Ship Data
| Type | Built | Burden | Dimensions | Line / Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.S. | 1872 at Middlesbrough, England by Backhouse & Dixon | 1,268 gross | 232ft x 30.3ft | The Norwegian American Steamship Company |
Chronological History
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1872 | Feb. 10, launched for Norske Lloyd, chartered to The Norwegian American Steamship Company |
| 1872 | Apr. 29, departed on her maiden voyage from Newcastle |
| 1872 | May 3: (Capt Wulf) departed Bergen with merchandise and 337 passengers |
| 1872 | May 22: (Capt Wulf) reported as arrived New York |
| 1873 | Sept. 11: Newcastle |
| 1873 | Sept. 19: (Capt Wulf) departed Bergen with merchendise and 130 passengers |
| 1873 | Bergen → New York Sept. 4 |
| 1874 | May 27: (Capt Ziesler) departed Gibraltar on way from Bombay to New York |
| 1881 | Stranded, was refloated and was sold to British owners and renamed Romanul |
| 1898 | Became the Italian Nina |
| 1905 | Went to other Italian owners and was renamed Lusitania |
| 1913 | She put into Almeria on October 20, with her cargo on fire, was sold and scrapped at Genoa |
Routes & Departures
| Year | Route | To | Departures | ||||||||||
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| 1872 | Bergen - New York | 1 | |||||||||||
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| 1873 | Christiania - Christiansand - Bergen - New York | ▶ 2 | |||||||||||
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S/S St. Olav, March 30
In Christiania the steamship Sanct Olaf, Captain Hille, anchored at Fæstningsbryggen to unload a lot of goods from Newcastle, England. In Christiania she loaded some goods and about 60 emigrants for New York. She arrived safely in New York, April 17.
S/S Haakon Adelsteen, April 24
S/S St. Olav, July 24
S/S Harald Haarfagre, August 4
S/S Peter Jebsen, August 19
S/S Kong Sverre, August 28
S/S Haakon Adelsteen, September 11
S/S St. Olav, September 27
S/S Peter Jebsen, November 1873
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