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The Fleets
Feeders part 1 | Feeders
part 2 | Feeders part 3 | Feeders
part 4 | Transmigration via Britain
Feeder Lines - Part 4
see full Fleet General Steam Navigation Co.
Routes:
- London / Harwich - Hamburg / Bordeaux, etc.
Funnel:
Black
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Alouette |
1894 |
ex- Calvados, 1901 purchased from
South Eastern & Chatham Railway Co. and renamed, London-Ostend, 1914-1919
requisitioned by Admiralty, 1924 scrapped. |
570 |
Hirondelle |
1890 |
London-Bordeaux, Harwich-Hamburg, 1917
torpedoed and sunk in Bay of Biscay. |
1,607 |
Peregrine
(1) |
1891 |
Harwich-Hamburg, 1891 sold to H. Smith, Melbourne. |
1,664 |
Peregrine
(2) |
1892 |
Harwich-Hamburg / Rotterdam, 1917 wrecked off
Essex coast. |
1,681 |
The following were purchased as Army leave (furlough) ships and operated between Harwich and the Hook of Holland.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Empire Parkeston |
1930 |
ex- Prince Henry, 1946 purchased from Canadian
Government and renamed Empire Parkeston, 1962 scrapped. |
6,893 |
Empire Wansbeck |
1943 |
ex- Linz, (North German
Lloyd), war prize, 1946
renamed Empire Wansbeck, Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1961 sold to Greece, renamed
Esperos. |
3,508 |
Vienna |
1929 |
1941 purchased from London & North
Eastern Railway, troop and hospital ship, 1945 Harwich-Hook of
Holland, 1960 scrapped. |
4,227 |
The Hull & Netherlands Steamship Compnay was formed in 1894 and ran Hull-Amsterdam /
Rotterdam services. They became part of Associated Humber Lines in 1957.
Funnel:
1894-1935 Buff, black top.
1935-1972 Buff with red band below black top. White
letters AHL on red band
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Bolton
Abbey |
1958 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1972 sold to Greece, renamed Ionia
Express. |
2,741 |
Jervaulx
Abbey |
1908 |
Hull-Amsterdam / Rotterdam, 1936 sold to China,
renamed Houlee. |
1,188 |
Kirkham
Abbey |
1908 |
Hull-Amsterdam / Rotterdam, 1918 torpedoed and sunk. |
1,166 |
Melrose
Abbey (1) |
1929 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1941-5
became convoy rescue ship, 1958 renamed Melrose Abbey II, 1959 sold to
Greece, renamed Kriti. |
1,908 |
Melrose
Abbey (2) |
1959 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1972 sold to Greece, renamed Aegeon
Express. |
2,742 |
Melrose Abbey II |
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see Melrose Abbey (1). |
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Rievaulx
Abbey |
1908 |
Hull-Amsterdam / Rotterdam, 1916 mined and sunk on
Admiralty service. |
1,188 |
Sea Gull |
1892 |
1894 purchased from W. Ringrose, Hull-Amsterdam / Rotterdam,
1911 sold to Turkey, renamed Millet. |
817 |
Selby Abbey |
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see Swift. |
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Swallow |
1899 |
Hull-Amsterdam / Rotterdam, 1911 sold to Italy,
renamed Roma. |
1,004 |
Swan |
1899 |
Hull-Amsterdam / Rotterdam, 1910 sold to Holland,
renamed Minister Tak Van Poortvliet. |
1,004 |
Swift (1) |
1884 |
1894 purchased from H. Hutchinson, Hull-Rotterdam, 1902
sold to General Steam Navigation Co. |
671 |
Swift (2) |
1902 |
Hull-Amsterdam / Rotterdam, 1908 renamed Selby
Abbey, 1913 sold to Russia, renamed Triton. |
1,004 |
Whitby
Abbey |
1908 |
Hull-Amsterdam / Rotterdam, 1936 scrapped. |
1,166 |
West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company
see West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company
The Tyne Steam Shipping Company ran services between Newcastle / London and
Hamburg / Amsterdam / Rotterdam / Antwerp / Ghent / Dunkirk. In 1904 they became
the Tyne-Tees Steam
Shipping Company.
see Tyne Steam Shipping
Co.
