The information I found comes from a search of the subscription website Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com). The website is more commonly used for genealogical research but it also contains databases of the names of crew and passengers of ships that arrived in certain U.S. ports of entry after leaving from a foreign port. Information on New York City is extensive but for other ports the information is hit-or-miss. This seems particularly the case for US West Coast ports and may explain the absence of information about your grandfather sailing in the Pacific.
One has to establish a subscription to view information on Ancestry.com. Subscription information is available on the homepage. Currently a one-month membership is $22.95, which you may or may not be worth it to you.
Occasionally there are special membership deals at a lower cost and for a restricted period of time. Right now there is a 14-day free trial, which may be all you need. You may have to sign up for the one-month membership but if you cancel within 14 days -- free! What a deal.
Incidentally, in each of the five records I found your grandfather is identified as "Freddie" not Fred or Fredrick, in case you do a search. You can also search just by last name, which finds the same records.
Ron Carlson, Webmaster
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