Haakon
Jarl was built in Dumbarton in Scotland by Alexander
Denny for the company Macdonald &
Laird, but was taken over by the Norwegian company
Nordenfjeldske Dampskipsselskap already before she was
finished. She sailed in different routes along the
Norwegian coastline until she ran aground and sank
1.November 1877 outside Kjeøy in Lødingen. According to
statements from local divers, the remains of her was found
in the 1970s and rest today on a depth of 24 to 35
meter.
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Haakon
Jarl
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Havelock |
162,4 x 23,0 x 12,8 f
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346 grt |
Dumbarton ( UK ) 1857 |
Trondheim ( N ) |
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