Funnel:
Black with white over red bands
Fleet:
|
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Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Alnwick |
1929 |
Newcastle / London-Continent, 1935 sold to Fred Olsen,
Oslo, renamed Bali. |
1,400 |
Grenadier |
1895 |
Newcastle-Rotterdam / Hamburg, 1917 torpedoed and
sunk in North Sea. |
1,004 |
Sir William Stephenson |
1906 |
Newcastle / London-Continent, 1915 mined and sunk
in North Sea. |
1,540 |
The Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Company ran a service between Leith / Hull-Hamburg
and Leith-Copenhagen / Christiansand.
see full Fleet Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam
Packet Co.
Funnel:
Black with white band.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Breslau |
1883 |
Leith-Hamburg, 1918 Leith-Copenhagen, 1932
scrapped. |
1,366 |
Coblenz |
1883 |
Leith-Hamburg, 1918 Leith-Copenhagen, 1932
scrapped. |
1,365 |
Rona |
1884 |
Leith-Copenhagen / Christiansand, 1916 captured and
sunk by German submarine off Sardinia. |
1,294 |
Thorsa |
1884 |
Leith-Copenhagen / Christiansand, 1918 torpedoed and
sunk off Cornwall. |
1,293 |
Weimar |
1889 |
Leith-Hamburg, 1933 scrapped. |
1,590 |
Vienna |
1903 |
Leith-Hamburg, 1914 captured by Germany at
Hamburg and converted to armed raider Meteor, 1915 scuttled to
avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
1,912 |
The Gibson Line ran a Leith / Grangemouth-Antwerp / Rotterdam services.
Funnel:
Black, but passenger ships occasionally buff before 1914.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Durward (1) |
1892 |
Leith-Antwerp, 1895 renamed
Quentin, 1918 chartered to Great Eastern Railway, Harwich-Rotterdam, 1927
sold to
J.Donelly, Dublin. |
1,274 |
Durward
(2) |
1895 |
Leith-Antwerp / Rotterdam, 1915 captured and sunk in
North Sea by German submarine. |
1,304 |
Eildon |
1905 |
Grangemouth-Antwerp, 1915 wrecked near Brest. |
1,329 |
Mascotte |
1886 |
Leith-Rotterdam, 1916 mined and sunk off Southwold. |
1,094 |
Nigel |
1903 |
Leith-Rotterdam, 1915 mined and sunk off Boulogne. |
1,400 |
Peveril |
1904 |
Leith-Rotterdam, 1915 became 'Q' decoy ship, 1917
sunk by German submarine off Gibraltar. |
1,459 |
Quentin |
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see Durwood (1) |
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Ronan |
1897 |
Leith-Rotterdam, 1935 scrapped. |
1,198 |
The Rankine Line ran Grangemouth-Amsterdam / Rotterdam services. The company
ceased passenger trading after the First World War.
Funnel:
Black with white band.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Amsterdam |
1878 |
ex- Avon, 1903 purchased from W. Sloan & Co. and
renamed Amsterdam, Grangemouth-Amsterdam, 1918 torpedoed and sunk. |
749 |
Ballycotton |
1880 |
1899 purchased from Clyde Shipping Co.,
Grangemouth-Amsterdam, 1900 wrecked off Northumberland. |
888 |
Dundee |
1890 |
Grangemouth-Rotterdam, 1896 wrecked on
Flamborough Head. |
839 |
Glanmire |
1888 |
1900 purchased from City of Cork Steam
Packet Co., Grangemouth-Amsterdam, 1912 struck rocks and sank
off St. Abbs Head. |
1,150 |
Glasgow |
1894 |
Grangemouth-Rotterdam, 1920 sold to Gibson Line as
cargo ship. |
1,068 |
Grangemouth |
1908 |
Grangemouth-Rotterdam, 1915-20 requisitioned by
Admiralty, 1920 sold to Gibson Line. |
1,419 |
Rotterdam |
1896 |
Grangemouth-Rotterdam, 1924 sold to Limerick SS Co.,
renamed Clounanna. |
1,092 |
The Zeeland Line was a Dutch company which ran passenger services from Flushing to Queenborough / Tilbury / Folkestone and Hook of Holland to Harwich (after 1927).
