Hellig Olav

Skandinavien-Amerika Line

Length:	500.8 ft.
Breadth:	58.3 ft.
Draft (or Depth):	37.6 ft.
Tonnage:	10,112 (gross), 6,257 (underdeck), 5,996 (net)
Engines:	Triple expansion, 6 cyl. (2) 30", (2) 50", (2) 80" x 54" stroke
Speed:	15 knots
Builder:	A[lexander] Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow (Yard No. 399)
Launched:	December 16, 1902
Maiden Voyage:	March 25, 1903
Disposition:	1934 (scrapped)
Particulars:	Port of Registry: Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Registry: Danish Funnel color: Black; broad red band below black top Company flag: Blue; large white Maltese cross Signal Letters: N M F Q Wireless call letters: D H O Details: Steel hull, one funnel, two masts, twin screws, refrigeration machinery, electric light, wireless.

Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries.

April 13, 1912

Westbound, Copenhagen to New York. At 11:20 a.m., transmitted an ice warning to the United States Hydrographic Office, Washington, D. C., describing ice at 41.43°N., 49.15°W.

Data:

December 16, 1902

Launched.

March 17, 1903

Sea trials.

March 25, 1903

Maiden voyage, Copenhagen - Christiana - Christiansand - New York.

January, 1922

Cabin and third class.

June 1927

Cabin, tourist, third class.

September 6, 1931

Last voyage, Copenhagen - Oslo - New York; New York (dep. September 23) - Christiansand - Oslo.

1934

Scrapped at Blythe, Northumberland, England.

Courtesy: John P. Eaton. Used with permission.