SS Bremen Archival Collection
North German Lloyd SS Bremen (1897) at Hoboken, NJ Pier circa 1905. Photo by Detroit Publishing Company. Library of Congress LCN 2016794926. GGA Image ID # 1dd781242f
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- Bremen (1858) North German Lloyd (Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1858-1873) Ship's History (Brief)
- SS Bremen (1896) North German Lloyd (Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1897-1914) Ship's History (Brief)
- SS Bremen (1900) North German Lloyd (Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1923-1928) Ship's History (Brief)
- SS Bremen (1929) North German Lloyd (Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1929-1941) Ship's History (Brief)
- Passenger Lists
- Brochures
- Passage Contracts and Tickets
- Menus
- Programs
- Sailing Schedules
- Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs
- Advertisements
- Other Ephemera
- Title Pages
- Senior Officers and Staff
- Luggage Tags
- Excerpts from Information for Passengers
- Photographs
- Back Cover Images
- Books Referencing the SS Bremen
Bremen (1858) North German Lloyd
SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, 1857. Harper's Weekly, 10 April 1909. GGA Image ID # 1f826a8981
Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1858-1873
Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 2,551. Dimensions: 321' x 39'. ropulsion: Single-screw, 10 knots. Inverted engines. Masts and Funnels: Three masts and one funnel. Features: Iron hull. Note: Pioneer steamship of the North German Lloyd. Maiden voyage: Bremen-New York, June 19, 1858. Made her last voyage for line in November 1873. Ownership Change: Sold to British shipowners in 1874 and converted to sail. Wrecked off San Francisco in 1882. Running mates: New York (identical), Hudson and Weser.
SS Bremen (1896) North German Lloyd
Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1897-1914
Built by F. Schichau, Danzig, Germany. Tonnage: 11,570. Dimensions: 550' x 60' (569' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 15 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Modifications: Lengthened from 525 to 550 feet in 1901. Tonnage had been 10,525. Maiden Voyage: Bremen-Southampton-New York 5 June 1897. Served also in Australian trade. Hoboken Fire: SS Bremen had Considerable Damage from a Fire at the NDL Pier at Hoboken, NJ on 30 June 1900. Rebuilt: AG Vulcan Stettin and Returned to Service in October 1901. WW1: Not In Use. Post WW1: Relinquished to the P&O Line as part of war reparations. Renamed: (a) Constantinople (1921), (b) King Alexander (1924). Fate: Sold for scrap to Italian shipbreakers in March 1926. Note: On 20 April 1912, while sailing from Bremen to New York City, SS Bremen passed through the debris field left by the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
SS Bremen (1900) North German Lloyd
Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1923-1928
Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 10,826. Dimensions: 523' x 60'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 15 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. First voyage as Bremen from Bremen to New York, April 1923. Renamed: Karlsruhe (1928). Fate: Scrapped in Germany, 1932. Previously Named: Ex-Pocahontas (1923), ex Prinzess Irene (1917).
SS Bremen (1929) North German Lloyd
The SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 1929. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 1256146df6
Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1929-1941
Built by A. G. "Weser", Bremen, Germany. Tonnage: 51,656. Dimensions: 898' x 101' (938' o.l.). Propulsion: Quadruple- screw, 28 1/2 knots. Steam turbines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Laid down in July 1927. Launched: August 16, 1928. Displacement of 52,000 tons. Passengers: 600 first, 500 second, 300 tourist, 600 third. Maiden voyage: Bremen- Southampton-New York, July 16, 1929. Record Voyage: Made the Atlantic crossing in the record breaking time of 4 days, 17 hours, 42 minutes. Her average speed was 27.82 knots. Modifications: Funnels were later raised 15 feet on account of the smoke nuisance. WWII Adventure: At the beginning of World War II the Bremen made a dash from New York to Germany to avoid seizure. Succeeded in eluding the British fleet during the epic flight, by selecting the most northerly route, via north of Iceland, then along the Norwegian coast down to Germany. Fate: Badly gutted by fire during an air raid at Bremerhaven, March 18, 1941. Subsequently broken up for scrap. Sister ship: Europa.
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SS Bremen Passenger Lists 1906-1938
All Digitized Lists of Passengers for the SS Bremen Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route.
Routes: Bremen to New York; Bremen to New York via Queenstown (Cobh); Bremen to New York via Halifax; Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg; Bremen to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton; and New York to Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton.
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1929-10-25 North German Lloyd SS Bremen
Absolutely superb brochure from North German Lloyd on the SS Bremen with many photographs documenting the ship and the accommodations afforded each class - First, Second, Tourist Third Cabin, and Third Class.

1929-11-15 North German Lloyd Express Liner Bremen
16-Page brochure from Norddeutscher Lloyd produced for their offices in the United States and Canada. A pictorial of their accommodations for four classes of passengers -- First, Second, Tourist Third Cabin, and Third Class.

Lloyd Express First Class - 1930
The Gaiety and Exhilaration of Effortless Speed on the Bremen and Europa, the Fastest Liners Afloat. The Beauty of the Swift Columbus. All Contribute to the Tremendous Distinction That Lloyd Express Enjoys That You May Share in Your Well-Chosen Passage to England, France, and Germany.

1936-02-10 - HAPAG-North German Lloyd - Go Tourist Class
26-Page Brochure "Go Tourist Class" is a joint production of HAPAG-NDL. Profusely Illustrated with interior photographs of Tourist Class accommodations and ships of both lines that carried passengers of that class. A superb brochure produced for American tourist of the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Featured Ships: Bremen, Europa, Columbus, Berlin, New York, Hamburg, Deutschland, Hansa, and St. Louis.

1937-10 HAPAG-NDL Ships in the Transatlantic Service
14-page small format brochure produced jointly by HAPAG-LLOYD welcomes you to Germany in 1937 on their transatlantic ships Bremen, Europa, Columbus, New York, Hamburg, Hansa, Deutschland, St. Louis, and Berlin. Brief information along with a photograph of each ship is included in this booklet.
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SS Bremen Passage Contract Manifest - 15 August 1925
Passenger Manifest - Tourist Cabin, SS Bremen, 15 August 1925 for Rosa Brise, age 50, a Citizen of the United States.
This Hamburg America Line receipt, dated 22 February 1936, documents a third-class round-trip voyage for Mr. Otto Josh between New York and Bremen—first aboard the SS New York and returning on the famed SS Bremen. Though modest in appearance, this artifact offers a vivid snapshot of transatlantic mobility in the late interwar period, echoing themes of migration, commerce, and personal connection in a fraught historical moment. 🌍📜
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1925-06-27 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Card from 27 June 1925 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd that featured Fried Eggs with Bacon for Breakfast, Fried Homemade Sausage for Lunch, and Boeuf à la Mode for Dinner. Coffee and Berlin Doughnuts were offered for an afternoon snack.

