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The Fleets
Thingvalla Line / Dampskibs Selskabet Thingvalla
The official name of what became known as the Thingvalla Line was Dampskibs
Selskabet Thingvalla. Founded in Copenhagen in 1880, the company commenced
Copenhagen - Newcastle - New York sailings and later instituted calls
at Christiania (Oslo) and Christiansand. Stettin - New York voyages started
in 1885. By 1897 the number of passengers carried by the line dropped
dramatically and the company's ships were small and past their prime.
In 1898 the company was absorbed into the United Steamship Co of Copenhagen
and their ships continued service under the name 'Scandinavian-American
Line.'
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (on-site) ot the Immigrant
Ship web site.
Funnel:
Yellow with white band containing blue star.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Amerika |
1872 |
ex- Celtic, 1893 purchased from White
Star
Line, renamed Amerika, 1898 scrapped. |
3,867 |
Danmark |
1880 |
ex- Jan Breydel, 1888 purchased from Engels
Line,
renamed Danmark, 1889 sank in North Atlantic with no lives lost. On 6 April
1889 all passengers and crew saved by the Missouri; some passengers landed
at
St.
Michael's,
Azores and the rest at Philadelphia |
3,414 |
Geiser |
1882 |
1888 sunk in collision with Thingvalla; loss of 105
lives. |
2,831 |
Harald |
1875 |
1880-1881 chartered from
Dampskibs Selskabet Carl for ten voyages. |
1,531 |
Heimdal |
1882 |
1883-1884 chartered from Dampskibs Selskabet Freja for
seven voyages. |
2,025 |
Hekla (1) |
1882 |
1883 sank off Norway. |
2,788 |
Hekla (2) |
1884 |
1898 sold to Scandinavian-American Line. |
3,258 |
Island |
1882 |
1898 sold to Scandinavian-American Line. |
2,844 |
Norge |
1881 |
ex- Pieter De Coninck, 1889 purchased from Engels
Line, renamed Norge. 1898 sold to Scandinavian-American Line. |
3,310 |
Thingvalla |
1874 |
1880 purchased from Sejl og
Dampskibsselskabet, Copenhagen, 1898 sold to
Scandinavian-American Line. |
2,524 |
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