Funnel:
1875-1877 Buff with narrow red, white, blue bands.
1878-1914 Buff, black top.
1915-1919 Buff with narrow red, white, blue bands.
1920- Buff with narrow red, white, blue bands below
black top.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Duitschland |
1887 |
Flushing-Queenborough, 1914 (?)
renamed Zeeland, 1922 scrapped. |
1,653 |
Engleand |
1887 |
Flushing-Queenborough, 1911 scrapped. |
1,648 |
Koningin
Emma |
1939 |
1940-1946 Admiralty service as Queen
Emma, 1948 Harwich-Hook, 1968 scrapped. |
4,353 |
Koningin
Regentes |
1896 |
Flushing-Queenborough / Tilbury, 1918 torpedoed and
sunk in North Sea while hospital ship. |
1,947 |
Koningin Wilhelmina (1) |
1896 |
Flushing-Queenborough / Tilbury, 1916 mined and
sunk. |
1,947 |
Koningin
Wilhelmina
(2) |
1960 |
Harwich-Hook, 1979 sold to Greece, renamed Captain
Constantinos |
6,228 |
Mecklenburg
(1) |
1909 |
Flushing-Queenborough / Folkestone, 1916 mined and
sunk in North Sea. |
2,885 |
Mecklenburg
(2) |
1922 |
Flushing-Folkestone / Harwich, 1960 scrapped. |
2,907 |
Nederland |
1887 |
Flushing-Queenborough, 1910 scrapped. |
1,660 |
Oranje
Nassau |
1910 |
Flushing-Queenborough / Folkestone, 1954 scrapped. |
2,885 |
Prins
Hendrik
(1) |
1880 |
Flushing-Queenborough, 1895 laid up, 1902 scrapped. |
1,573 |
Prins
Hendrik
(2) |
1895 |
Flushing-Queenborough / Tilbury / Folkestone, 1922
scrapped. |
1,947 |
Prinses
Beatrix |
1939 |
1940-1946 Admiralty service,
1948 Harwich-Hook, 1968 scrapped. |
4,353 |
Prinses
Elisabeth |
1878 |
Flushing-Queenborough, 1898 sold to Svea Line,
Stockholm, renamed Svea. |
1,652 |
Prinses
Juliana (1) |
1909 |
Flushing-Queenborough / Folkestone, 1916 mined,
beached and broke in two near Felixstowe. |
2,885 |
Prinses
Juliana
(2) |
1920 |
Flushing-Folkestone / Harwich, 1940 bombed, beached
and broke in two, Holland. |
2,907 |
Prinses
Marie |
1878 |
Flushing-Queenborough, 1896 chartered to A. Ballin
renamed Prinzess Marie, 1898 sold to Stettiner DG, renamed
Germania. |
1,652 |
Willem Prins
Van Oranje |
1883 |
Flushing-Queenborough, 1908 scrapped. |
1,573 |
Zeeland |
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see Duitschland. |
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The Batavier Line was a Dutch company which ran Rotterdam-London passenger service. Only
one ship survived the Second World War and the service ceased in 1958.
Funnel:
1830-1902 Originally white with black top, later changed to yellow with black
top.
