Ship Carl Johan, Carl Nyman & Co.

The Carl Johan – Stavanger to Quebec, 1872

In January 1872, an advertisement published in Stavanger announced that the ship Carl Johan was scheduled to depart for Quebec, Canada, in late April, carrying emigrants at affordable passage rates. The vessel was described as only five years old, classed as first-rate, and copper-sheathed up to the load line. Measuring approximately 275 Norwegian commercial lasts, the Carl Johan was advertised as an excellent sailing vessel with a spacious and well-ventilated steerage deck (tweendeck) for emigrant passengers. Bookings and further information were available from Peder Figved, whose office was located near the market square (Torvet) in Stavanger. The ship departed Stavanger with 302 passengers: 202 adults, 88 children aged 1–14, and 12 infants.

The Carl Johan was purchased by Carl Nyman in 1872. In the 1873 Norwegian Register of Shipping, the vessel was listed as barque-rigged.

On 8 September 1888, the Norwegian bark Carl Johan, under the command of Captain Gautesen, was abandoned in a sinking condition in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Liverpool, England, to Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada. The vessel had developed serious leaks and had taken on eight feet of water in her hold. The crew was rescued by the British full-rigged ship Tasmanian and subsequently landed at Saint John, New Brunswick.