Bergen Steamship Company [SEP] inception
Bergen Steamship Company
The Bergen Steamship Company () (BDS), was founded in 1851 by Michael Krohn to operate a shipping service between the Norwegian ports of Bergen, Stavanger, and Kristiansand and the German port of Hamburg with the paddle steamer "Bergen". The company funnel was black with three widely spaced narrow white bands. 
BDS progressively expanded its routes to provide world wide services. The company operated a regular passenger service from West Norway to the UK with Norwegian Government support from 1890, and took part in
or awning) deck, and was powered by a 700 indicated horsepower two-cylinder compound steam engine, propelling her at a speed of . She was long, with a beam of and a draught of . At completion, she was delivered in April 1885 to the Bergen Steamship Company in Bergen, Norway. "Sirius", which had cost to build, was one of four ships acquired by the Bergen Steamship Company around that time to replace the mid-19th century vessels then in service with the company.
"Sirius"