1903- Black with white M on broad red band between
two narrow white bands.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Batavier II
(1) |
1897 |
Rotterdam-London, 1916 captured by German submarine,
1916 sunk by British submarine. |
1,136 |
Batavier II (2) |
1921 |
Rotterdam-London, 1940-1946 UK
coasting services and Dutch accommodation ship, 1946 returned to
service, 1960 scrapped. |
1,573 |
Batavier
III (1) |
1897 |
Rotterdam-London, 1939 sold to Panama, renamed El
Sonador. |
1,136 |
Batavier
III
(2) |
1939 |
Rotterdam-London, 1940 seized by Germany, 1942 mined
and sunk. |
2,687 |
Batavier
IV |
1903 |
Rotterdam-London, 1940 requisitioned as training ship
HMS Eastern Isles, 1940 renamed HMS Western Isles, 1946 became
Dutch training ship Zeearend, 1970 scrapped. |
1,568 |
Batavier
V (1) |
1903 |
Rotterdam-London, 1916 mined and sunk in North Sea. |
1,568 |
Batavier
V
(2) |
1921 |
Rotterdam-London, 1940 seized by Germany, 1941 sunk by
British torpedo boat. |
1,573 |
Batavier
VI |
1903 |
Rotterdam-London, 1928 sold to Bland, Gibraltar, renamed
Gibel Zerjon. |
1,181 |
The Holland Steamship Company was a Dutch company running an Amsterdam-London / Hull
service.
Funnel:
Yellow with black top.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Amstelstroom (1) |
1885 |
Amsterdam-London, 1905 sold to Greece, renamed Irini. |
787 |
Amstelstroom
(2) |
1910 |
Amsterdam-London / Hull, 1917 torpedoed and sunk by
German submarine. |
1,413 |
Ijstroom |
1898 |
Amsterdam-London, 1922 sold to France, renamed
Banba. |
960 |
Lingestroom |
1917 |
Amsterdam-London, 1937 sold to South Africa,
renamed Griqua. |
1,480 |
Maasstroom |
1900 |
Amsterdam-London, 1935 scrapped. |
1,034 |
Zaanstroom |
1913 |
Amsterdam-London, 1915 captured by Germany, 1919
sold and renamed Westland. |
1,657 |
The Argo Line was formed when North German
Lloyd disposed of it's North Sea trade in 1897 and took over the following seven ships. They operated passenger services between Bremen
/ Hamburg - London / Hull / Leith.
Full Fleet: Argo
Line, Bremen / Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo / Argo Reederei / & subsidiaries
Funnel:
1897-1922 Black
1923-1924 Buff, black top.
1925-1932 Buff.
1933- Buff with
yellow, eight pointed star on green band
below black top.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Adler (1) |
1884 |
ex- North German Lloyd, 1899 sold to Lombard
SS Co, London. |
1,336 |
Albatross |
1893 |
ex- North German Lloyd, no further info. |
1,083 |
Condor |
1884 |
ex- North German Lloyd, no further info. |
1,230 |
Falke (1) |
1894 |
ex- North German Lloyd, no further info. |
1,083 |
Mowe (1) |
1882 |
ex- North German Lloyd, no further info. |
940 |
Reiher (1) |
1870 |
ex- North German Lloyd, no further info.
