The passenger list for the ship Uhland, 29 Nov1852. Note that Herman states his destination as Missouri. Probably a mistake by the person taking names since the preceding voyagers all state their destination as Cincinnati, and since he is recorded in Cincinnati records as early as 1855. Although, he could have gone to Missouri first, it remains unknown at this time? This time frame was consistent with his departure recorded on the status animarum, (local church census record), Ostbevern, Prussia 1852. Herman left the country with permission from the authorities.
SHIP INFORMATION: The Uhland was a 3-masted, square rigged ship, built by Johann Lange, in Vegesack-Grohn, for the Breman ship owner, Hermann Henrich Meier, later one of the founders of Norddeutcher Lloyd, and launched on 23 September 1847. The ship was named after the poet Ludwig Uhland, and was intended for the Bremen-New Orleans packet service. It was 938 tons, 43.7 x 10.6 x 6.3 meters (length x beam x depth of hold) At the time of launching, it was the largest German ship. Masters were: Jurgen Meyer (1847-1850), Johann Wachter (1850-1853), Christian Lahusen (1853-1862), F.C.T. Soltenborn (1862-1868), Johann Holjes (1868-???) and B.H. Janssen. In 1879, the ship was sold to L.W. Wendelin, of Christinestad, Finland, who changed her name to SUOMI. The ship was abandoned at sea in 1889. An oil painting of the launching of the Uhland, by Carl Justus Harman Fedeler, is in the possession of the Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum, Van-Ronzelen-Strasse, D-27586 Bermerhaven-Mitte.
Launch of the ship Uhland 1847.
The Uhland is seen to the left of center by the buildings, being launched down a ramp into the water.