Skjold (ship) explained

The Skjold (or Skiold) was a Danish three-mast Barque, built in Sønderborg 1839, and displacing 460 tons. It was owned by C. Petersen, Sønderborg.

Captains

Hans Christian Claussen

Voyages

• Altona to Port Adelaide, South Australia - 3 July 1841 to 28 October 1841 with Prussian immigrants including Pastor Gotthard Fritzsche
• Port Adelaide, South Australia to Batavia - departed 22 November 1841
• Hamburg to Nelson, New Zealand - 21 April 1844 to 1 September 1844 with German immigrants.

References

• "Ships arriving in South Australia 1841", Pioneers Association of South Australia
• "Shipping Arrivals", South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc
• "Graeme Moad Skjold passenger list 1841
• "State Library of South Australia - Skjold passenger list 1841"
• "'SKJOLD' Passenger List"