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Harm and his brother Heere crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in September 1924 on the steamer "Stuttgart" from Bremen to New York. Both were single and wanted to join their cousin Frank E. Kettwich in Titonka, Iowa. It seems that Harm later returned to Ostfriesland, Germany to marry.
Harm Kettwich and his wife Gesine Kettwich crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the steamer "Berlin (3)" from Bremen to New York, starting the voyage on 15 March 1928. They had a passage booked in the 3rd class. Also a Hermann Kettwich is mentioned, who is either their son, or Harm's brother or cousin. In the passenger lists the following details are recorded:
Family Name, First name(s), Sex, Age, Fam.Status, Place of residence, Nationality, State or province, Profession, Destination, US-State
Kettwich Harm, m, 25, verh, Augustfehn, Deutsch, Oldenburg, Landwirt Gehilfe, Tetonka, IA
Kettwich Gesine, w, 28, verh, Augustfehn, Deutsch, Oldenburg, Hausfrau, Tetonka, IA
Kettwich Hermann, m, priv.
Source: http://www.schiffslisten.de
First Name: Harm
Last Name: Kettwich
Ethnicity: German, Germany
Last Place of Residence: Augustfehn, Germany
Date of Arrival: September 06, 1924
Age at Arrival: 22y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Stuttgart
Port of Departure: Bremen
Manifest Line Number: 0017
First Name: Here
Last Name: Kettwich
Ethnicity: German, Germany
Last Place of Residence: Augustfehn, Germany
Date of Arrival: September 06, 1924
Age at Arrival: 28y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Stuttgart
Port of Departure: Bremen
Manifest Line Number: 0016
Source: http://www.ellisisland.org
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Stuttgart 1923
The STUTTGART was built by Vulcan Werke, Stettin in 1923 for North German Lloyd of Bremen, this was a 13,367 gross ton ship, length 537ft x beam 65ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 171-1st, 338-2nd and 594-3rd class. Launched on 31/7/1923, she sailed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to New York on 15/1/1924. In November 1927, she was refitted to carry cabin class, tourist third cabin and 3rd class passengers. She made her last Bremen - New York (dep. 26/9/1937)- Bremen voyage in September 1937. In 1938 she was sold to the German Labour Front and was used for "Strength through Joy" cruising with accommodation for 990-single class passengers. Converted to a German Naval Hospital Ship in 1939, she was bombed in Gdynia on 9th October 1943 while filled with wounded German soldiers. She was towed to the outer harbour and deliberately sunk with considerable loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2, p.572] [German Ocean Liners of the 20th Century by William H.Miller, p.111]
The Stuttgart as Hospital Ship "C" in 1939
Sources:
www.feldgrau.com
www.theshipslist.com
History of the ship Berlin 3
Yard Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Launch Date 24.3.1925
Delivery Date 17.9.1925
Line Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL)
Capacity GRT 15.286
Capacity tdw 9.000
Capacity Passengers
(+=kids/couch beds) 222+91 I.Cl., 226+58 II.Cl., 511 III.Cl.
Maiden Voyage Date 26.09.1925
Maiden Voyage Destination Bremerhaven/ Southampton- New York
Vessel History
Berlin was called "The little Columbus"
13.11.1928 - She rescued 23 survivors of the British steamer VESTRIS which sunk the day before
1929+1932 - Refits of passenger accommodations
10.1938 - Last trip Bremen-New York, then laid up at Bremerhaven
19.12.1938 - Trip to Australia to carry emigrant Jews
5.1939 - 2 Nazi cruises for KDF/Deutsche Arbeitsfront "Strength Through Joy"
23.8.1939 - Hospital ship for the German Navy
12.11.1939 - Laid up at Danzig
14.4.1940 - At Copenhagen during invasion of Denmark and Norway
1944 - Dormitory ship at Gdynia
31.1.1945 - Mined off Swinemünde, during towing off again hit a mine, sank
27.2.1946 - Assigned to USSR
1948 - Refloated, towed to and rebuilt by Warnow Werft, Rostock
2.5.1957 - Renamed "ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV", operated by Black Sea Shipping Co.
1962-63 - During the Soviet buildup in Cuba and the withdrawels after the missile crisis, ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV was the largest ship ferrying personnell
31.8.1986 - Sinks within 15 minutes off Novorossiysk after colliding with the Sowjet freighter PETR VASEV, 423 dead. This was first major calamity admitted under Gorbachov´s glasnost policy |
