14 in Copenhagen. One of the ships in the Scandinavian American Line was the
United States. She was built in Glasgow in 1903 by
Alexander Stephen and Sons. She was , and long. Her
Master was
Captain Wulff. The
United States made her maiden voyage on March 30, 1903; she sailed from
Copenhagen to
Christiana (present-day Oslo),
Christiansand then on to New York by June 3, 1903.
United States left from Copenhagen on her last voyage on October 25, 1934. She was damaged by a fire on September 2, 1935 at Copenhagen and was scrapped that same year in
Leghorn. In November 1935 the ship sailed the Scandinavian America Line's final voyage from
New York to
Copenhagen. She was scrapped in 1936. After that time, cargo and passenger service continued under DFDS's own name.
List of ships •
Hekla, 1884-1898, taken over with Thingvalla Line, 1905 sold to Danish owners, renamed Eduard Regel. •
Thingvalla, 1874–1898, taken over with Thingvalla Line, 1900 sold to Norway. • , 1881–1898, taken over with Thingvalla Line, 1904 wrecked near Rockall, 620 lives lost. •
Island, 1882–1898, taken over with Thingvalla Line, 1906 scrapped. •
Oscar II, 1901–1933 scrapped. •
Hellig Olav, 1903–1934 scrapped. •
United States, 1903–1935 damaged by fire at Copenhagen and scrapped. •
C.F. Tietgen, 1897, formerly
Rotterdam, 1906 bought from
Holland America Line and renamed
C.F. Tietgen, 1913 sold to
Russian American Line, renamed
Dwinsk. • , 1914–1936, scrapped. ==Legacy==