In 1890 the direction of the Trondheim based steamship company "Nordenfjeldske Dampskipsselskap", decided that they would open a regular route between Trondheim and Newcastle.

The first ship purchased for this service was the S/S Ragnvald Jarl. The "Ragnvald Jarl" was a 1.084 gross ton vessel built by Wigham Richardson & Co, Newcastle in 1890. She made her first sailing from Trondheim to Newcastle in June 1890. She was sold to new owners in 1919. Some of the ships listed from Trondheim would probably bring the passengers to Bergen, where they would board an other ship.

Fleet list:  Type Name of ship   Year Built    Construction Shipyard    Tonnage (burthen)      S/S Erling Jarl          S/S Haakon Adelstein 1873  Mitchell  1,073,742,527 gross    S/S Haakon Jarl          S/S Olaf Kyrre          S/S Olav Trygvesøn          S/S Ole Bull          S/S Ragnvald Jarl 1890  Wigham, Richardson & Co.  1,084 gross    S/S Sigurd Jarl          S/S Sverre Sigurdsøn

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Some companies may have had additional ships in their fleets to those mentioned above. They might not have been included if the ships were not engaged in the conveyance of emigrants. Some ships mentioned in the fleet lists may have been chartered from other companies, see the ship's description and history for more details.