455 Passengers were transferred to Wieland from Thingvalla 1888-08-14. Picked up of "Sand Island"
1889
New York
Feb. 15
Arrived at 16:00 afternoon, Capt. Barends
1889
New York
May 04
Capt. Barends, arrived at 17:00 afternoon. - Carrying passengers from Thingvalla Line embarked at the Azores.
1889
New York
June 07
1889
New York
July 19
Capt. Barends, arrived at 05:00 morning
1892
Hamburg
New York
May 06
Passengers from Bergen by feeder ship 1892-04-19
1892
New York
July 29
1892
New York
Sept. 09
1893
New York
June 02
1893
Hamburg
New York
July 13
1893
New York
Aug. 25
1895
Sold to German owners
1895
Damaged by fire at Shanghai
1896
Scrapped
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Wieland, Hamburg America Line steamship seen at Hoboken 1876 (Source: Old booklet, Norway Heritage Collection - License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Photo of the S.S. Wieland after rebuilding in 1882: (Photo: John S. Johnston - Colorized: by Borge Solem - Source: Library of Congress ,Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection - Copyright: Public domain (CC BY 4.0))
Interiors of the Hamburg America Line sister steamships Herder, Lessing, Wieland and Gellert - 1st cabin saloon (x 2), second cabin saloon and steerage Support Norway Heritage: Purchase a copy
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