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Authorization & Routes
 By Bolten's steamships from Hamburg to New York and to the final destiantion in America 
 Hamburg - Antwerp - South America 
 Hamburg - Grimsby - West Indies 
 Hamburg - Havre - New York - Plymouth - Cherbourg 
 Hamburg - New Orleans 
 Hamburg - New York 
 Hamburg - Quebec (Montreal) 
 Hamburg and Cuxhaven - Boston 
 Fleet 1872Built Tonnage Shipyard
 S/S Allemannia (1)1865 2,695 gross  C. A. Day & Co 
 S/S Bavaria1856 2,405 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Cimbria1867 3,037 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Frisia1872 3,500 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Germania (2)1870 2,876 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Hammonia (2)1866 3,035 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Holsatia (1)1868 3,134 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Saxonia1857 2,684 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Silesia1869 3,142 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Teutonia1856 2,693 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Thuringia (1)1870 3,133 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Vandalia1871 2,810 gross  Caird & Co. 
 S/S Westphalia (1)1868 3,158 gross  Caird & Co. 
 This list might not be a complete list of all the ships in the fleet.
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A selection of articles dedicated to help you in your genealogy search for your Norwegian ancestors. Transcripts and pictures of historic documents in connection with the ships and emigration. Also including articles about Pioneers & Norwegian Settlements Around the World
Articles about selected ships ships and special events in their history. Descriptions of some of the great maritime disasters involving emigrant ships, like the wrecking of the steamer Atlantic of the White Star Line, sinking of the ocean liner Empress of Ireland and the Thingvalla line steamer Norge disaster. Check this section if you have an interest in shipwrecks.
This section contains articles describing the transatlantic voyage, the condition of the steerage accommodations and the experience of an ocean travel on an emigrant ship. You will find in-depth studies concerning the emigration process, statistics and facts, and information about the immigration processing centers line Castle Garden and Ellis Island.
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