1925-06-29 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Card from 29 June 1925 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd that featured Boiled Eggs and German Pancakes for Breakfast, Boiled Brisket Beef, Mustard Sauce for Lunch, and Breaded Pork Chops - Red Cabbage for Dinner. Coffee and Fancy Cake were offered as an afternoon snack.

1925-06-30 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Card from 30 June 1925 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd that featured Ham and Eggs for Breakfast, Braised Ox-Tail for Lunch, and Roast Leg of Mutton for Dinner. Coffee and Silesian Short Cake were offered as an afternoon snack.

1926-07-02 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Card from 2 July 1925 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd that featured Bacon and Eggs for Breakfast, Sauerkraut and Mashed Potatoes for Lunch, and Chicken Poulette, Rice with Asparagus for Dinner. Coffee and Short Cake were offered as an afternoon snack. The reverse side of the Bill of Fare Card presented the Music Concert Program on the Promenade Deck.

1925-07-03 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Card from 3 July 1925 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd that featured Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes for Breakfast, Boiled Leg of Lamb, Caper Sauce for Lunch, and Roast Leg of Pork for Dinner. Coffee and Fancy Cake were offered as an afternoon snack.

1925-07-04 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Card from 4 July 1925 on board the S.S Bremen of the North German Lloyd that featured Omelette aux Confitures for Breakfast, German Pot Roast with Potato Dumplings for Lunch, and Roast Fricandeau of Veal for Dinner. Coffee and Silesian Short Cake were offered as an afternoon snack.

1925-07-05 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Card from 5 July 1925 on board the SS Bremen of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (North German Lloyd) featured typical breakfast fare, Halibut in Aspic for Lunch, and Entre-Côte for Dinner. They also offered an Afternoon snack of Chocolate and Stollen.

1926-01-09 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Vintage Daily Bill of Fare Postcard in German from 9 January 1926 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd featured Sautéed Liver, Spicy Sauce, Fried Potatoes for Breakfast, Roast Pork - Red Cabbage - Potato Sauce for Lunch, and Wiener Rostbraten, Princess Potatoes for Dinner. The reverse side is a postally unused postcard.

1930-08-18 SS Bremen à la Carte Luncheon Menu
Extensive à la Carte Bill of Fare from the North German Line steamship SS Bremen features Hors d'Œuvress, Cold Dishes, Soups, Eggs, Fish, Entrées, Salads, Vegetables, Potatoes, Sweets and Ice Cream. The Specials of the day was Veal Cutlet Mazarin and Chicken Pot-Pie Américane.

1933-09-21 SS Bremen Breakfast Menu Card
Tourist Class Breakfast Bill of Fare Card from North German Lloyd on the SS Bremen for Thursday, 21 September 1933. Written in German and English, the meal featured Fruit, Juices, Cereal, Eggs, Hash, Ham, Bacon and Fried Potatoes.

1937-07-18 SS Bremen Dinner Menu
Elegant, Large Format, Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare from 18 July 1937 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd featured Live Boiled Lobster, Mayonnaise Sauce, Vol-au-Vent Toulousaine, and Crepes Valentine for dessert. The Bill of Fare was printed in German and English with an brief history on the back cover about the 80th Anniversary of the Norddeutschen Lloyd Bremen.

1937-07-28 SS Bremen Dinner Menu
Graphically Superior Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare from Wednesday, 28 July 1937 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd featured Mignon Fillet Helder, Suprême of Chicken Armagnac, and Soufflé Camargo for dessert. The story of Neuschwanstein Castle is printed on the back of the Menu.

1937-07-29 SS Bremen Luncheon Menu
Vintage Luncheon Bill of Fare from 29 July 1937 on board the SS Bremen of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (North German Lloyd) featured John Dory Niçoise, Tendrons of Veal Marengo, and Lemon Meringue Pie for dessert.

1937-07-30 SS Bremen Dinner Menu
Superior Graphics adorn this Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare from Friday, 30 July 1937 on board the SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd featured expansive array of food including Boiled North Sea Turbot, Melted Butter or Sauce Vénitienne, Grenadins of Veal Diable Rouge, and Crêpes Georgette for dessert. Printed in German and English, the back cover offered a short essay on Leipzig the Monument of the Battle of the Nations.

1937-07-31 SS Bremen Luncheon Menu
Vintage Luncheon Bill of Fare from 31 July 1937 on board the SS Bremen of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (North German Lloyd) featured Broiled Mackerel. Anchovy Butter, Wiener Schnitzel - Green Peas, and Apple Tart with Whipped Cream for dessert.

1937-08-01 SS Bremen Luncheon Menu
Vintage Luncheon Bill of Fare from 1 August 1937 on board the SS Bremen of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (North German Lloyd) featured Loin of Pork in Cider - Candied sweet Potatoes, Mousselines of Chicken à la Patti, and Cold Danish Pudding, Vanilla Sauce for dessert.
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Concert Program, 10 a.m. on the Promenade Deck, SS Bremen Daily Menu, 2 July 1925. GGA Image ID # 1f824b67d6

