CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO - DORMKATTE arriving on ship LEIPZIG to Baltimore Maryland *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Paul A. Studly paulstudly@compuserve.com July 25, 1998 *********************************************************************** DORENKOTT, incorrectly is DORMKATTE Possible & quite likely "Germans to America - Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports" index p541, pp 465-468, @ 467, Volume 25, January 1871 - September 1871, Edited by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby, Scholarly Resources Inc., Wilmington, Delaware SHIP: LEIPZIG FROM: Bremen TO: Baltimore ARRIVED: 16 September 1871 DORMKATTE, Bernhard age 53 Male, occupation Farmer, Prv GR, Vil ZZZ, Des USA Catharine age 47 Female, occupation unknown, Prv GR, Vil ZZZ, Des USA Gerhard age 19 Male occupation Farmer, Prv GR, Vil ZZZ, Des USA Bernhard age 17 Male occupation Farmer, Prv GR, Vil ZZZ, Des USA Catharine age 15 Female occupation unknown, Prv GR, Vil ZZZ, Des USA Christine age 18 Female occupation unknown, Prv GR, Vil ZZZ, Des USA Hermann age 9 Male occupation child, Prv GR, Vil ZZZ, Des USA Johann age 4 Male occupation child, Prv GR, Vil ZZZ, Des USA < http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/13/shipl.htm > Jul 25 1998 LEIPZIG The "Leipzig" was a 2,388 gross ton ship, built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1869 for North German Lloyd of Bremen. Her details were - length 290.2ft x beam 39ft, clipper stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 84-1st and 600-3rd class passengers. Launched on 13/2/1869, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton and Baltimore in May 1869. On 13/1/1872 she commenced the first of five Bremen - New York voyages and in 1883 her engines were compounded by Henniges, Bremen. She started her last Bremen - Baltimore crossing on 12/5/1886 and was subsequently used on the S.American service. She started her last voyage on 19/5/1894 and was sold to Hamburg owners the same year. In 1898 she was scrapped at Hamburg. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.547] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 14 February 1998]