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SteamshipShipowner or operatorDeparture/port ArrivalRemarks
S/S AlgeriaCunard LineLiverpool  New York 1872-05-03 Agent DHrr. Gunnestad & Co., Christiania 
S/S Baltic (1)White Star LineLiverpool 1872-04-25 New York 1872-05-05 Agent Hr. Frederik Lie, Christiania 
S/S City of WashingtonInman LineLiverpool 1872-04-23 New York 1872-05-05 Arrived in New York at 05:00 morning
Agent Hr. D. Connelly, Christiania 
S/S City of New York (2)Inman LineLiverpool  New York 1872-05-08  
S/S Saint PatrickAllan LineGlasgow 1872-04-16 Quebec 1872-05-08 Dublin (Kingstown) 
S/S IndiaAnchor LineGlasgow 1872-04-27 New York 1872-05-09  
S/S Hibernian (1)Allan LineLiverpool 1872-04-25 Quebec 1872-05-10 Londonderry 1872-04-26 
S/S Saint AndrewAllan LineGlasgow 1872-04-25 Quebec 1872-05-11 Londonderry 1872-04-26 
S/S MedwayTemperley LineLondon 1872-04-24 Quebec 1872-05-12 Plymouth 1872-04-26 
S/S NileTemperley LineLondon 1872-04-20 Quebec 1872-05-12 Plymouth 1872-04-23 
S/S North AmericanAllan LineLiverpool 1872-04-16 Quebec 1872-05-12 Glasgow 1872-04-17 
S/S Republic (1)White Star LineLiverpool 1872-05-02 New York 1872-05-13 Agent Hr. Frederik Lie, Christiania 
S/S SwedenAllan LineLiverpool 1872-04-26 Quebec 1872-05-13  
S/S ManhattanGuion LineLiverpool  New York 1872-05-15 Agent DHrr. Blichfeldt & Co., Christiania 
S/S TrinacriaAnchor LineGlasgow 1872-05-04 New York 1872-05-17  
S/S CalabriaCunard LineLiverpool 1872-05-07 New York 1872-05-18  
S/S EnglandNational LineLiverpool  New York 1872-05-18 Subm. by Tor Ålbu. Sailed from Liverpool April 29 or 30 in the morning. Arrived in Castle Garden, New York after crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 18 days 
S/S WisconsinGuion LineLiverpool  New York 1872-05-18  
S/S City of BrusselsInman LineLiverpool  New York 1872-05-19 Arrived in New York at 06:00 morning 
S/S MississippiDominion LineLiverpool 1872-05-04 Quebec 1872-05-19  
S/S Oceanic (1)White Star LineLiverpool 1872-05-09 New York 1872-05-19 Agent Hr. Frederik Lie, Christiania 
S/S PrussianAllan LineLiverpool 1872-05-02 Quebec 1872-05-19 Londonderry 
S/S FranklinBaltic LloydChristiansand 1872-05-05 New York 1872-05-20 Stettin - Copenhagen - Christiansand - New York 
S/S NestorianAllan LineLiverpool 1872-05-09 Quebec 1872-05-20 Londonderry 1872-05-10 
S/S ScotlandTemperley LineLondon 1872-04-30 Quebec 1872-05-20 Plymouth 1872-05-02 
S/S GermanyAllan LineLiverpool 1872-05-06 Quebec 1872-05-21 Glasgow 1872-05-07, Londonderry 
S/S AustrianAllan LineLiverpool 1872-05-07 Quebec 1872-05-22 Queenstown - Halifax 
S/S Thames (2)Temperley LineLondon 1872-05-07 Quebec 1872-05-22 Plymouth 
S/S AbyssiniaCunard LineLiverpool 1872-05-14 New York 1872-05-24 Agent DHrr. Gunnestad & Co., Christiania 
S/S City of AntwerpInman LineLiverpool  New York 1872-05-24  
S/S Adriatic (1)White Star LineLiverpool 1872-05-16 New York 1872-05-25 Record breaking journey Queenstown - New York in 7 days and 19 hours
Agent Hr. Frederik Lie, Christiania 
S/S NevadaGuion LineLiverpool  New York 1872-05-26  
S/S SarmatianAllan LineLiverpool 1872-05-16 Quebec 1872-05-26 Londonderry 
S/S ItalyNational LineLiverpool 1872-05-15 New York 1872-05-27 Agent Hr. O. Svenson, Christiania 
S/S SiberiaCunard LineLiverpool 1872-05-16 New York 1872-05-27 Agent DHrr. Gunnestad & Co., Christiania 
S/S CubaCunard LineLiverpool 1872-05-18 New York 1872-05-28 Agent DHrr. Gunnestad & Co., Christiania 
S/S Columbia (1)Anchor LineGlasgow 1872-05-18 New York 1872-05-31 Arrived Glasgow May 14 
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 1872: Steamship Adriatic record crossing Queenstown - New York in 7 days, 23 hours and 17 min. ( 2.800 nm )
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