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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
173 kl 1856 at Svelvik, Norway H. Ellingsen, Drammen, Norway  
 YearRemarks
 1856 Captain Oswald Backe  from Drammen to Quebec Aug. 17   
 1856 July 4 off The Start, English Channel from Drammen to QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 10166
 1856 September 19 leaving Quebec for GrimsbyAtlantic Journey ID 10167
 1856 October 20 in Hull from QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 10168
 1856 November 16 leaving Hull for Drammen, NorwayAtlantic Journey ID 10169
 1857 March 9 off Deal; from Norway til Liverpool, Capt. HovlandAtlantic Journey ID 10170
 1857 May 6 Liverpool til Narva (Estonia), HovlandAtlantic Journey ID 10171
 1857 May 29 off Øresund; from Liverpool to Narva with salt, ordering Pilot the 31'stAtlantic Journey ID 10172
 1857 June 6 Narva from Liverpool, leaving for Cherbourg July 8Atlantic Journey ID 10173
 1857 July 30 off Øresund; from Narva to Cherbourg with timberAtlantic Journey ID 10174
 1857 August 17 Cherbourg from RussiaAtlantic Journey ID 10175
 1857 November 6, Gravesend from Drammen, HovlandAtlantic Journey ID 10176
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges


Announcement from Morgenbladet 1857, calling for passengers for the Sjofna and the Geifon

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