1930-08-17 Matinee Concert Program - SS Bremen
Romantic and Jazz Symphonic performed by the entire SS Bremen orchestra on Sunday, August 17fh 1930, from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm in the Social Hall. Conducted by E. Schier, the concert featured six selections from various composers including Bach, Strauss, Schubert, and Rubinstein.
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Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Australian Ports and Genoa-New York, from 14 October 1903 to 16 April 1904. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Friedrich dr Grosse, Gneisenau, Hohenzollern, König Albert, Lahn, Neckar, Prinz Regent Luitpoid, Prinzess Irene, and Zieten. SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Cabin Passenger List, 6 October 1903. GGA Image ID # 213715a8fe
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, Bremen-Baltimore, and Bremen-Galveston, from 11 May 1905 to 2 November 1905. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Gneisenau, Grosser Kurfürst, Hannover, Köln, Main, Neckar, and Prinzess Alice. SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse First and Second Class Passenger List, 23 May 1905. GGA Image ID # 21087c14bc
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 19 September 1905 to 25 March 1906. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Friedrich der Gorsse, Grosser Kurfurst, Hannover, Kaiser Wilhelm der Gorsse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Main, Oldenburg, and Rhein. North German Lloyd Bulletin, October 1905. GGA Image ID # 1eeb04fb9e
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 18 October 1906 to 13 June 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Main, Neckar, Prinzess Alice, Rhein, Trave, Wittekind, and Yorck. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 213e1cc54d
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York and Bremen to Baltimore, From 10 October 1906 to 29 August 1907. (Note: Bremen-New York Is for 1907, a Continuation From Previous Schedule). Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Darmstadt, Frankfort, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Halle, Hannover, Köln, Main, Neckar, Prinzess Alice, and Rhein. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 213e5f2762
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Southampton-Gibraltar-Genoa, from 24 October 1906 to 13 August 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Bülow, Gneisenau, Göben, Hohenlohe, Preussen, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Heinrich, Prinz Ludwig, Prinz Regent Luitpold, Prinzess Alice, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, Yorck, and Zieten. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 2140bda652
Sailing Schedule, Bremen to Australia, Bremen to Amsterdam, Antwerp, Genoa, Messina, and Bremen to East Asia, from 17 October 1906 to 22 July 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Bülow, Göben, Hessen, Hohenlohe, Saxonia, Scharnhorst, Spezia, Westfalen, and Yorck. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 2141ede74c
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, Barbarossa-Class Twin-Screw Mail Steamer and Mail Steamer, from 28 March 1907 to 14 November 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Main, Prinzess Alice, Rhein, Roon, Trave, and Würzburg. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f764bc518.
The Steamers of the Barbarossa Class Go from Bremen via Southampton or Cherbourg; From New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg—the Mail Steamers Run To and from New York Direct. All Steamers Bound for New York Carry Cabin and Steerage Passengers.
Proposed Sailings, Europe-New York, from 21 January 1908 to 23 June 1908, and Mediterranean Sailings from 23 January to 10 October 1908. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Buelow, Friedrich der Gross, Grosser Kurfürst, Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Knoenig Albert, Koenigin Luise, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kronprinzessin Cecilie, Luetzow, Main, Necktar, Prinzess Irene, Rhein, Roon, and Scharnhorst. North German Lloyd Bulletin, February 1908. GGA Image ID # 1dde6667a4. Click to View Larger Image.
Attention is drawn to the fact that the steamers of the company running between GENOA and NEW YORK, which almost without exception touch at NAPLES, afford an opportunity of making the voyage from Genoa to Naples and vice versa. The steamers also touch at GIBRALTAR on the outward and homeward trips. Some weeks before starting, it can be determined whether there are berths vacant for the voyage to Naples or Gibraltar. The North German Lloyd is. However, in no way responsible if any of the steamers in question: do not start or if the departure is postponed. Potential passengers must likewise apply for passage on these steamers to Messrs. LEUPOLD FRATELLI, GENOA, 10 Piazza San Siro.
Sailing Schedules, (A) Twin-Screw Mail Steamers, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 14 March 1911 to 14 August 1911, (B) Barbarossa Class Twin-Screw Mail Steamers and Mail Steamers, Bremen-Boulogne-sur-Mer-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 11 March 1911 to 31 July 1911. Ships Included Barbarossa, Bremen, George Washington, Grosser Kurfürst, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Königin Luise, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kronprinzessin Cecilie, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Rhein, and Roon. Ocean Gazette, Kaiser Wilhelm II Edition, 9 April 1911. GGA Image ID # 1ebbaab891
Proposed Sailings, Bremen-New York and New York-Mediterranean Services, from 10 November 1911 to 13 September 1912. Ships Included the Baarbarossa, Berlin, Bremen, Breslau, Chemnitz, George Washington, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Koenig Albert, Koenigin Luise, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Main, Neckar, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Prinzess Irene, and Rhein. North German Lloyd Bulletin, December 1911. GGA Image ID # 1e304c62cd. Click to View Larger Image.
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, from 6 January 1912 to 10 September 1912. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Berlin, Bremen, Breslau, Chemnitz, Friedrich der Grosse, George Washington, Grosser Kurfürst, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, König Albert, Königin Luise, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kronprinzessin Cicilie, Main, Neckar, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Prinzess Irene, and Rhein. SS Berlin First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 20 January 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d7a7de48. Click to View Larger Image.
Sailing Schedule, Australian Line, from 14 February 1912 to 14 February 1913. Ships Included the Bremen, Friedrich der Grosse, Gnisenau, Grosser Kurfürst, Königin Luise, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, and Zieten. SS Berlin First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 20 January 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d93b548f. Click to View Larger Image.
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Boulogne-Southampton-New York and New York-Plymouth, Cherbourg-Bremen, from 11 October 1913 to 7 February 1914. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Friedrich der Grosse, George Washington, Grosser Kurfürst, Hannover, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, König Albert, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kronprinzessin Cecilie, Main, Neckar, Prinz Friedrick Wilhelm, Rhein, and Scharnhorst. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 November 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f66b98b01. Click to View Larger Image.
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Boulogne-Southampton-New York and New York-Plymouth, Cherbourg-Bremen, from 18 January 1914 to 8 June 1914. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, George Washington, Gneisenau, Grosser Kurfürst, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kronprinzessin Cecilie, König Albert, Prinz Friedrick Wilhelm, and Seydlitz. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f67b544a2
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Boulogne-Southampton-New York and New York-Plymouth, Cherbourg-Bremen, from 19 May 1914 to 29 September 1914. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Berlin, Bremen, Friedrich der Grosse, George Washington, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Königin Luise, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kronprinzessin Cecilie, and Prinz Friederich Wilhelm. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f67d45296
