The SS Gellert Passage From Hamburg > New York The SS Gellert was built in 1874 by alexander & Sons Ltd., Linthouse, Glasgow for the Deutsche Translantiche Dampfchiffarts-Gessellschaft. (Adler Line) 3,533 tons; 114,41 meters (375.4 feet) long x 12,20 meters (40 feet) broad; 1 funnel, 2 masts, iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 13 knots. Passenger accomodations: 90 first class...100 2nd class...800 3rd class passengers. November 25, 1874...Launched February 10, 1875...Certificate made 2 voyages...Hamburg to New York May 13, 1875...Taken over by the Hamburg American Line. May 26, 1875...First voyage...Hamburg > Havre > New York 1881...rebuilt...two funnels Oct 22, 1893...Caught fire in mid Atlantic...fire subdued. November 1893...first voyage...Naples > New York April 1894...last  voyage...Hamburg> New York August 18,1894...last voyage...Naples > New York  ( 4 return voyages) May 9, 1895...sold to Leider for Hamburg > Shanghai service March 1897...sold; scrapped             Andrew Murask Sr and his family  came to the USA on this ship Departed Hamburg...April 7, 1884 Arrived New York...April 20, 1884 All fares were paid in gold First class aprox. $100 second class aprox. $80 third class aprox $30 (or less) Please check the Muraski Database for much more inormation on this family! Take a tour of the Emigrant  ships to America Learn about fare rates experience  Steerage Passage and much more