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 TypeShip  SortBuilt  SortTonnage  Sort   DimensionsLine  Sort
 S/SElysia (1)18732 733 gross   351ft x35ft x 29.7ftAnchor Line
 S/STongariro18834 163 gross   389ft x 46ftBeaver Line
 S/SItaly18704 169 gross   389ft x 42.3ftNational Line
 S/SRuapehu18834 262 gross   389ft x 46ftBeaver Line
 S/SElbe18814 510 gross   416.5ft x 45ftNorddeutscher Lloyd
 S/SEider18834 722 gross   429.8ft x 47ftNorddeutscher Lloyd
 S/SEms18844 730 gross   429.8ft x 47ftNorddeutscher Lloyd
 S/SFulda18824 816 gross   429.8ft x 45.9ftNorddeutscher Lloyd
 S/SWerra18824 817 gross   433.1ft x 45.9ftNorddeutscher Lloyd
 S/SLake Simcoe18844 912 gross   429.8ft x 47ftBeaver Line
 S/SArizona18795 147 gross   450.2ft x 45.4ftGuion Line
 S/SAustral18815 524 gross   456ft x 48.2ftAnchor Line
 S/SAlaska18816 932 gross   500ft x 50ftGuion Line
 S/SOregon18837 347 gross   501ft x 54.2ftCunard Line
 S/SOregon18837 374 gross   501ft x 54.2ftGuion Line
 S/SUmbria18847 718 gross   501.6ft x 57.2ftCunard Line
 S/SEtruria18847 718 gross   501.6ft x 57.2ftCunard Line

Emigrant Ship databases

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
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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.
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