Hekla (2) | Norway Heritage

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1884 at Greenock by Scott & Co	3,258 gross	333.2ft x 41.6ft x 22ft	Thingvalla Line

The Thingvalla Line steamship Hekla (2) at Copenhagen
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The Hekla (2) was built in 1884 by Scott & Co, at Greenock to replace her namesake. Her tonnage was 3258 tons gross and 2113 tons net. Dimensions: 333.2 feet long, 41.6 feet beam and holds 22 feet deep (100,65 meter x 12,77 meter), poop 35 feet long, bridge deck 63 feet long and forecastle 46 feet long. She was an iron construction, had a straight stem, one funnel and three masts (schooner rigged). Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 46 and 84 inches diameter respectively; stroke 54 inches. The engine delivered 450 horsepower which gave her a service speed of 11 knots. The engine was built by the same company as the hull. There was accommodation for 40 first class-, 30 second class and 800 third class (steerage) passengers. Master: Captain Thomsen, appointed to the shipping line in 1881 and to the ship in 1885.

S/S Hekla

1st class on the S/S Hekla (2)
Courtesy of Ole Lyngklip

Chronological History

Year	Event
1884	Feb. 29, launched
1884	May 14, departed from Copenhagen on her maiden voyage for New York via Christiania and Christiansand
1884	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1884	Christiania May 16 → New York May 30. 500 Danish emigrants from Copenhagen, from Christiania 370 and from Christiansand 120.
1884	Christiania July 10 → New York July 24. 160 Norwegian passengers.
1884	Christiania Sept. 4 → New York Sept. 19. 295 Norwegian passengers.
1884	Christiania Oct. 30 → New York Nov. 15
1884	Nov. 22: departed from New York with about 500 Scandinavian passengers who were returning to their native homes for the Christmas holidays
1885	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1885	Christiania Feb. 22 → New York Mar. 8. Capt. Thomsen from Christiania with 40 emigrants. 83 followed from Copenhagen. Cargo: wood pulp, herring and anchovies.
1885	Christiania Apr. 16 → New York May 1. Capt. Thomsen with 400 passengers from Copenhagen, in Christiania about 150 and in Christiansand about 50. Goods loaded in Christiania: cheese, medicine fish oil, anchovies, soap and 100kg split peas. Total 229 Norwegian passengers onboard.
1885	May 9: departed from New York with a party of about 500 Scandinavians, nearly all of whom were returning to their homes in the old country for a short visit. They filled the cabins and the steerage of the vessel
1885	Christiania June 11 → New York June 25. Capt. Thomsen. 230 Norwegian passengers.
1885	Christiania Aug. 6 → New York Aug. 19
1885	Christiania Oct. 1 → New York Oct. 17
1885	Oct. 17: damaged by fire while moored at the wharf at the foot of Fourthstreet, Hoboken. She was damaged to the extent of $5,000. The fire broke out in the hold and it was a case of spontaneous combustion. The Hoboken Fire Department flooded the vess
1885	Christiania Nov. 26 → New York Dec. 14
1886	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1886	Christiania Jan. 21 → New York Feb. 6
1886	Christiania Mar. 18 → New York Apr. 3. 370 Norwegian passengers.
1886	Christiania May 13 → New York May 28. 446 Norwegian passengers.
1886	Christiania July 8 → New York July 23. 472 Norwegian passengers.
1886	Christiania Sept. 2 → New York Sept. 16. 383 Norwegian passengers.
1886	Christiania Oct. 26 → New York Nov. 12
1886	Lost her rudder during a storm 500 miles off the Irish coast on voyage New York - Copenhagen, towed to Greenock.
1887	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1887	Christiania Jan. 27 → New York Feb. 14
