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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
566 tons 1853 at Baltimore, USA  145ft x 29ft x 18,5ft 
 YearRemarks
 1868 Captain von der Lippe  from Bergen May 11 to Quebec June 23  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1871 Captain Van der Lippe  from Bergen Apr. 23 to Quebec June 4  Passenger list: Passenger list 
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

When the Frigate Bird sailed in 1871 she was rigged as a ship. Later the she was rigged as a bark. Tonnage (in 1880) was 566 Norwegian Int. tons. In 1871 she departed from Bergen Apr. 23, and arrived at Quebec May 31. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 15 cabin and 303 steerage passengers. There was one death on the voyage and 11 were sick with measles when the ship arrived to the quarantine station at Grosse Īle. She was discharged from quarantine on June 4. Master was captain Van der Lippe with a crew of 15.

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