SS Norge
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SS Norge was a Danish
passenger liner
sailing from Copenhagen
, Oslo
and Kristiansand
to New York
, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall
in 1904 in the biggest civilian maritime disaster in the Atlantic Ocean
up to that time.
She was built in 1881 by Alex Stephen & Sons Ltd of Linthouse, Glasgow
, for the Belgian company Theodore C. Engels & Co of Antwerp; her original name was Pieter de Coninck. The ship was 3,359 GRT and , and the 1400 hp engine gave a speed of 10 knots (5.4 m/s). She could carry a maximum of 800 passengers.
In 1889 she was sold to A/S Dampskibs-selskabet Thingvalla
of Denmark (later to be the Skandinavien-Amerika Linien or Scandinavian-America Line) and renamed Norge.
On 28 June 1904 Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock
, close to Rockall
, on St Helen's Reef. According to Sebak's comprehensive account, the final death toll was 635, among them 225 Norwegians. The 160 survivors spent up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.
Among the survivors was the poet Herman Wildenvey
. http://www.wildenvey.com/
The wreck of Norge was located off Rockall in July 2003.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
passenger liner
Ocean liner
An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...
sailing from Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
to New York
New York City
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, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall
Rockall
Rockall is an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. It gives its name to one of the sea areas named in the shipping forecast provided by the British Meteorological Office....
in 1904 in the biggest civilian maritime disaster in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
up to that time.
She was built in 1881 by Alex Stephen & Sons Ltd of Linthouse, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, for the Belgian company Theodore C. Engels & Co of Antwerp; her original name was Pieter de Coninck. The ship was 3,359 GRT and , and the 1400 hp engine gave a speed of 10 knots (5.4 m/s). She could carry a maximum of 800 passengers.
In 1889 she was sold to A/S Dampskibs-selskabet Thingvalla
DFDS
DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede...
of Denmark (later to be the Skandinavien-Amerika Linien or Scandinavian-America Line) and renamed Norge.
On 28 June 1904 Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock
Hasselwood Rock
Hasselwood Rock is a skerry adjacent to Rockall in the northern part of Atlantic Ocean.- Position and characteristics :Its upper part is the destroyed cone of an extinct volcano, situated 200 meters north of the larger outcrop of Rockall....
, close to Rockall
Rockall
Rockall is an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. It gives its name to one of the sea areas named in the shipping forecast provided by the British Meteorological Office....
, on St Helen's Reef. According to Sebak's comprehensive account, the final death toll was 635, among them 225 Norwegians. The 160 survivors spent up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.
Among the survivors was the poet Herman Wildenvey
Herman Wildenvey
Herman Wildenvey , born Herman Theodor Portaas, was one of the most prominent Norwegian poets of the twentieth century. During his lifetime he published 44 books of his own poetry, in addition to translations of William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway, and Heinrich Heine.- Biography :Wildenvey was...
. http://www.wildenvey.com/
The wreck of Norge was located off Rockall in July 2003.