Theodore C. Engels & Co
SS Norge
Danish passenger liner (1881–1904)
History
SS Norge was a transatlantic ocean liner that was launched in 1881 in Scotland, and was lost in 1904 off Rockall with great loss of life. Her final voyage was from Copenhagen, Kristiania and Kristiansand, bound for New York, carrying passengers many of whom were emigrants. It was the biggest civilian maritime disaster in the Atlantic Ocean until the sinking of Titanic eight years later, and is still the largest loss of life from a Danish merchant ship.
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
3,310 GRT, 2,445 NRT
Length
346.5 ft
Beam
38.2 ft
Speed
10 knots
Passengers
800 passengers
Builder
Alexander Stephen & Sons, Linthouse
Yard number
252
Launched
11 June 1881
Owner
1881: Theodore C. Engels & Co; 1889: A/S D/S Thingvalla
Port of registry
1881: Antwerp
Propulsion
triple-expansion steam engine
Fate
Grounded and sank on 28 June 1904
Also Known As
- 1881: Pieter de Coninck
- 1889: Norge