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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
169 kl 1822 at Salem, Mass., U.S.A by Elija Bugge Brødrene Rød, Tønsberg, Norway  
 YearRemarks
 1864 May 28, leaving Waterford for Umeå, Capt. RødAtlantic Journey ID 9075
 1864 Jun 16, at Øresund: from Waterford to Umeå, in ballastAtlantic Journey ID 9076
 1864 Aug 12, London/Gravesend from Umeå returning to Umeå August 31Atlantic Journey ID 9077
 1864 Oct 16, off Øresund: from Umeå to LondonAtlantic Journey ID 9078
 1864 Oct 29, London/Gravesend from UmeåAtlantic Journey ID 9079
 1865 Apr 28, Christiania from Tønsberg in ballastAtlantic Journey ID 9080
 1865 Captain B. A. Rød  from Christiania May 17 to Quebec July 18  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1865 Jun 4, off South Foreland: from Christiania to QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 9081
 1865 Aug 11, Quebec for London arriving September 25Atlantic Journey ID 9082
 1865 Oct 9, London for TønsbergAtlantic Journey ID 9083
 1866 Captain A. E. Helgesen  from Christiania Oct. 17 to New York Dec. 23   
 1866 Captain B. A. Rød  from Christiania Apr. 25 to Quebec June 9  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1866 Jul 13, Quebec for GrimsbyAtlantic Journey ID 9084
 1866 Sep 7, leaving Grimsby for TønsbergAtlantic Journey ID 9085
 1866 Dec 23, New York from Christiania, Capt. HelgesenAtlantic Journey ID 9086
 1867 Feb 11, leaving New York for RotterdamAtlantic Journey ID 9087
 1867 Captain A. E. Helgesen  from Christiania June 13 to Quebec July 25  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1867 May 27, Christiania from Rotterdam in ballastAtlantic Journey ID 9088
 1867 Sep 19, Hull from QuebecAtlantic Journey ID 9089
 1867 Oct 14, Leaving Hull for TønsbergAtlantic Journey ID 9090
 1868 Captain A. E. Helgesen  from Christiania April 30 to Quebec July 17  Passenger list: Passenger list 
 1868 May, returned to Tønsberg due to leakage in water pumpsAtlantic Journey ID 9091
 1868 May 26, off Weight; from ChristianiaAtlantic Journey ID 9092
 1868 Aug 8, leaving Quebec for Dartmouth arriving September 19Atlantic Journey ID 9093
 1868 Oct 15, leaving Portmouth for TønsbergAtlantic Journey ID 9094
 1868 Dec 14, London from FredrikstadAtlantic Journey ID 9095
 1869 Jan 3, leaving London for TønsbergAtlantic Journey ID 9096
 1869 Apr 3, Christiania from TønsbergAtlantic Journey ID 9097
 1869 Captain A. E. Helgesen  from Christiania Apr. 15 to Quebec May 19   
 1869 Jun 7, Quebec for London arrived July 19Atlantic Journey ID 9098
 1869 Jul 30, London for Sundsvall returning to England August 29Atlantic Journey ID 9099
 1869 Aug 29, leaving Sundsvall for EnglandAtlantic Journey ID 9100
 1869 Sep 7 off Øresund: from Sundsvall to Barrow with timberAtlantic Journey ID 9101
 1869 Sep 24, Borrow from SundsvallAtlantic Journey ID 9102
 1870 Feb 9, leaving Belize for LondonAtlantic Journey ID 9103
 1870 Apr 11, London from BelizeAtlantic Journey ID 9104
 1870 May 7, London for Tønsberg, Capt. HelgesenAtlantic Journey ID 9105
 1875 Jan, stranded off KinnAtlantic Journey ID 9106
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

The brig Emerald was an ex American vessel by the same name. She was built in 1822 at Elija Bugge shipyard in Samen, Mass. Her burden was 177 Norwegian Commercial lasts. Length was 110 feet and beam 27 feet. The ship was rigged as a brig. She was owned by the Rød brothers of Tjøme. The Emerald was wrecked in 1875. Before that she sailed with emigrants from Norway a number of times. In 1865 the Emerald departed from Christiania May 22nd, and arrived at Quebec July 18th. Mastered by capt. Rød. The passenger list is archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC]. The Norwegian police emigration records did not start before 1867. Timeline to records. In 1866 she departed from Christiania Apr. 25th, and arrived at Quebec June 9th. She was sailing in ballast and was carrying 185 passengers. Master was capt. B. A. Rød, and she had a crew of 11. On October 17th she departed from Christiania and sailed for New York where she arrived on December 14th. The passenger list is archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC]. In 1869 the brig Emerald departed from Christiania Apr. 15th, and arrived at Quebec May 19th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 86 steerage passengers. All was well at arrival. The year the Emerald was mastered by Capt. A. E. Helgesen with a crew of 10.

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