Ships

The Bark Immanuel
(This ship took Anders, Catherina, and August to Quebec, Canada)

The Immanuel was built in 1868 at Porsgrunds S. B. Selskab in Porsgrunn. She had a tonnage 439 gross tons, 424 tons net. Her length was 124 feet, beam 28,5 feet and depth 17,8 feet. Owners name was Flørnes. Her final voyage ended when she burned in the Atlantic 1889. In 1869 the bark Immanuel departed from Christiania May 28th and arrived at Quebec Aug. 6th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 266 steerage passengers and 4 cabin passengers. One man of 65, died of senile debility and sea sickness on the voyage. The Immanuel was mastered by Capt. Landgeen and had a crew of 13.

The S/S Hero of the Wilson Line
(This ship took Maria Cajsa Olsdotter Nyberg to America)

The S/S Hero (2) was built in 1866 at C. & W. Earle's Shipbuilding in Hull. She had a tonnage of 1034 tons gross, 1025 under deck and 671 tons net. She was an iron construction with a single screw and schooner rigged. She had 2 decks, 2 bulkheads and 3 partial bulkheads. Her dimensions were: 229.3 feet long, 30.6 feet beam and holds 20.8 feet deep. Propulsion: compound engine with 4 inverted cylinders of 27 and 47 inches diameter each pair, stroke 30 inches. This engine delivered 180 horsepower. In 1873 the engine was compounded, and new boilers were fitted in 1874. The engine was built by C. D. Holmes in Hull. From 1876 she was on a regular route between Hull and Christiania and Christiansand. The Hero served on this route until 1881, when she entered service on the Trondheim - Hull route. The route between Trondheim and Hull was maintained by Hero and Tasso as main operators until 1884. In 1884 Hero took the majority of all the passenger from Trondheim, and maintained the route with sporadic help from other steamers of the line. The S/S Hero carried out this service until 1888. From 1889 she maintained the route along with S/S Cameo. Hero appeared in Trondheim for the last time in 1892. On June 22nd, 1895 she was badly damaged in a collision with the Lamport & Holt ship "Bessel" in the English Channel. She was sold to Earle's who subsequently sold her for scrap.

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