Norway Heritage logo
Allan Line - 1879 Main Page >>

Authorization & Routes
 Steamship via Hull to to ports in America and inland to the final destination 
 Glasgow - Boston - New York 
 Glasgow - Montevideo - Buenos Aires 
 Glasgow - Philadelphia 
 Glasgow - Portland - New York 
 Glasgow - St Johns - Quebec - Montreal 
 Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal 
 Liverpool - Queenstown - Halifax - Norfolk - Baltimore 
 Fleet 1879Built Tonnage Shipyard
 S/S Austrian1867 2,458 gross  Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. 
 S/S Canadian (3)1872 2,911 gross  Thos. Royden & Co 
 S/S Caspian1870 1,728 gross  London & Glasgow Co. Ltd. 
 S/S Circassian1872 3,211 gross  Robert Steele & Co. 
 S/S Corinthian (1)1856 1,517 gross  William Denny & Co. 
 S/S Hibernian (1)1861 1,888 gross  William Denny & Co. 
 S/S Lucerne1878 1,925 gross  Laird Bros 
 S/S Manitoban1865 2,975 gross  Laird Bros 
 S/S Moravian1864 2,481 gross  Robert Steele & Co. 
 S/S Nestorian1866 2,466 gross  Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. 
 S/S Nova Scotian1858 2,108 gross  William Denny & Co. 
 S/S Peruvian1863 2,549 gross  Robert Steele & Co. 
 S/S Phoenician1864 2,356 gross  Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. 
 S/S Polynesian1872 3,983 gross  Robert Steele & Co. 
 S/S Prussian1868 2,794 gross  A. & J. Inglis 
 S/S Sardinian1874 4,399 gross  Robert Steele & Co. 
 S/S Sarmatian1871 3,647 gross  Robert Steele & Co. 
 S/S Scandinavian (1)1869 2,840 gross  Robert Steele & Co. 
 S/S Waldensian1861 2,256 gross  Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. 
 This list might not be a complete list of all the ships in the fleet.
allan
Emigrant Ship databases
Search for ships by name or by first letter, browse by owner or builder
Quick links Ships:
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - Æ - Ø - Å
Quick links Lines:
Agents & Shipping lines
Shipping lines, Norwegian agents, authorizations, routes and fleets.
Emigrant ship Arrivals
 Trond Austheim's database of emigrant ship arrivals around the world, 1870-1894.
Norwegian departures
100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway - indexed by year 1825-1925
Passenger lists
Norwegian Emigrants 1825-1875 Pre 1875 Norwegian emigrants, passenger lists
Images
Categories:
  >> Steamships
  >> Sailing ships
  >> Historic Documents
  >> The Voyage
  >> Ports - harbors
  >> Yards & Construction
  >> Miscellaneous
 
Articles
A selection of articles dedicated to help you in your genealogy search for your Norwegian ancestors. Transcripts and pictures of historic documents in connection with the ships and emigration. Also including articles about Pioneers & Norwegian Settlements Around the World
Articles about selected ships ships and special events in their history. Descriptions of some of the great maritime disasters involving emigrant ships, like the wrecking of the steamer Atlantic of the White Star Line, sinking of the ocean liner Empress of Ireland and the Thingvalla line steamer Norge disaster. Check this section if you have an interest in shipwrecks.
This section contains articles describing the transatlantic voyage, the condition of the steerage accommodations and the experience of an ocean travel on an emigrant ship. You will find in-depth studies concerning the emigration process, statistics and facts, and information about the immigration processing centers line Castle Garden and Ellis Island.
Forum
10 last postings: