Hello John - one issue could be the spelling as the search engines are unforgiving if the spelling is incorrect. The ship was the Moltke, named after a 19th century Prussian general. Good luck Don www.shiphistory.co.uk > On 29 Apr 2006 at 22:45, JOHN & CAROL KOCH wrote: > >> I am looking for my Grandfather. His Name is Johann/John >> Koch, he came to Ellis Island, NY on the SS Molkie from >> Hamburg, Gr. He was about 17 Years old, He lived in Hungry, >> but spoke German. He arrived in NY either Jan., or Feb., >> 1903 or 1905 the paperwork I have is not very clear on the >> dates. I have looked at all the SS Molkie ship manifest that >> I could find on the net. Any and all help would be great.