| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Gerda III |
| Owner: | Mystic Seaport |
| Completed: | 1928 |
| Status: | Museum Ship |
| General characteristics | |
Gerda III is a lighthouse tender located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. The Gerda III was built in 1928 in Denmark and was used as a common work boat. In 1943 the Gerda III was used to smuggle Jews from Nazi occupied Denmark to Sweden. 300 Jews were rescued by the Greda III. The Danish Parliament donated the Gerda III to The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Mystic Seaport now cares for the vessel and features it as part of their collection of watercraft.[1] The rescue story is the subject of a film, "A Day in October," released in 1991.