In 1873, the ship was built in Newcastle, England and sailed as a passenger ship between Norway and Hamburg. It could carry 200 passengers. In early December 1880, it ran aground off Lofoten and once it was in the shipyard, it took the opportunity to make some alterations. Among other things, a ladies’ lounge was built on board.

In early February 1886, the ship ran aground for the second time, this time near Bodö.

In 1892, the ship was used as a freight ship between Oslo and Finnmark, but it would not be long before it ran aground again. In a snowstorm in January 1893, it ran aground. The ship was towed to Trondheim for repairs and was soon out and about again. The following year, it was docked in Larvik, a little south of Oslo.

In 1901, the ship was modernized and was now allowed to take 213 passengers and was put on the Hurtigruten in 1902.

In January 1910, it ran aground for the fifth time but escaped without damage. In December 1915, it ran aground again and in December 1927, it ran aground for the seventh time. In 1930, the ship was taken out of service with the Hurtigruten and instead sailed with cargo between Trondheim and Bodö.

In 1936, the ship was converted from a passenger ferry to a cargo ship. However, there was room for 12 passengers on board. During World War II, it then sailed with fish in its cargo between Trondheim and Harstad.

After the war, the ship was sold in 1946 to Ole T. Flakke in Kristiansund and was then named Goma.

On September 10, 1947, Goma and its crew of 16 men were on their way from Aalborg to Gdansk with a cargo of 271 cows.

During the day, a storm arose and in the rough sea, the tether for several of the cattle on board broke, causing them to go over to one side of the ship and cause a severe list. The decision was made to try to enter Halmstad to get shelter from the storm.

On the way in, the ship capsized and the crew went into the lifeboats. However, one of the crew members was pinched between the ship and a broken lifeboat and died. The others survived and were taken to Halmstad by the sea rescue service, which had been alerted by people who had seen the sinking from the coast. The cows went with the ship to the bottom.

Today, the remains of Goma lie at a depth of 20 m on the sandy bottom a few nautical miles outside Halmstad. The wreck is badly damaged and the parts that remain stick up at most just over a meter above the bottom and are scattered around the wreck site. In some places, there are bone remains from the cows that were once Goma’s cargo.