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| 1864 | Jun 20, Liverpool to Kronstad, Capt Bojesen | | 1865 | Jun 27, off Dungeness, from Alicante to Hamburg | | 1865 | Jul 3, Cuxhaven from Alicante, leaving 31st for the Baltic | | 1865 | Nov 6, off Øresund from Axmar to Alicante, Capt. Bojesen | | 1865 | Dec 3, spoken off Harwich Harbor, from Gefle to Alicante, Capt. Hansen | | 1865 | Dec 27 Gibraltar from Cardiff and arrive there February 24 | | 1866 | Feb 13, Gibraltar: from Alicante to Cardiff arrive March 21 | | 1866 | Apr 23, leaving Cardiff for New York and arrive May 24 | | 1866 | Jul 25, leaving New York for Havre | | 1866 | Sep 20, leaving Havre for Skien | | 1867 | Oct 26, off Øresund: from Sundsvall to London with timber, arriving in London Novenber 11 | | 1867 | Captain Theo. Hansen from Skien Apr. 20 to Quebec May 30 Passenger list:  | | 1867 | Jul 2, Montreal from Skien | | 1867 | Jul 11, leaving Montreal for London arrive August 11 | | 1867 | Sep 2, London for Sundsvall, arrive September 14th | | 1867 | Oct 12, leaving Sundsvall for London | | 1867 | Dec 11, leaving London/Gravesend for Skien | | 1868 | Captain Theo. Hansen from Skien Apr. 19 to Quebec June 13 Passenger list: | | 1868 | Jul 9, Quebec for London arriving August 21 | | 1868 | Oct 11, Sundsvall from London | | 1868 | Oct 24, Sundsvall for London arriving November 26 | | 1868 | Dec 16, leaving London for Skien | | 1869 | Captain Theo. Hansen from Skien Apr. 28 to Quebec June 11 Passenger list: | | 1869 | Jul 16, spoken at 45ºN 54ºV, from Quebec to London | | 1869 | Aug 2, London from Quebec returning to Quebec August 17 | | 1869 | Aug 18, off Deal: from the Thames to Quebec | | 1869 | Oct 1, Quebec from London | | 1870 | Captain Theo. Hansen from Skien Apr. 12 to Quebec June 3 Passenger list: | | 1871 | Captain Theo. Hansen from Skien Apr. 17 to Quebec May 31 Passenger list: | | 1872 | Captain Reynholds from Skien Apr. 11 to Quebec May 23 Passenger list: | | 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 |
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The Rjukan was built at Quebec in 1854. She was owned by Thomas Offenberg & Co, and had a burden of 291 Norwegian Commercial lasts. Captain was Ths. Hansen. This was a busy ship in the emigration trade from 1867 till 1872
Newspaper announcement from "Correspondenten" Jan. 13th 1868. According to this announcement the captain was going to acompany the emigrants from Quebec to Chicago.
In 1869 the bark Rjukan departed from Skien Apr. 25th, and arrived at Quebec on June 11th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 333 steerage passengers and 3 cabin passengers*. There were two births on the voyage, and two infants died of convulsions. The Rjukan was mastered by Capt. Th. Hansen and had a crew of 16. *Quebec customs notes, 331 passengers. In 1870 the bark Rjukan departed from Skien Apr. 12th, and arrived at Quebec June 5th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 263 steerage passengers and 10 cabin passengers. Two children died of cold and debility o the voyage; April 28th, [Eglief] Christensen (10 mo.) and May 15th, [Dorthi] Christensen (3), children of Kristen Jørgensen. The Rjukan was mastered by Capt. Th. Hansen, and had a crew of 16. In 1871 the bark Rjukan departed from Skien Apr. 18th, and arrived at Quebec on May 31st. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 157 steerage passengers. All well at arrival. Like the year before she was mastered by Capt. Th. Hansen, and had a crew of 16.
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