Scandinavian American Line Fleet List

Fleet List of the Scandinavian American Line Showing Ownership, Nationality, Name of Ship, Year Placed in Service, and Gross Tonnage. Gross tonnage equals cubic feet of all enclosed space divided by 100. Notations Regarding the Ship (if any), Such as Previous Name or Renaming, are shown after the Gross Tonnage.

SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN LINE

(Danish)

Skandinavien-Amerika Linien, Copenhagen

Owned by Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab. This well-known Danish shipping firm purchased the Thingvalla Line in 1898.

1. C. F. Tietgen (1897) 8,173
2. Frederik VIII (1913) 11,850
3. Hekla (1884) 3,258
4. Hellig Olav (1902) 9,939
5. Island (1882) 2,813
6. Norge (1881) 3,318
7. Oscar II (1901) 10,012
8. Thingvalla (1874) 2,547
9. United States (1903) 10,095

C. F. Tietgen (1897) Scandinavian American line

Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 8,173. Dimensions: 469' x 53'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 14 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passenger accommodations, 1912: 200 first, 100 second 700 third. Renamed: Dwinsk (1913). Fate: Torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic, June 18, 1918. Previously Named: Ex-Rotterdam (1906).

Frederik VIII (1913) Scandinavian-American Line (Danish)

Built by A. G. "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 11,850. Dimensions: 523' x 62' (544' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 17 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Maiden voyage: Copenhagen-Oslo-New York, February 5, 1914. Final Voyage: Made her final voyage to New York in December 1935. Fate: Sold to Hughes Bolckow for scrap in September 1936 and was dismantled by 1937.

Hellig Olav (1902) Scandinavian-American Line

Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 9,939. Dimensions: 500' x 58' (515' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin- screw, 16 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 130 first, 140 second, 900 third. Service: Copenhagen-Oslo-New York. Last Voyage: Final Atlantic crossing in 1931. Fate: Scrapped in 1934. Sister ships: Oscar II and United States.

Oscar II (1901) Scandinavian-American Line

Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 10,012. Dimensions: 500' x 58' (515' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin- screw, 16 knots. Triple expansion engines. 8,500 I.H.P. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 130 first, 140 second, 900 third. Service: Copenhagen-Oslo-New York. Fate: Scrapped in Great Britain, 1934. Sister ships: Heilig Olav and United States.

United States (1903) Scandinavian-American Line (Danish)

The SS United States of the Scandinavian American Line 1903-1935. 10,095 Tons, Twin Screw. Passenger Capacity: 131 First, 76 Second, and 1,306 Steerage. Tourist Third Cabin, 1928. GGA Image ID # 11ca322f0d

Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 10,095. Dimensions: 500' x 58' (515' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin- screw, 16 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Service: Copenhagen-Oslo-New York. Original Passenger Capacity: 130 first, 140 second, 900 third. Fate: Withdrawn from service in 1934. Broken up for scrap in 1935. Sister ships: Heilig Olav and Oscar II.

Smith, Eugene W., Passenger Ships of the World: Past and Present, Boston: George H. Dean Company, 1963.