SS Norge 1904
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | SS Norge | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1904 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | steamship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Denmark–Norway | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | DFDS | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 57.5967, -13.6886 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
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.
Diving & visiting
The disaster remains the worst in Danish maritime history. The wreck of Norge was found off Rockall in July 2003 in 65 metres (213 ft) of water.
Location
- Recorded position: 57.5967, -13.6886 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Norge (revision 1361577702), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck today”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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