|
872 |
Schwan (1) |
1884 |
ex- North German Lloyd, no further info. |
1,230 |
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Aar |
|
see Adler (2) |
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Adler
(2) |
1900 |
1919 surrendered to
Britain, 1921 repurchased, 1938 renamed Aar, 1938 sold to Italy, renamed
Ezilda. |
1,304 |
Adler
(3) |
1938 |
1945 surrendered to Britain, renamed Empire Coningsby. |
1,494 |
Adler
(4) |
1950 |
Bremen / Hamburg - Hull / London, 1966 sold to Cebu,
renamed Athena. |
1,461 |
Bussard |
1906 |
1917 sold to Leonhardt & Blumberg, Hamburg, renamed Otto
Leonhardt. |
1,494 |
Falke (2) |
1950 |
Bremen / Hamburg - Hull / London, 1966 sold to Cebu,
renamed Demeter. |
1,461 |
Fasan |
1936 |
1939 German Navy, 1949 Bremen-Hull, 1958
sold to Greece, renamed Media. |
1,410 |
Flamingo |
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see Reiher (2) |
|
Greif |
1913 |
1914-1918 seized by Russia, 1919 surrendered to
Britain, 1920 sold to Tyne Tees SS Co., renamed Dunstanburgh. |
1,165 |
Habicht |
1938 |
Bremen-Hull, 1946 surrendered to Holland, renamed
Hagno. |
1,377 |
Mowe
(2) |
1913 |
Bremen-London, 1926 sold to France, renamed Marechal
Gallieni. |
1,251 |
Mowe
(3) |
1950 |
Bremen / Hamburg - Hull / London, 1966 scrapped. |
1,437 |
Phonix |
1913 |
1914 requisitioned by German Navy, 1944 wrecked near
Memel. |
1,116 |
Pinguin |
|
see Schwan (2) |
|
Reiher
(2) |
1909 |
1938 renamed Flamingo, 1939 requisitioned
by German Navy, 1945 mined and sunk off Denmark. |
1,045 |
Reiher
(3) |
1938 |
1939 requisitioned by German Navy, 1948 sold to Belgium,
renamed Alpina. |
1,304 |
Schwalbe |
1898 |
1916 sunk in collision in North Sea. |
1,178 |
Schwan
(2) |
1907 |
1919 surrendered to Britain, 1921 returned,
Bremen-Hull, 1938 renamed Pinguin, 1954 scrapped. |
1,212 |
Schwan
(3) |
1938 |
1939 requisitioned by German Navy, 1947 surrendered to
Britain, 1949 sold to Currie Line, renamed Rhineland. |
1,311 |
Sperber |
1899 |
1916 wrecked at Havringe. |
1,265 |
Strauss |
1899 |
1919 sold to Oldenburg-Portuguese
Line, renamed Oldenburg
II. |
903 |
Finland Steamship Company Ltd.
see Finland Steamship Company Ltd.
DFDS - Det forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S (The United Steamship Company)
see DFDS - Det forenede Dampskibs-Selskab
A/S
The Thule Line was formed in 1870 in Gothenburg and commenced passenger services between
Gothenburg and Granton (Leith) in 1879. Services to London started in 1882 and to Harwich in
1910. The company was absorbed by Swedish Lloyd in 1916. Newcastle service commenced in
1920.
Funnel:
White with black top and gold 5-pointed star on blue disc (on white).
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Balder |
1898 |
Gothenburg-Granton / London / Harwich / Newcastle,
1930 renamed Northumbria, 1940 seized by Germany, 1943 bombed and sunk in Gdynia. |
1,378 |
Bele |
1879 |
Gothenburg-Granton / London, 1921 lost off Greenland. |
1,342 |
Britannia |
1929 |
Gothenburg - London, 1966 sold to Greece, renamed
Cynthia. |
4,216 |
Northumbria |
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see Balder. |
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Patricia (1) |
1901 |
ex- Western Australia, 1919 purchased from Australia and
renamed, Gothenburg-Newcastle / London, 1929 sold to United Baltic
Corp, renamed Baltavia. |
2,981 |
Patricia
(2) |
1926 |
ex- Patris II, 1935 purchased from Byron
SS Co.,
renamed Patricia, Gothenburg-London, 1941 sold to Swedish Navy. |
3,902 |
Patricia
(3) |
1951 |
Gothenburg-London, 1957 sold to Hamburg
America Line, renamed Ariadne. |
7,775 |
Saga (1) |
1909 |
Gothenburg-London / Newcastle, 1929 sold to French
Line, renamed Mayenne. |
2,809 |
Saga
(2) |
1946 |
Gothenburg-London, 1956 sold to French
Line, renamed
Ville de Bordeaux. |
6,458 |
Suecia |
1929 |
Gothenburg - London, 1966 sold to Greece, renamed
Isthmia. |
4,216 |
Thorsten |
1882 |
Gothenburg-Granton / London, 1921 sold to Schmidt,
Pernau. |
1,666 |
Thule |
1892 |
Gothenburg-London / Harwich / Newcastle, 1925 sold to
Italy, renamed Franca Fassio. |
1,969 |
The Gotha Line was registered in Gothenburg. They ran a passenger service between Gothenburg
and Antwerp.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Belgia |
1930 |
1940 ceased operations and converted to cargo, 1941 acquired
by Ministry of War Transport, renamed Empire Bell. |
2,023 |
Burgundia |
1920 |
1927 converted to passenger ship, 1940 ceased
operations and converted to cargo, 1961 sold to Malta, renamed Jan
Pawl. |
1,668 |
Fred Olsen Line
see full Fleet Fred
Olsen Line
This Oslo based company commenced passenger services as Faerder Limited in 1886. They
became Fred Olsen & Company in 1901. Passenger service was run between Oslo / Arendal and
Grangemouth / Newcastle.
