Brødrene Rød | Norway Heritage

A shipping family of five brothers specialized in the emigration trade between 1860 and 1870. All five were ship captains, and the eldest, Thorvald Rød, was managing the family firm from Tjøme. The other brothers, Olaus, Bernhard, Ludvig and James were mastering the ships.

Newspaper announcement for the Rød shipping company
From the "Hamar Stiftstidene" 14th December 1867.

Recorded Ships

Type	Ship	Built	Shipyard
Brig	Atalanta	1852	Heggblad Hammarsten
Bark	Columbia	1846	Johann Lange
Bark	Emerald	1822	Elija Bugge
Bark	Johannes Rød	1866	Rød & Co.
Bark	Nornen	1850	Rød & Co.
Ship	Superior	1857

This list might not be a complete list of all the ships in this line's fleet.