	SS "Oslo" was constructed in 1906 with yard no. 515 at the Earle‘s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Hull, United Kingdom. She was launched on 9 April 1906 and finally completed on 19 May 1906. She departed on her maiden voyage on the Kristiania (Oslo) - Kristiansand - Hull service on 25 May 1906. Norwegian newspapers wrote many articles about her maiden voyage as well as about the ship's interior.