Funnel:
Black with red band containing representation of
houseflag.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Bessheim |
1912 |
Oslo-Arendal-Newcastle, 1941 torpedoed and sunk off
Hammerfest. |
1,718 |
Black
Prince |
1938 |
Oslo-Kristiansand-Newcastle, 1941 seized by German
Navy, renamed Lofjord, damaged in Allied air attack and later scrapped. |
5,035 |
Black
Watch |
1938 |
Oslo-Kristiansand-Newcastle, 1941 seized by German
Navy, 1945 sunk in Allied air attack. |
5,035 |
Blenheim
(1) |
1923 |
Oslo-Arendal-Newcastle, 1941 destroyed by fire in German
invasion. |
1,807 |
Blenheim
(2) |
1951 |
Oslo-Kristiansand-Newcastle, 1969 sold after fire and
renamed Cilaos. |
4,766 |
Braemar |
1953 |
Oslo-Kristiansand-Newcastle, 1975 sold to Philippines,
renamed The Philippine Tourist. |
4,776 |
Norway
(1) |
1891 |
Oslo-Grangemouth, 1909 sold to Eadie & Co, Glasgow. |
919 |
Norway
(2) |
1910 |
Oslo-Grangemouth, 1917 torpedoed and sunk off
Holmengraa. |
1,447 |
Scotland
(1) |
1889 |
Oslo-Grangemouth, 1904 wrecked near Thorshavn. |
889 |
Scotland
(2) |
1904 |
Oslo-Grangemouth, 1911 wrecked near Arendal. |
1,104 |
Scotland
(3) |
1912 |
Oslo-Grangemouth, 1916 wrecked off May Island. |
1,490 |
Sovereign |
1886 |
1906 purchased from Ostlandske Lloyd, Oslo-Newcastle, 1912
sold to Bergen Line, renamed Zeta. |
1,047 |
Sterling
(1) |
1890 |
Oslo-Newcastle, 1906 sold to Denmark. |
1,047 |
Sterling (2) |
1907 |
Oslo-Arendal-Newcastle, 1922 wrecked near Tvedestrand. |
1,323 |
Services taken over from Ostlanske Lloyd in 1906. Oslo / Kristiansand - Antwerp / Rotterdam
service.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Bali |
1929 |
ex- Alnwick, 1935 purchased from
Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Co. and renamed Bali, Oslo-Kristiansand-Rotterdam,
1945 Oslo-Kristiansand-Newcastle, 1952 sold to Burma, renamed Pyidawtha. |
1,400 |
Biarritz |
1922 |
Oslo-Antwerp, Oslo-Rotterdam, 1940 torpedoed and sunk by German
submarine. |
1,752 |
Brabant (1) |
1907 |
Oslo-Antwerp, 1917 mined and sunk in North Sea. |
1,492 |
Brabant (2) |
1926 |
Oslo-Antwerp, 1940 seized by Germany, 1945 resumed service,
1954 sold to Sudan, renamed Suakin. |
2,335 |
Bretagne |
1937 |
Oslo-Antwerp, Oslo-Newcastle, 1958 sold to Greece, renamed
Massalia. |
3,285 |
Brussel |
1907 |
Oslo-Antwerp, 1927 sold to Finland
Line, renamed Norma. |
1,489 |
Paris (1) |
1910 |
Oslo-Antwerp, 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Norway. |
1,634 |
Paris (2) |
1922 |
Oslo-Antwerp, 1940 seized by Germany, 1945 torpedoed and
sunk by British torpedo boat. |
1,752 |
P.G. Halvorsen operated passenger services from Bergen / Stavanger to Newcastle between
1890-1892 when the company went into liquidation.