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, from 12 May 1923 to 7 November 1923. Ships Included the Bremen, Hannover, München, Seydlitz, Sierra Ventana, and Yorck. SS Bremen Passenger List, 12 May 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f85fbe54d
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, from 8 April 1926 to 21 August 1926. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Lützow, München, Sierra Ventanna, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 8 April 1926. GGA Image ID # 20e6aaba2c
Sailing Schedule, New York-Bremen, from 3 April 1926 to 18 August 1926. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Lützow, München, Sierra Ventanna, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 8 April 1926. GGA Image ID # 20e6c08a39
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, from 16 January 1927 to 28 June 1927. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Derfflinger, München, Sierra Ventanna, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 8 April 1926. GGA Image ID # 20e6c9d896
Sailing Schedule, New York-Bremen, from 22 January 1927 to 6 July 1927. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Derfflinger, München, Sierra Ventanna, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 8 April 1926. GGA Image ID # 20e6e5e3aa
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 18 May 1927 to 5 September 1927. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Columbus, Derfflinger, Lützow, München, Sierra Ventana, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Bremen Passenger List, 18 May 1927. GGA Image ID # 1f867d4df3
Sailing Schedule, New York-Queenstown (Cobh)-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 12 May 1927 to 3 September 1927. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Columbus, Derfflinger, Lützow, München, Sierra Ventana, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Bremen Passenger List, 18 May 1927. GGA Image ID # 1f8691611e
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Halifax and Philadelphia-Baltimore, from 18 May 1927 to 4 November 1927. Ships Included the Bremen, Derfflinger, Lützow, Seydlitz, and Sierra Ventana. SS Columbus Passenger List, 18 May 1927. GGA Image ID # 1f869a4d2a
Westbound Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown-New York, from 27 August 1927 to 8 December 1927. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Derfflinger, Dresden, Lützow, München, Seydiltz, Sierra Ventana, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Stuttgart Passenger List, 27 August 1927. GGA Image ID # 1f00317ac4
Eastbound Sailing Schedule, New York-Queenstown-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 24 August 1927 to 18 December 1927. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Dresden, Lützow, München, Sierra Córdoba, Sierra Ventana, and Stuttgart. SS Stuttgart Passenger List, 27 August 1927. GGA Image ID # 1f00779288
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Halifax and Bremen-Antwerp-Los Angeles-San Francisco-Portland-Seattle-Tacoma-Vancouver, from 2 August 1927 to 29 November 1927. Ships Included the Bremen, Justin, Limar, Schwaben, Seydlitz, Westfalen, Witell, and Yorck. SS Stuttgart Passenger List, 27 August 1927. GGA Image ID # 1f007cbc02
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Boulogne-Southampton-Cherbourg-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, from 4 September 1929 to 17 January 1930. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Lützow, München, and Stuttgart. SS Bremen Passenger List, 4 September 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f875bc19a
Sailing Schedule, New York-Queenstown (Cobh)-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Southampton-Boulogne-Bremen, from 29 August 1929 to 11 January 1930. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Lützow, München, and Stuttgart. SS Bremen Passenger List, 4 September 1929. GGA Image ID # 214069c8be
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Halifax-Montreal, Montreal-Bremen, Bremen-Boston, Boston-Bremen, Bremen-Antwerp-Cristobal-Punta Arenas, Chilie-Los Angeles-San Francisco-Seattle-Tacoma-Vancouver, BC-Portland, OR, from 27 August 1929 to 26 December 1929. Ships Included the Berlin, Crefeld, Donau, Dresden, Havel, Karlsruhe, Köln, Lützow, München, Saale, Schwaben, and Stuttgart. SS Bremen Passenger List, 4 September 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f875d5b4f
Sailing Schedule, Havana-Galveston, from 23 July 1929 to 26 January 1930. Ships Included the Seydlitz and Yorck. SS Bremen Passenger List, 4 September 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f8774b52f
Sailing Schedule, New York-Hamburg and New York-Bremen, from 18 July 1935 to 29 November 1935. Ships Included the Albert Ballin, Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Deutschland, Europa, Hamburg, New York, Reliance, St. Louis, and Stuttgart. HAPAG=Hamburg-American Line and Lloyd=North German Lloyd. SS Europa Tourist Class Passenger List, 17 July 1935. GGA Image ID # 20eb8041d5
Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-American Line and North German Lloyd, Hamburg-New York or Bremen-New York, from 9 July 1936 to 15 December 1936. Ships Included Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Deutschland, Europa, Hamburg, Hansa, New York, and St. Louis. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 2 July 1936. GGA Image ID # 1e01667c03
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We selected several route maps to show the progression in graphics. The global routes used by Norddeutscher Lloyd mainly stayed the same between 1927 and 1938.
Route Map on the Back Cover, North German Lloyd SS Bremen Cabin Class Passenger List - 18 May 1927. GGA Image ID # 15dada11dc
Route Map on the Back Cover, North German Lloyd SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List - 15 September 1931. GGA Image ID # 160ea0f826
Route Map on the Back Cover, North German Lloyd SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List - 1 July 1932. GGA Image ID # 160ed1fc6e
Norddeutscher Lloyd Global Route Map on the Back Cover, SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List, 27 July 1934. GGA Image ID # 20caba9a55
Route Map on the Back Cover, North German Lloyd SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List - 17 August 1934. GGA Image ID # 16254e43c7
Route Map on the Back Cover, North German Lloyd SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List - 18 October 1935. GGA Image ID # 162730d320
Route Map on the Back Cover, North German Lloyd SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List - 27 July 1937. GGA Image ID # 16343ee67a
Route Map on the Back Cover, North German Lloyd SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List - 24 June 1938. GGA Image ID # 163e91436a
Back Cover - Global Route Map for Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 12 July 1938. GGA Image ID # 2143960b8f
Unused Track Chart and Abstract of Log from a 3 October 1930 Passenger List of the SS Bremen. GGA Image ID # 1dc6173d67
Abstract of Log, Quadruple Screw Turbine Express Steamer SS Bremen. 131st Voyage from Bremerhaven to New York, 16 August 1936. Departure from Bremerhaven August 14th, 11.30 a. m. (E.M.T.) Distance: 472 Miles. Departure from Southampton August 13th, 12.12 p. m. (E.M.T.) Distance: 96 Miles. Departure from Cherbourg breakwater August 15th, 6.54 p. m. (E.M.T.). Commander: Captain A. Ahrens. Passed Ambrose Channel Lightship 10.06 a. m. (D. S. T.) August 20th, 1936 Total distance: 3092 miles Passage: 4 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes. Average speed: 26.61 knots. GGA Image ID # 1f82d56702
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Advertisement: Norddeutscher Lloyd Australian Service, 1901. Present Australian Fleet: Grosser Kurfürst 13,182 Tons; Königin Luise 10,566 Tons; Bremen 10,526 Tons; Main 10,000 Tons; Prinz Regent Luitpold 6,288 Tons; Stuttgart 5,048 Tons; Oldenburg 5,006 Tons; Weimar 5,000 Tons; Stettin 2,200 Tons; Barbarossa 10,769 Tons; Friedrich der Grosse 10,531 Tons; Rhein 10,000 Tons; Neckar 10,000 Tons; Karlsruhe 5,057 Tons; Darmstadt 5,012 Tons; Gera 5,005 Tons; München 4,556 Tons; etc. Inset Image: Grosser Kurfürst 9,700 HP, 13,182 Registered Tonnage. GGA Image ID # 214507b392
Advertisement: The Transatlantic Services of the North German Lloyd, Bremen. Luxury, Comfort, Safety, Speed. Oelrichs & Company, General Agents, New York. Harper's Weekly, 10 April 1909. GGA Image ID # 1f82c02fc2
