Ship Norge, A. C. Mohr & Sønner

The ship Norge made a number of voyages with emigrants from Bergen to America between 1859 and 1865. She was mastered by Capt. O. Jetmundsen, and had a burden of 284,5 Norwegian Commercial lasts.

In 1858 the Norge departed from Bergen, and arrived at Quebec June 12th. She was mastered by Capt Jetmundsen. Because the National Archives of Canada [NAC] did not start the archiving of passenger lists before 1865, and the Norwegian emigration records did not start before 1867, there is no surviving passenger list for this voyage in any of those archives.

In 1859 she left Bergen for Quebec and arrived there on June 19th. Master was Capt. Jetmundsen. There is no surviving passenger list for this voyage in the Canadian or Norwegian archives, see above.

In 1861 she departed from Bergen on May 12th and arrived at the quarantine station on Grosse Île July 3rd. She was detained for 6 days in quarantine and was released on July 8th. She arrived at Quebec on July 9th and at Montreal July 12th. The ship sailed in ballast, and was carrying 15 cabin and 507 steerage passengers. When she arrived at the quarantine station 12 passengers were sick and 31 had died during the voyage. Master was Capt. Jetmundsen, she had a crew of 19. The Norge was only 591,8 reg. tons but was carrying 522 passengers, this was much more than what the ship was allowed to according to the passenger act. The captain would usually be fined for violating the 1828 passenger act. There is no surviving passenger list for this voyage in the Canadian or Norwegian archives, see above.

In 1862 she departed from Bergen on Apr. 24th and arrived at. Montreal on June 21. According to a newspaper notice in the "Correspondenten" Apr. 27th, she was to call at the port of Tromsø to take on passengers. The number of passengers on this crossing was according to the same notice about 300. Master was Capt. Jetmundsen. No surviving passenger list in the Canadian or Norwegian archives, see above

In 1863 she departed from Bergen on Apr. 24th and arrived at Quebec on June 4th. She was carrying general cargo, and had 1 cabin and 279 steerage passengers. There was one birth and 4 deaths on the voyage. Master was Capt. Jetmundsen (The vessel was now rigged as a bark) No surviving passenger list in the Canadian or Norwegian archives, see above.

In 1864 she departed from Bergen on Apr. 24th and arrived at Quebec on June 4th, master was Capt. Jetmundsen. No surviving passenger list, see above.

In 1865 she departed from Bergen on May 7th and arrived at Quebec on June 14th, master was Capt. Jetmundsen. The passenger list is available from the National Archives of Canada [NAC], and might be found online at the Digitalarkivet database.

In 1867 Capt Jetmundsen mastered the Norge on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Dunnedin, New Zealand carrying a few passengers. They departed from Fredriksted on September 6th and arrived at Dunnedin on December 12th.