Arcturus (steamship)

Arcturus (steamship)

The steamship Arcturus was a passenger ship of the Finland Steamship Company operating primarily on the route between Hanko, Finland and Hull, England via Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in 1898 by Gourlay Brothers shipyard in Dundee, Scotland, the Arcturus remained in service until 1956. [ [http://sydaby.eget.net/swe/arcturus.htm Finnish passenger and emigrant ship ARCTURUS] . Retrieved on February 5, 2008.] In its earlier years it was one of the primary ships that Finnish emigrants sailed on when heading to North America. After disembarking at Hull, such emigrants would typically take a train to Liverpool before boarding a transatlantic liner. [ [http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/emi32e.htm The Journey from Finland to America] . Retrieved February 5, 2008.]

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External links

* [http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/emi321ce.htm Finland Steamship Company's Emigrant Ships: S/S Arcturus] , history from The Genealogical Society of Finland
* [http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/emi327ce.htm Finland Steamship Company's Emigrant Ships: S/S Arcturus] , pictures from The Genealogical Society of Finland
* [http://sfhs.eget.net/P_articles/Q_artiklar/Q_Hango.html The Emigrant Route: Hangö-Copenhagen-Hull] , from The Swedish-Finn Historical Society


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