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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
 1870 at Kamfjord, Sandefjord, Norway by S. Hansen   
 YearRemarks
 1870 Captain C. Hansen  from Christiania July 8 to Quebec Aug. 8   
 1871 Captain Carl Hansen  from Bergen Apr. 30 to Quebec June 8  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
< In 1870 the bark Kong Sverre departed from Christiania June 11th, and arrived at Quebec Aug. 8th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 245 steerage passengers, all well at arrival. There were two births on the voyage, on June 20th, Peder Gunder, son of Thomas Nilsen (50) and I. Mikkelsdatter (42) was born, and on June 23rd, Edvart Pedersen, son of Marit Eriksdatter (25) was born. She was mastered by Capt. Hansen and had a crew of 12. This ship was announced together with the brig Kong Carl of Tønsberg/Åsgårdstrand. The passengers on this voyage are listed on passenger lists kept by the National Archives of Canada [NAC], and in the Christiania police emigration records held by Statsarkivet.

In 1871 the bark Kong Sverre departed from Bergen on April 30th, and arrived at Quebec on June 8th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 1 cabin and 300 steerage passengers. There were three deaths from bronchitis on the voyage. They were: 6 month old Mons, son of Ole Monsen Espeland (34) and his wife Synneve (23), then Tollef (3) son of Aslak Brynildsen Ulvesaker (28) and his wife Elisabet (26), and last Christian (4) son of Ole Ludvigsen Enæs (28) and his wife Boe (26). The Kong Sverre was mastered by Capt. Carl Hansen, and had a crew of 12. The passenger list is kept by the National Archives of Canada [NAC].

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