1887	Christiania Mar. 31 → New York Apr. 17. Capt. Thomsen, some 250 emigrants left from Christiania from Christiansand another 163. Loaded 360.000-kilo wood pulp in Christiania..
1887	Christiania May 26 → New York June 10
1887	Christiania July 21 → New York Aug. 5
1887	Christiania Sept. 15 → New York Sept. 30
1887	Christiania Nov. 10 → New York Nov. 26
1888	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1888	Christiania Jan. 5 → New York Jan. 25
1888	Feb. 10: returned to New York after springing leak
1888	Christiania Mar. 29 → New York Apr. 16
1888	Christiania May 17 → New York June 1
1888	Christiania July 5 → New York July 20
1888	Christiania Aug. 30 → New York Sept. 15
1888	Christiania Nov. 1 → New York Nov. 18
1889	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1889	Christiania Feb. 21 → New York Mar. 8. Capt. Thomsen left Christiania with 184 emigrants of who 104 was from Copenhagen. Cargo; 493.950kg wood pulp, 162 barrels of herring, 2.700kg skin, 2.900 kg tinned products, 3.960kg mechanic parts and 400kg sharp cheese.
1889	March 30. Arrived in Christiania from New York. Cargo: 350 barrels of fat, 200 barrels of syrup and 383 bale of leather
1889	Christiania Apr. 18 → New York May 4. Capt. Thomsen from Christiania with 637 emigrants. 425 embarked in Copenhagen. Cargo loaded in Christiania: Wood pulp and 15 barrels of fish oil.
1889	May 23, arrived in Christiania from New York with 100barrels of lard, 290 barrels of butter, 200 barrels syrup, 200 bales leather, pork fat and machinery
1889	Christiania June 13 → New York June 30. Capt. Thomsen from Christiania with passengers and cargo of: herring, wood pulp and old ropes.
1889	Christiania Oct. 17 → New York Oct. 31
1890	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1890	Christiania Apr. 10 → New York Apr. 25
1890	Christiania Aug. 7 → New York Aug. 22
1890	Docked at Gothenburg after suffering slight damages from collision with buoy
1890	Christiania Oct. 2 → New York Oct. 19
1890	Christiania Nov. 27 → New York Dec. 16. 28 Emigrants from Kristiania.
1891	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1891	Christiania Mar. 19 → New York Apr. 5. 305 Norwegian passengers.
1891	Christiania May 14 → New York May 29
1891	Christiania July 9 → New York July 22. Capt. Thomsen. In Christiania embarked 87 emigrants, loading wood pulp, fish oil, and skin of pike..
1891	Christiania Sept. 3 → New York Sept. 17. Capt. Thompsen. In Christiania embarked 153 emigrants and loading 210350kilo wood pulp, 402litre beer and 65 barrels of fish oil..
1891	Christiania Oct. 29 → New York Nov. 13. 70 emigrants from Christiania.
1892	Christiania Dec. 23 → New York Jan. 9
1892	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1892	Christiania Feb. 18 → New York Mar. 4
1892	Christiania Apr. 14 → New York Apr. 29. Also reported arrive 1892-04-28.
1892	Christiania June 9 → New York June 24. Capt. A. S. Thomsen. 420 Norwegian passengers<BR>Also reported arrive 1892-06-23.
1892	Christiania Aug. 4 → New York Aug. 17
1892	Christiania Oct. 6 → New York Oct. 19. Capt. Thomsen.
1892	Christiania Dec. 1 → New York Dec. 16. Capt. Thomsen.
1893	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1893	Mar 24, damaged axel, temporary repairs proceeded by sail and reduced speed, taken in tow by the America of the National Line on Apr. 3, proceeded to New York, delayed for 41 days
1893	Christiania Mar. 11 → New York Apr. 8. 257 passengers from Christiania. Reported broken propeller axel due to heavy ice in the fjord of Oslo.
1893	Christiania June 22 → New York July 4. Capt. Laub. Cargo from Kristiania: 270.000 kg wood pulp, 50 barrels fish oil, 101 barrels herring.
1893	Christiania July 20 → New York Aug. 30. Capt. Laub. Also reported arrive 1893-08-29.
