Hello, Can anyone tell me if the migrant ships in the 19th and early 20th century sailed the year around or did they stop during the winter time. If so between about which dates they didn't sail? Many thanks, Hans

Hello Hans, You don't mention where they were sailing from / to, but I'll make a few comments ... In the later 19th and early 20th century, ships sailing from European ports to North America, sailed year round. In the case of Canada, those normally sailing to Quebec city during the "summer" months, would sail instead to east coast ports such as Saint John, N.B. or Halifax, N.S. (summer = May-Nov arrival dates) Earlier in the 19th century with sailing ships and once again in the case of Quebec, many vessels made as many as 2 or 3 voyages a year before the St. Lawrence froze. If they were unable to sail before the river froze (late November, early December), they wintered over and sailed eastbound in the Spring, after the thaw. Those that didn't make more than one trip, or sailed in time, sometimes used to sail to the southern hemishere (Australia, New Zealand) during the northern hemisphere winter. Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/ At 10:50 PM 2010-05-16 +0200, Hans Faber wrote: >Hello, > >Can anyone tell me if the migrant ships in the 19th and early 20th century >sailed the year around or did they stop during the winter time. >If so between about which dates they didn't sail? > >Many thanks, > >Hans