Advertisement: The Building of Two New Large Ships, SS Bremen and SS Europa, Each 46,000 Tons Registered, For Bremen-New York Service Launching Spring of 1929. GGA Image ID # 15e409d073
Advertisement: Lloyd Express, Bremen-New York via Southampton and Cherbourg With Our Fast Steamers Bremen, Europa, Columbus, and Also Berlin. Study and Social Trips to the USA. Information and Brochures From Our Representatives and Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 12 July 1938. GGA Image ID # 2143949537
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Important Notice (Insert) Regarding Landing Passengers at Their New Pier No. 4 at Brooklyn, Foot of 58th Street. SS Bremen Passenger List, 4 September 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f874f1432
Signal Flags, Natonal Flags, and Sea Markings from the 3 October 1930 Passenger List of the SS Bremen. GGA Image ID # 1dc5fd6775
Inauguration of a "Special Travel Service" on Board, 1934. SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List, 27 July 1934. GGA Image ID # 20c9e71164
How to Put On a Life Belt. Norddeutsher Lloyd Bremen, 1935. In German and English. SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List, 12 April 1935. GGA Image ID # 16259be710
How to Put On a Life Belt. Norddeutsher Lloyd Bremen, 1936. In German and English. SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 23 June 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f82223252
Important Notice, SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 12 July 1938. GGA Image ID # 214387ebc8
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Title Page, SS Bremen Cabin Passenger List, 7 April 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f837c6cb0
Title Page, SS Bremen Third Class Passenger List, 12 May 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f84fc486d
Title Page, SS Bremen Cabin Passenger List, 21 July 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f83962e03
Title Page, SS Bremen Third Class Passenger List, 27 February 1926. GGA Image ID # 1f83f16749
Title Page, SS Bremen Cabin Passenger List, 18 May 1927. GGA Image ID # 1f86a2a0a7
Title Page, Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List, 4 September 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f86c980c5
Title Page, SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List, 27 July 1934. GGA Image ID # 20c9b85781
Title Page, SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 April 1935. GGA Image ID # 1f843d9264
Title Page, SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 23 June 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f8165c61f
Title Page, SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 17 October 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f8490a91c
Title Page, SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 19 October 1937. GGA Image ID # 1f848df1f7
Title Page, SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 12 July 1938. GGA Image ID # 214360fa1f
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Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Cabin Passenger List, 7 April 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f8385fa0b
Senior Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Third Class Passenger List, 12 May 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f85628eca
Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Cabin Passenger List, 21 July 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f83b68e96
List of Senior Officers and Staff on the SS Bremen Third Class Passenger List, 27 February 1926. GGA Image ID # 1dc64c9e4f
Senior Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Cabin Passenger List, 18 May 1927. GGA Image ID # 1f86a580db
Officers and Staff, Page 1 of 2, SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List, 4 September 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f8726aa46
Officers and Staff, Page 2 of 2, SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List, 4 September 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f8745a720
Senior Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passenger List, 27 July 1934. GGA Image ID # 20c9c3352f
Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Tourist Class Passenger List, 12 April 1935. GGA Image ID # 1f84791475
Senior Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 23 June 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f81b8dbf2
Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 17 October 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f849bd94b
Officers and Staff, SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 12 July 1938. GGA Image ID # 2143630b94
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Luggage Tag, Norddeutscher Lloyd Zimmer-Stateroom, Barbara Mack, SS Bremen, 14 August 1930, Southampton to New York, Room 446-448. GGA Image ID # 1f83213fe5
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Information for Passengers - 7 April 1923
Change of Cabin. Only the purser is competent to dispose of any vacant accommodation. On payment of the price increase, if any, the purser effects such transfers as are possible.
Meals are not served in the cabins or on deck unless the passenger is prevented from coming to the Dining Room through sickness.
A good selection of various beverages is carried on board. Drinks brought on board by the Passengers will not be served in the Dining Room. A fixed price will be charged in U. S. currency.
Letters for Passengers will be brought on board at the port of destination before the Passengers land. In their interest, therefore, Passengers should personally ascertain whether there is any mail for them before they leave the ship.
Deck Chairs can be hired by the Deck Stewards on board at a charge of $1.50 each for the voyage to New York.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 7 April 1923
Information for Passengers - 21 July 1923
Baggage. Only small parcels and hand baggage in a limited quantity may be taken into the stateroom. Trunks and other bulky articles must be stored in the baggage room, to which Passengers have access daily, if possible if accompanied by an officer or the baggage master.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 21 July 1923
Information for Passengers - 27 February 1926
Each passenger must fill up a "Customs-Declaration" of his or her luggage.
In the case of families, the oldest member is entitled to fill up this declaration for the whole family. Blank forms will be distributed onboard the steamer.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 27 February 1926
Information for Passengers - 18 May 1927
Library. A library on board, properly cataloged, is placed at the disposal of the cabin passengers.
Landing. Every passenger will be furnished with a landing card bearing his name during the voyage. Passengers must present this card in the dining room to the Immigration Officers who board the steamer at the Quarantine Station. The card will be stamped after inspection and returned to the passenger, who has to present it again to an Official of the Company when leaving the steamer. No passenger will be permitted to land without this stamped card.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 18 May 1927
Information for Passengers - 17 August 1934
Passengers who are required to observe their immigration formalities at Ellis Island have to exchange the Company's baggage tickets for the Ellis Island metal checks as soon as their baggage has been inspected by the American custom-house officers, and before proceeding to Ellis Island.
Treatment of Sea Sickness. Travelers who tend to suffer from sea sickness have an opportunity on this steamer to undergo an entirely new treatment whereby relief is afforded through inhaling specific remedies.
Experience has shown that successful results are obtained in practically every case. Passengers who desire to avail themselves of this new treatment against sea sickness are requested to apply to the Ship's doctor.
For each treatment, a voucher for RM. 2.— must be signed, which must be cashed with the Chief Steward at the end of the voyage. Persons rendering the treatment are not allowed to accept cash payments.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 17 August 1934
Information for Passengers - 12 April 1935
Landing Cards. Before leaving the vessel the holder must present the landing card to a U. S. Immigration Inspector for endorsement.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 12 April 1935
Information for Passengers - 18 October 1935
Landing Formalities in the U.S.A.
- Visitors
Before leaving the ship passengers must show their landing-card together with their passport to the U.S. Immigration Inspector.
- Immigrants
