The Hamburg American line had numerous vessels that plied the seas from New York to Hamburg including the President Grant, the President Lincoln, the Batavia, the Pennsylvannia and the Moltke. According to the Ellis Island website Joseph Vidich took the S.S. Moltke when he left

The S.S. Moltke, the vessel Josef Vidic took to reach America in January 1911

Hamburg for his historic migration to New York. The Moltke was built in 1902 and had a service speed of 16 knots and could carry 2,102 passengers and 252 crew. It was built for the Hamburg American line for service between Hamburg and New York City. Josef Vidic arrived at Ellis Island on January 22, 1911, or 19 days after his departure from Austria.

Josef''s girl friend and future wife, Pauline Pesjak (spelled Pesjack in the Ellis Island records), arrived at Ellis Island on June 27, 1911 or about six months after he did. She listed her contact in America as Agnes Lapajne who had come to America on September 25, 1907 at the age of 27. Pauline gave her age as 20 upon her arrival. Josef stated that his age was 25, which is consistent with his date of birth in his Austrian passport.