburn  from Christiania to Hull   
 1859 Captain D. Fairburn  from Christiania to Hull   
 1860 Captain D. Fairburn  from Christiania to Hull   
 1861 Captain D. Fairburn  from Christiania to Hull   
 1862 Captain D. Fairburn  from Christiania to Hull   
 1863 Christiania to Hull   
 1864 Captain G. C. Nicolson  from Christiania to Hull   
 1865 Captain G. C. Nicolson  from Christiania to Hull   
 1866 Captain G. C. Nicolson  from Christiania to Hull   
 1868 Trondheim to Hull   
 1870 Renamed TassoAtlantic Journey ID 4175
 1886 Mar. 15, ran aground at the mouth of the Bømlofjord on way to Hull, all crew an passengers saved, post and cargo salvaged by diversAtlantic Journey ID 4176
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

Used on the route between Christiania and Hull from 1854. In the beginning she sailed to Gothenburg calling at Christiania and Christiansand. The route was maintained mainly by the S/S Courier, and occasionally by the S/S Scandinavian, after 1855.


Tasso (1), Wilson Line steamship
Painting of the S.S. Tasso (1) ex Scandinavian: (Signed: J.C. Hull 1886 -
Owner: Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum - Source: Digitalmuseum - License: CC BY-SA 4.0)

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