Besides the above-mentioned documents, Emigrants to America must produce all their legalized immigration papers together with the American visa.
Firearms. The carrying of firearms of any kind is prohibited by law In the U.S.A. Offenders are liable to heavy fines and punishment.
United States Customs Regulations. Each passenger must make out a customs declaration of his personal baggage. In the case of families the oldest member present on the trip is authorized to make out this declaration for the whole family. Forms for this purpose will be handed to the passengers on board.
Arrangements must be made with the Customs Inspector at the port of disembarkation respecting any baggage to be forwarded under bond to a further destination. Such baggage must be specially mentioned in the customs declaration and the value thereof stated.
Baggage left behind to be forwarded by a later sailing must reach the port of destination within three months of the passengers' arrival and must be included on the customs declaration as baggage accompanying the passenger.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 18 October 1935
Information for Passengers - 14 June 1936
Bathrooms. Passengers intending to use the bathrooms are requested to write their names and the hour desired on the list placed on the bathroom door.
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Playing Cards may be obtained in the Smoking Room at list prices. Smoking is only permitted in the Smoking Room and on the dock. It is strictly prohibited below deck, in the Dining Room, or the staterooms.
Deck Chairs and Rugs may be rented for the voyage from the deck stewards at the following rates chair $1.00, cushion $0.50, rug $.50.
Air Travel in Germany. Upon application, made either before departure, or during the voyage at the Purser's office or Travel Bureau on board, passengers arriving at German port will be met by a speedy LUFTHANSA airplane for quick transportation to any of the larger German cities, from where further direct connections can be made by air or rail.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 14 June 1936
Information for Passengers - 9 July 1936
Money, Valuables, etc. The purser will accept valuables etc., duly sealed or enclosed in an envelope bearing the owner's name for safekeeping during the voyage, but without any guarantee on the part of the Company.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 9 July 1936
Information for Passengers - 2 June 1937
Because of the decree issued by the German Government prohibiting the importation of German notes and silver coins into Germany, all members of our ships' personnel, the stalls, bars, and all other places where purchases are made on board have been strictly forbidden to accept Reichsmark notes and German silver coins in payment.
The pursers only are authorized to accept German silver coins from passengers within the framework of the special regulations governing the exceptions to the rule.
Passengers are, therefore, requested not to make their payments on board in Reichsmark notes or German silver coins.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 2 June 1937
Information for Passengers - 19 October 1937
Payments on board our steamers
According to the German Regulations Governing the Control of Foreign Currency, all shops, stalls, and members of the ship's personnel, are strictly forbidden to accept Reichsmark Notes of all denominations and German Coins of the value of RM. 1.—٠ RM. 2.— and RM. 5.— from German or foreign passengers. This decree does not apply to coins under RM. 1— in value.
Therefore, we request our passengers to refrain from paying the shops, stalls, or members of the ship's personnel in Reichsmark Notes or German Coins to the value of KM. 1—, RM. 2.— and RM. 5.—.
Passengers who wish to use such German coins, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, are requested to apply to the Purser, who alone is entitled to accept such currencies to the extent permissible by the "Reichsdevisenstelle. "
Norddeutscher Lloyd will issue ship's Money Orders to passengers to the value of the coins handed in. We will accept these money orders in payment on board. Under no circumstances will ship's money orders be exchanged for Reichsmark Notes.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 19 October 1937
Information for Passengers - 3 May 1938
Payments on Board Our Steamers
According to the German Regulations Governing the Control of Foreign Currency German coins can be accepted from passengers in payment on board only during the ship's voyage from Europe to New York and then only within the limits of the RM. 10.— allowed under these regulations.
No German money whatever — be it notes or silver — will be accepted on the homeward voyage from New York to Europe.
German coins under RM. 1.— in value will be accepted in payment everywhere on board, whereas coins in the denominations of RM. 1.—, RM. 2.— and RM. 5.— will have to be exchanged for board money with the Purser or paid to him to cover any account for expenses on board.
All shops, stalls, and members of the ship's personnel are strictly forbidden to accept German coins to the value of RM. 1.—, RM. 2.— and RM. 5.— ; they are also strictly forbidden to accept Reichsmark notes.
We would ask our Passengers kindly to strictly observe these regulations.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 3 May 1938
Information for Passengers - 22 October 1938
Special Travel Service. A Special Service Secretary on board will advise and assist passengers making their first visit to a foreign country. This office is prepared to give any information gratis and assist in bringing the passenger in touch with the desired persons or firms. This service is also available for travelers with whatever particular purpose, such as business, social, educational, etc.
Source: SS Bremen Passenger List - 22 October 1938
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SS Bremen (1896) of the Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) at the Pier in Hoboken, New Jersey circa 1905. Detroit Publishing Company. Library of Congress LC # 2016794926. GGA Image ID # 1d6efa58b6
The Express Steamer SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd (Schnelldampfer "Bremen"). SS Bremen Passenger List, 3 October 1930. GGA Image ID # 1608ff3598
Tourist Third Cabin Dining Room (Speisesaal der Dritten Kajüte für Touristen). SS Bremen Passenger List, 3 October 1930. GGA Image ID # 16070e57f1
Tourist Third Cabin Smoking Room (Raucherzimmer der Dritten Kajüte für Touristen). SS Bremen Passenger List, 3 October 1930. GGA Image ID # 1607bb6dc6
Tourist Third Cabin Twin Berth Cabin and Bath (Zweiteilige Kabine und Bad der Dritten Kajüte für Touristen). SS Bremen Passenger List, 3 October 1930. GGA Image ID # 1607e70700
Third Class Dining Room (Speisesaal der dritten Klasse). SS Bremen Passenger List, 3 October 1930. GGA Image ID # 1607ee1183
Third Class Passengers Enjoy the Afternoon Sun on the Fantail (Passagiere der dritten Klasse genießen die Nachmittagssonne auf dem Fantail). SS Bremen Passenger List, 3 October 1930. GGA Image ID # 1608c801d0
Third Class Four-Berth Cabin (Kabine mit vier Schlafplätzen der dritten Klasse). SS Bremen Passenger List, 3 October 1930. GGA Image ID # 1608d72315
Wegweiser Guideboard. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b5d9ecf0
First Class Dining Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b60efe00
Corner of the First Class Lounge. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b69df35d
First Class Ballroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b6b9e750
A Corner of the First Class Smoking Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b7175ffc
Another Corner of the First Class Smoking Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b7965da3
First Class Staircase. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b7b7e6a8
First Class Lobby. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b7ba74ca
First Class Palm Garden. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b7c5a5f2
A Corner of the First Class Library. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b7e407a1
The First Class Children's Playroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b8126b68
The Shopping Promenade. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b86aa58e
The Bowling Alley. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b8eea41b
A View of the Corner of a Restaurant. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b93b16e6
First Class Deluxe Suite Sitting Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b93bc996
Deluxe Suite in First Class. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11b9c346df
