Hi Alan, That is great information about the route of the Cesar Godeffroy, I have been trying to trace the plot points since you sent the mail. I'm amazed they sailed through those huge seas in the Southern Ocean. Can you please give me the source of your information..it seems like a ships log.....or do you wish to be quoted as the source, when I record that information in my Family History. Thanks a lot Gay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan and Shirley Nitz" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [SEQ-Germans] Sea Route from Germany to Eastern States > Gay > This may answer some of your questions. > > THE CESAR GODEFFROY > This ship left Hamburg on October 15, and went direct to sea, but meeting > with severe weather in the German Ocean she put back to Cuxhaven after > being > two days out. She lay in port for ten days when she again put to sea, but > was once more compelled to return to port. Her final departure was made on > the 5th November, and she went down the channel with a favouring breeze, > and > cleared Landsend on the third day, November 8. Thence to the line she had > pleasant and fine weather, and she crossed the Equator on December 6, in > long. 29 deg.12 min. W. She at once fell in with the South East Trades, > and >