1893	Christiania Oct. 12 → New York Oct. 25. Capt. Laub.
1893	Christiania Dec. 7 → New York Dec. 26. Capt. Thomsen.
1894	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1894	Christiania Feb. 15 → New York Mar. 4. Capt. Laub.
1894	Christiania Apr. 12 → New York Apr. 26
1894	Christiania June 8 → New York June 23
1894	Christiania Sept. 20 → New York Oct. 4
1894	Christiania Nov. 8 → New York Nov. 28. Capt. Laub.
1895	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1895	Christiania Mar. 21 → New York Apr. 5
1895	Christiania May 16 → New York May 30
1895	Christiania Aug. 8 → New York Aug. 20
1895	Christiania Oct. 13 → New York Oct. 15. Also reported arrive 1895-10-16.
1895	Christiania Nov. 28 → New York Dec. 14
1896	Departed Christiania - Christiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1896	Christiania Jan. 23 → New York Feb. 8. Also reported arrive 1896-02-09.
1896	Christiania Mar. 19 → New York Apr. 3
1896	Christiania May 14 → New York May 28
1896	Christiania July 16 → New York July 29
1896	Christiania Sept. 3 → New York Sept. 15. Capt. Laub of Copenhagen for New York with a cargo of 75 barrels of fish oil and 15.000 kilo wood pulp.
1896	Christiania Oct. 29 → New York Nov. 10
1896	Dec. 11, Hekla arrived at Kristiania with ca. 300 passengers coming to spend their Christmas hollydays in Scandinavia. There was at times stormy weather during the journey but no injuries. The passengers praised Captain Laub, Officers and Crew.
1897	Christiania → New York Jan. 14
1897	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1897	Christiania Mar. 4 → New York Mar. 20. Capt. Laub, to New York with general goods.
1897	Kristiania - Kristiansand Apr. 29 → New York May 14. Capt. Laub from Kristiania with passengers and general cargo.
1897	May 27, eastbound, collided with S/S Mississippi of the Atlantic Transport Line off the Newfoundland Banks in thick fog and got damages on her bow. Both ships were able to continue their journey, Mississippi to New York and Hekla to Europe.
1897	May/June; One stoker found strangled onboard.
1897	June 14, arrived to Burmeister & Wain for repairs
1897	Christiania July 22 → New York Aug. 4. Capt. Laub from Kristiania with passengers and cargo of 255 barrels of fish oil.
1897	Christiania Sept. 23 → New York Oct. 6. Capt. Laub left Kristiania with passengers and cargo of 445 barrels salted mackerel and 86 barrels of fish oil.
1897	Christiansand Nov. 11 → New York Nov. 24
1898	Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand. Arrived New York. — See in Routes & Departures
1898	Christiania Jan. 13 → New York Jan. 31
1898	Christiania Mar. 10 → New York Mar. 26
1898	Christiania May 5 → New York May 20
1898	Christiania June 30 → New York July 13. Capt. Thomsen from Kristiania with passengers and general goods.
1898	Kristiania - Kristiansand Aug. 25 → New York Sept. 9. Captain Thomsen. Left Kristiania with passengers and a cargo of 200 barrels fish oil and 137 barrels of herring..
1898	Taken over by the Scandinavian America Line when the Thingvalla Line was absorbed by the DFDS. (Det Forenede Dampskibsselskap)
1905	March 21, broken steering gear off England. Arrived in London for repair but run aground at low tide
1905	Apr.22, arrived Horta, Fayal Island, Azores in distress after her rudder stock broke after 3 days of storm on March 11th. An emergency rudder had been fitted, returned to Copenhagen, repaired by Burmeister & Wain
1905	September, sold to an Russian company and sailed from Copenhagen to Russia
1905	Sold to Danish owners and renamed Eduard Regel
1909	Went to Russian owners, renamed Minsk
1910	Scrapped

Routes & Departures

Year

Route

Departures

1884