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Corresponding ships
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 MSteamshipShipowner or operatorDeparture/port ArrivalRemarks
 S/S EthiopiaAnchor Line  New York 1893-08-19 Also reported arrive 1893-08-21 
 S/S EtruriaCunard LineLiverpool  New York 1893-08-19  
 S/S Lake SuperiorBeaver LineLiverpool  Quebec 1893-08-19  
 S/S MongolianAllan Line  Quebec 1893-08-19 Allan & State Line
Also reported to arrive in Montreal same day 
 S/S British PrinceAmerican LineLiverpool  Philadelphia 1893-08-20  
 S/S PavoniaCunard LineLiverpool  Boston 1893-08-20  
 S/S Rugia (1)Hamburg America Line  Montreal 1893-08-20 Hansa Line 
 S/S ChesterAmerican LineSouthampton  New York 1893-08-21 Inman Line steamship City of Chester 
 S/S StubbenhukHamburg America Line  Montreal 1893-08-21 Hansa Line 
 S/S TeutonicWhite Star LineLiverpool 1893-08-16 New York 1893-08-23 Crossing the Ocean in 5 days and 20 hours 
 S/S VirginiaScandia LineChristiansand 1893-08-12 New York 1893-08-24 Scandia Line Also reported arrive 1893-08-23 
 S/S ColumbiaHamburg America LineHamburg  New York 1893-08-25 Arrive in New York 6 days 6 hours and 30 min. from Hamburg 
 S/S MarsalaHamburg America Line  New York 1893-08-25  
 S/S ParisianAllan Line  Montreal 1893-08-25 Allan & State Line
Also reported to arrive in Quebec 1893-08-24 after crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 6 days and 3 hours 
 S/S WielandHamburg America Line  New York 1893-08-25  
 S/S Anchoria (1)Anchor Line  New York 1893-08-26 Also reported arrive 1893-08-28 
 S/S CarthaginianAllan LineLiverpool 1893-08-15 Halifax 1893-08-26 St. Johns - Philadelphia 
 S/S New YorkAmerican LineSouthampton  New York 1893-08-26 Inman Line steamship City of New York 
 S/S MarisataBeaver LineLiverpool  Quebec 1893-08-27 Arrived in the morning 
 S/S Lord CliveAmerican LineLiverpool  Philadelphia 1893-08-28  
 S/S GrimmHamburg America Line  Montreal 1893-08-29 Hansa Line 
 S/S MoraviaScandia Line  New York 1893-08-29 Scandia Line, Capt. Winkler 
 S/S Hekla (2)Thingvalla LineChristiania 1893-07-20 New York 1893-08-30 Capt. Laub. Also reported arrive 1893-08-29 
 S/S GermanicWhite Star LineLiverpool 1893-08-23 New York 1893-08-31  
 S/S Augusta VictoriaHamburg America Line  New York 1893-09-01  
 S/S City of RomeAnchor Line  New York 1893-09-01 Crossing the Ocean in 5,5 days 
 S/S LaurentianAllan Line  Montreal 1893-09-01 Allan & State Line
Also reported to arrive in Quebec same day 
 S/S VancouverDominion LineLiverpool  Quebec 1893-09-01  
 S/S Norwegian (2)Allan Line  New York 1893-09-02 Allan & State Line 
 S/S ParisAmerican LineSouthampton  New York 1893-09-02 Inman Line steamship City of Rome 
 S/S IndianaAmerican LineLiverpool  Philadelphia 1893-09-03  
 S/S BaumwallHamburg America Line  Montreal 1893-09-04 Hansa Line 
 S/S Majestic (1)White Star LineLiverpool 1893-08-30 New York 1893-09-06  
 S/S Normannia (2)Hamburg America Line  New York 1893-09-07  
 S/S VenetiaScandia LineChristiansand 1893-08-26 New York 1893-09-07 Scandia Line
Also reported arrive 1893-09-06 
 S/S AmalfiHamburg America Line  New York 1893-09-08 Scandia Line 
 S/S NumidianAllan Line  Montreal 1893-09-08 Allan & State Line. Also reported arrive in Quebec 1893-09-09 
M followed with an arrow () = Confirmed connects
Passenger list is usually dated 1 - 2 days after arrival
This register is built from telegrams sent from the arrival ports to the local newspapers in Norway. The purpose of these telegrams were to tell the folks back home that the journey had been safe, and that all was well with the emigrants on board.

Reference to newspapers used: Morgenbladet, Christiania Intelegenssedler, Dagbladet, Verdens Gang, Trondhjems Adresseavis, Bergens Tidende and other newspapers.

Blue Riband of the North Atlantic in 1893: Steamship Campania record crossing Queenstown - New York in 5 days, 9 hours and 6 min. ( 2.800 nm )
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