Gustav Gade immigration certificate
Ester Gade immigration certificate
Bertram Gade immigration certificate
Gustav Gade Citizenship
Ester Gade Citizenship
Passenger Ship – The Bergensfjord
Built by Cammell Laird & Company, Birkenhead, England, 1913. 11,013 gross tons; 530 (bp) feet long; 61 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 15 knots. 1,200 passengers (100 first class, 250 second class, 850 third class).
Built for Norwegian-America Line, Norwegian flag, in 1913 and named Bergensfjord. Oslo-New York service. Troopship 1940-46. Sold to Home Lines, Panamanian flag, in 1946 and renamed Aregentina. Mediterranean-South America and Mediterranean-New York service. Sold to Zim Line, Israeli flag, in 1953 and renamed Jerusalem. Mediterranean-New York service. Renamed Aliya in 1957. Laid up 1958-59. Scrapped in Italy in 1959.
Carla,
I was just thinking about great grandpa gade bringing me to the duck pond when I was little so I decided to look him up to see if I could find anything out about the family history and it brought me directly to your pages how awesome it is that you found all this! Anyways I hope all is well with you guys tell uncle brad and the boys I said hi ! Take care
Hi Kayla,
So nice that you found this site. Justin remembers the duck pond, too!