Ship Data
| Type |
Built |
Burden |
Dimensions |
Line / Owner |
| Brig |
1854 at Bergen, Norway |
95 kl |
— |
H. Helland
, Bergen, Norway |
On May 15th 1856 the ship was cleared to sail with 157 passengers, including 4 infants. Three brothers from Strandvik were among the passengers who left Norway aboard the Haakon Adelsten, bound from Bergen for Quebec. One of the brothers later wrote an account describing the extensive preparations for the voyage. Read it here: By Sailing Ship Haakon Adelsten to America, 1856
Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1856 |
Captain W. Simonsen. Departed Bergen May 15. Arrived Quebec July 12. |
| 1856 |
May 15 cleared by the Bergen Customs for departure, leaving with 157 passengers of whom 4 under 1 year. |
| 1856 |
August 4 cleared off Quebec for Cork (Ireland) |
| 1856 |
August 11 in Queenstown (Ireland) from Quebec leaving for Belfast |
| 1856 |
November 30 Cuxhaven from Bergen. Dec. 1 in Glükstadt |
| 1856 |
December 8 leaving Cuxhaven (Germany) for Bergen |
| 1857 |
Captain W. Simonsen. Departed Bergen Apr. 22. Arrived Quebec June 2. |
| 1857 |
leaving Bergen with 196 passengers (Ship burden 102kl). |
| 1857 |
July 3 leaving Quebec for Liverpool arriving there July 25 |
| 1857 |
August 24 loading in Liverpool for Gibraltar and Odessa, leaving Sept. 2. |
| 1857 |
September 25 in Gibraltar, leaving Oct. 9 for Constantinopel |
Other ships named "Hakon Adelsten"
| Ship |
Line / Owner |
|
Hakon Adelsten
|
The Norwegian American Steamship Company |
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