The Scandinavian America Line (Skandinavien-Amerika-Linien) was founded in 1898, when Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskap (DFDS) took over the steamship company Thingvalla Line. The passenger and freight service between Scandinavia and New York City was operated under the name Scandinavian America Line until 1935. Fleet One of the ships in the Scandinavian American Line was the SS United States. This ship was constructed in 1903 by A. Stephen and Sons in Glasgow. She was 10,095 tons and 500.8 feet long. Her captain 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. The 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 SS Frederik VIII sailed the Scandinavian America Line's final voyage from New York to Copenhagen. The ship 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. 3,258 Thingvalla, 1874-1898, taken over with Thingvalla Line, 1900 sold to Norway. 2,524 Norge, 1881-1898, taken over with Thingvalla Line, 1904 wrecked near Rockall, 620 lives lost. 3,310 Island, 1882-1898, taken over with Thingvalla Line, 1906 scrapped. 2,844 Oscar II, 1901-1933 scrapped. 9,956 Hellig Olav, 1903-1934 scrapped. 10,085 United States, 1903-1935 damaged by fire at Copenhagen and scrapped. 10,095 C.F. Tietgen, 1897, ex- Rotterdam, 1906 purchased from Holland America Line and renamed C.F. Tietgen, 1913 sold to Russian American Line, renamed Dwinsk. 8,173 Frederik VIII, 1914-1936 scrapped. Legacy Amerikakaj (America Quay) is the name of the quay in the former Free Port of Copenhagen from where the America liners departed. Scandinavian America Line's sales office in Copenhagen was based at Nyhavn 1. See also Captain Johan Wilhelm Hempel Hamburg America Line Holland America Line Norwegian America Line Swedish American Line References External links Skandinavien Amerika Linien / Scandinavian American Line Passenger Lists GG Archives Scandinavian-American Line History and Ephemera GG Archives Shipping companies of Denmark Danish companies established in 1898 Transatlantic shipping companies