Thingvalla Line

The Thingvalla Line was a shipping company based in Copenhagen, the 1880 to 1898 a lively transatlantic service between various ports in Northern Europe and North America offered, which was primarily used by the Scandinavian emigrants. She was named after the first, in 1880 by the Seij whether Dampskipselskabet ( sail and steam ship company) purchased steamer Thingvalla.

Accidents

"Trademark" of Thingvalla line was the use of older small steamboats, so to speak, earned their charity under the Danish flag. However, the line was to be reliable; there were only a few accidents. 1888 about collided Thingvalla before Sable Iceland in fog with the 1881 that entered service in Geiser, which sank within five minutes ( 118 deaths). 1904 wrecked the steamer Norge on a cliff in front of the rocky island of Rockall, where 625 people died because there were too few lifeboats and the ship sank too quickly.

The acquisition

At this time the line was already Thingvalla of which is also based in Copenhagen DFDS - Det Forenede been Dampskips - Selskabed (United Steamship Company ) bought up. Since then, the Danish transatlantic service is better known around the world under the name Scandinavian America Line ( Scandinavian America Line ).

  • Former shipping company ( Denmark)
  • Company (Copenhagen)
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