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Typical Sitting Room of a First Class Stateroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11ba2f61ba
Typical First Class Stateroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bb2fe909
A Corner of the Second Class Lounge. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bb3aceef
Section of the Second Class Dining Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bb49a9d2
Corner of the Second Class Smoking Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bb83dda9
View of the Second Class Verandah Café. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bb84dfbb
Second Class Stateroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bc01841f
A Corner of the Second Class Ladies' Lounge. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bc2cd379
A Corner of the Second Class Smoking Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bc5aecb4
Second Class Children's Playroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bc862725
Second Class Two-Berth Stateroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bc90494a
Tourist Third Class Smoking Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bce5b556
A Section of the Tourist Third Class Dining Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bda1e6d8
Tourist Third Cabin Stateroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11be14a9ef
Tourist Third Cabin Ladies' Lounge. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11be203554
Another View of the Tourist Third Cabin Ladies' Lounge. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11be6413de
Tourist Third Cabin Writing Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bedbd71d
Tourist Third Cabin Four-Berth Stateroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bf8aa305
Third Class Smoking Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bfe40a6c
Third Class Dining Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bfef320b
Third Class Stateroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bff72972
Third Class Smoking Room. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11bfff3bc5
Third Class Social Hall. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11c0001af0
View of the Piano in the Third Class Social Hall. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11c000fc09
Third Class Four-Berth Stateroom. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11c00242a1
The SS Bremen Docked at Bremerhaven, Germany. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11c00d670d
A Section of the Tourist Third Cabin Deck. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11c0471fee
A Section of the Second Class Deck. SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929. GGA Image ID # 11c055d412
Back Cover of the SS Bremen Brochure, 25 October 1929 Showing the Ship at Sea. GGA Image ID # 11c05dd3b2
First Class Dining Room. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1256169e52
First Class Winter Garden Social Hall. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1257153990
First Class Smoking Room. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 12572719a8
First Class Sun Deck Restaurant. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1257981460
The First Class Social Hall Offers a Gaiety of Fashionable Life or a Relaxation from All Cares of the World. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1257b1248c
First Class Library. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1257b49063
First Class Shopping Promenade. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1257cce3f6
First Class Writing Room. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1258179677
First Class Enclosed Promenade Deck. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1258181c28
First Class Ballroom. Five days seem almost too short when you live in such luxury, in surroundings as decorative and diverting as the Ballroom. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 12581d66af
First Class Children's Playroom. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125828e18f
First Class Stateroom Deluxe. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1258352177
First Class Swimming Pool. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 12584b8057
First Class Stateroom. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1258561c9a
The Second Class Social Hall Offers Every Inducement for Shipboard Life in the Beauty of Its Appointments and Its Carefree Atmosphere. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 12587d2d2b
Second Class Dining Room. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1258b78768
Second Class Verandah Café. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1258c16d87
Second Class Social Hall. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125942b8cd
Second Class Children's Playroom. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1259656fea
Second Class Stateroom. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 12598d9b4d
Second Class Two-Berth Stateroom. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 1259969a93
Second Class Promenade Deck. Plenty of Room for Steamer Chairs, Promenades, and Games on the Broad Deck. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125a1feb54
Tourist Third Cabin Smoking Room. The Smoking Room Is Quiet, Comfortable, and Spacious; Rich and Modern in Its Decoration. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125a912f1a
Tourist Third Cabin Dining Room. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125aad4ad7
Tourist Third Cabin Lounge. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125abcfcee
Tourist Third Cabin Writing Room. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125ac805cc
Tourist Third Cabin Social Hall. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125b280746
Tourist Third Cabin Stateroom. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125b2c0c47
Tourist Third Cabin Four-Berth Stateroom. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125b30c52b
Tourist Third Cabin Enclosed Promenade Deck. This Small Section of the Port Deck Merely Suggests its Bright and Well Protected Spaciousness. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125b3f4239
Third Class Dining Room. The Beauty and Accommodations of the Dining Room are as Fine as Those in a Great Hotel. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125b7de4e8
Third Class Smoking Room. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125b96f4bb
Third Class Smoking Room. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125c8344cc
Third Class Ladies' Lounge. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125c957b24
Third Class Ladies' Lounge. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125ce7d628
Third Class Four-Berth Cabin. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA Image ID # 125cf7da31
Third Class Two-Berth Cabin. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 15 November 1929. GGA image ID # 125cff7c7b
The SS Bremen and Europa of the North German Lloyd. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125d330e8a
Tourist Class Dining Room on the SS Bremen. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125d37afee
Tourist Class Social Hall on the SS Bremen. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125d93d6fa
Tourist Class Smoking Room on the SS Bremen. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125d97c8de
First Class Lounge on the SS Bremen. Lloyd Express First Class, August 1930. GGA Image ID # 20f1783858
The Sun Deck Restaurant of the SS Bremen. Lloyd Express First Class, August 1930. GGA Image ID # 20f277ba24
An Open Deck for Sport on the SS Bremen. Lloyd Express First Class, August 1930. GGA Image ID # 20f279c8a9
Glimpses Into a Place of Pleasure with Twelve Interior Views on the SS Bremen. Lloyd Express First Class, August 1930. GGA Image ID # 20f2903f81
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD EXPRESS S.S. BREMEN. Cabin Class, Tourist Class, Third Class. Tonnage 51,656. Length 938. Breadth 98. Built 1928. No. Decks 10. Ships in the Transatlantic Service, October 1937. GGA Image ID # 1273870a12
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Back Cover, SS Bremen Cabin Passenger List, 21 July 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f83c87556
Back Cover, Eightieth Anniversary of North German Lloyd, SS Bremen Dinner Menu, 18 July 1937. GGA Image ID # 1f835ca20c
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Classic Ocean Liners, Volume 1: Berengaria, Leviathan, & Majestic
An absorbing and detailed account of the three ships: Berengaria, Leviathan, & Majestic, 50,000-ton dinosaurs of the transatlantic lines in the years before World War I.

