S.S. Argo (1), Wilson Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1860 at Hull, England by C. & W. Earle 778 gross 210.5ft x 27.2ft x 16.2ft Wilson Line , Hull, England

Tonnage was 716 tons gross, 631 under deck and 461 net. Rigging: iron single screw steam Schooner, 1 deck, 2 tiers of beams and 5 bulkheads. Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 31 and 58 in. diameter respectively, stroke 30 inches delivering 120 horsepower. She had a new engine in 1870 and new boiler in 1878. The engine was built by the same company as the hull. In 1867 she was on a regular route together with the S/S Oder between Christiania - Christiansand and Hull. Together the two ships maintained a weekly service. She was steady on the Christiania service until 1870, when she was taken off the service and was fitted with a new engine. In 1874 she was used for the Trondheim - Hull service, but was not to become regular on that route. The following years she was seen sporadically in that service.

Newspaper announcement 1880
Newspaper announcement for the S/S Argo

"Trondhjems Aressecontors Efterretninger" 1880

Chronological History

Year Event
1860 Launched
1867 Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived Hull. List (665) — See in Routes & Departures
1868 Departed Christiania. Arrived Hull. List (1354) — See in Routes & Departures
1869 Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1870 Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1874 Departed Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1875 Departed Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1876 Departed Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1877 Departed Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1879 Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1880 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1881 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1881 Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1881 Departed Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1882 Departed Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1882 Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1882 May 12, The Wilson Line steamships Angelo and Argo left Christiania with 889 emigrants for over Hull, England to immigrate to the United States
1882 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1884 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1885 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Bergen. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1885 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1886 Departed Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1888 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1889 Departed Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1889 Departed Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1896 January: sold to J. J. Sitges Freres, Spain - renamed Nuevo Correo De Alicante
1913 Foundered off Heraklea as the "Kassos"

Routes & Departures

Year Route To Departures
1867 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull ▶ 18
1868 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull ▶ 14
1869 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull ▶ 17
1870 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull Hull ▶ 2
1874 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 20
1875 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 15
1876 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 16
1877 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 6
1879 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull Hull 1
Date From To Note Connections
1879-01-24 Christiania - Christiansand Hull
1880 Trondheim - Christiansund - Hull Hull ▶ 2
1880 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull Hull 1
Date From To Note Connections
1880-04-24 Christiania - Christiansand Hull Departure Hull, extra
1881 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull Hull 1
Date From To Note Connections
1881-03-06 Trondheim - Bergen - Stavanger Hull
1881 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull Hull ▶ 2
1881 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull Hull ▶ 3
1881 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 2
1882 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 2
1882 Christiania - Christiansand - Hull Hull ▶ 3
1882 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull Hull 1
Date From To Note Connections
1882-05-20 Trondheim Hull
1884 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull 1
Date From To Note Connections
1884-03-10 Bergen - Stavanger Hull
1885 Trondheim - Christiansund - Bergen - Hull Hull ▶ 3
1886 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 3
1888 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull Hull ▶ 3
1889 Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 6
1889 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull Hull ▶ 3

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