Funnel:
Buff
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Britannia |
1890 |
Bergen-Newcastle, 1892 sold to USA, renamed America. |
1,555 |
Norge |
1882 |
1890 Bergen-Newcastle, 1891 wrecked at Tynanger. |
893 |
Bergen Steamship Company / Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (Bergen Line)
see full Fleet Bergen Steamship Company / Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
The Bergen Line opened regular passenger services in 1890 between Bergen / Haugesund / Stavanger - Newcastle.
Funnel:
Black with three widely spaced, narrow white bands.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Astrea |
1941 |
1945 purchased from Sweden, Bergen-Newcastle, 1953 transferred
to Rotterdam service, 1967 sold to Panama, renamed Tjaldur. |
3,190 |
Irma |
1905 |
Trondheim-Bergen-Newcastle, 1921 transferred to cruising,
1944 sunk by Norwegian torpedo boat. |
1,322 |
Jupiter |
1915 |
Bergen-Newcastle, 1938 transferred to Rotterdam service,
1946 Newcastle service, 1955 sold to Greece, renamed Hermes. |
2,625 |
Leda (1) |
1920 |
Bergen-Newcastle, 1931 transferred to Hamburg then Rotterdam
service, 1940 seized by Germany, 1945 sunk by Russian artillery at Stettin. |
2,519 |
Leda (2) |
1953 |
Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle, 1977 sold and became shipyard
worker accommodation ship. |
6,670 |
Mercur |
1883 |
1889 purchased from Det Sondenfjeldske, 1890 Bergen-Newcastle,
1895 transferred to cruises, later became cargo ship, 1948 sold to Israel. |
972 |
Mira |
1891 |
Trondheim-Bergen-Newcastle, 1903 transferred to Hamburg
service, 1940 seized by Germany, 1941 sunk by Royal Navy. |
966 |
Neptun |
1890 |
Bergen-Newcastle, 1899 transferred to cruising, 1928 scrapped. |
959 |
Sylvia |
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see Venus (1) |
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Vega (1) |
1895 |
Trondheim-Bergen-Newcastle, 1916 sunk by German submarine. |
1,164 |
Vega (2) |
1938 |
Bergen-Newcastle, 1940 seized by Germany, 1945 bombed and
sunk by Allies. |
7,287 |
Venus (1) |
1893 |
Trondheim-Bergen-Newcastle, 1930 renamed
Sylvia, 1933 scrapped. |
1,067 |
Venus (2) |
1931 |
Bergen-Newcastle, 1940 seized by Germany, 1945 bombed and
sunk, 1947 rebuilt to 6269 tons, 1968 scrapped. |
5,406 |
The following services were taken over in 1907 by Bergen Line from Burger & Zoon, Rotterdam. Bergen / Haugesund / Stavanger - Rotterdam.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Ariadne |
1930 |
Bergen-Stavanger-Rotterdam, 1940 bombed and sunk by
German aircraft. |
2,029 |
Iris |
1901 |
ex- Ingerid, 1907 taken over by Bergen Line and
renamed Iris, Bergen-Haugesund-Stavanger-Rotterdam, 1944 wrecked on
war service near Newfoundland. |
1,213 |
Nordenfjeldske operated passenger services from 1890 between Trondheim-Bergen-Newcastle.
North Sea passenger services ceased in 1921.
Funnel:
Black with broad red band bordered by two narrow white
bands.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Haakon VII |
1907 |
Trondheim-Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle, 1921
transferred to coastal services, 1929 wrecked in storm. |
1,347 |
Ragnvald Jarl |
1890 |
Trondheim-Bergen-Newcastle, 1920 sold to Spain,
renamed Capitan Revuelta. |
1,084 |
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