Doomed Ships: Great Ocean Liner Disasters
Naval historian William H. Miller, Jr. recounts the dramatic stories behind various ill-fated passenger ships. He takes readers beyond the newspaper headlines and formal inquiries, offering firsthand accounts of heroic rescues, daring escapes, and tragic losses.

Era of the Passenger Liner - 1992
The Gilded Era comes back to life as the reader relives the careers of stately ships and express greyhounds from immigrant ships to floating palaces. Scarce, large format book containing 288pp. Features photographs, statistics, and background of 280 passenger liners, each with a picture.

The Fabulous Interiors of the Great Ocean Liners - 1984
Some 200 superb photographs—in long shots and close-ups—capture exquisite interiors of world's great "floating palaces"—1890s to 1980s: Titanic, Île de France, Queen Elizabeth, United States, Europa, more. Informative captions provide key details.

Here is the story of twentieth-century passenger shipping, from the first of the superliners — the German Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse — to Cunard's Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, right up to Queen Elizabeth 2.

The Great Liners: The Seafarers, Volume 4
A history of the world's famous luxury liners provides portraits of the ships. It examines such great disasters as the sinking of the Titanic. This edition explores the grand hotels that traversed the Atlantic between 1840 and 1930.

Great Passenger Ships of the World 1858-1912
This initial volume deals with Ships from 1858-1912, from the first passenger ship of over 10,000 GRT to be placed in service (the Great Eastern) to those unforgettable sister ships, the Olympic and Titanic — the first of more than 40,000 GRT.

Great Passenger Ships of the World 1924-1935
Volume 3 in the series covers the years 1924-1935 and includes the introduction of the well-known superliners Normandie and Queen Mary, both of which successfully competed for the prestigious Blue Riband award for the fastest transatlantic crossing.

Great Passenger Ships of the World 1936-1950
The 15 years from 1936 to 1950 are covered here in the fourth volume of the series. This was the period that saw the lifting of the worldwide recession of the early '30s and the introduction of the largest passenger vessel of all time, the famous Cunarder Queen Elizabeth, and the Wilhelm Gustloff, which was considered to be the first ship built for cruising in the modern sense.

Guide Through North & Central America (Norddeutscher Lloyd) - 1898
The Guide Through North and Central America by North German Lloyd provides a concise work of reference for travelers in the United States, containing hints and directions. This book includes the history of the North German Lloyd, Lavishly illustrated with numerous photographs.

Leviathan: "The World's Greatest Ship" Volume 1
The first volume takes us from the construction of the VATERLAND to the end of World War One when the VATERLAND, now the U.S.S Leviathan, was used as a troop transport and packed with fabulous photographs and reproductions of newspaper articles.

Leviathan: "The World's Greatest Ship" Volume 2
Volume 2 picks up the LEVIATHAN saga during her monumental conversion from a troop ship to a luxury liner and carries the ship’s tempestuous life up through her first round trip as a U.S. express liner. The book finishes with the SS Leviathan's triumphant return to the Atlantic.

Leviathan: "The World's Greatest Ship" Volume 5
Volume 5 picks up the LEVIATHAN saga as the Great Depression starts with deep cuts into passenger loads. The great ship produces nothing but red ink for USL; even bargain cruises do not help. The vessel is put into lay-up and offered for sale. There are hundreds of great photos, which makes for excellent browsing and reading.

Lost Liners, Titanic to the Andrea Doria
Maps, charts, and diagrams make this handsome volume a valuable reference tool and a compelling evocation of that glorious era when floating palaces ruled the sea lanes.

Majesty at Sea: The Four Stackers
The opulent and luxurious four-funnel passenger liners, of which only fourteen have ever been built, are unsurpassed in maritime history. Built between 1897 and 1921, these great vessels vied with each other in their standards of comfort, spaciousness, and speed, and great was the rivalry between their owners.

Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 1857-1970, Volume One, History -- Fleet -- Ship Mails
"The first volume of Edwwin Drechsel's definitive and valuable work on the Norddeutscher Lloyd is informative in the true sense of the word, It goes into valuable details, such as naming ships and captains of new services, and their exploits. It has some remarkable pictures never seen elsewhere. Even a few of them are worth the price fo the book"

Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 1857-1970, Volume Two, History -- Fleet -- Ship Mails
The second volume begins with the years after World War One, The Great War, and the recovery after the war, starting from scratch to rebuild their steamship line. Although Norddeutscher Lloyd would again win the Blue Riband of the North Atlantic in 1929, the depression of the 1930s affected NDL as yet another crisis in ship ownership and management to which commercial shipping interests had always been prone. The ranks of transatlantic passenger carriers thinned out as large and small concerns went out of business.

North Atlantic Passenger Liners Since 1900
Material about the most prominent steamship companies on the Atlantic Ferry today and those that have been there for some time. Some Lines have diverse services to other oceans, seas, and continents.

This book recreates the ambiance of the ocean linereraby showing the actual objects used on board. Each piece of ocean-liner memorabilia is like an aladdin's lamp, releasing wondrous memories of that grand style of travel.

Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style
This beautifully illustrated book considers over a century of liner design, from the striking graphics created to promote liners to the triumphs of engineering and from luxurious interiors to onboard fashion and activities.

Ocean Liners of the 20th Century
This book imparts a bit of the glamor, majesty, and color of the most exciting things ever built by man: the Ocean Liners. Brief histories of most of the major shipping companies presently operating passenger liners are included.

Ocean Steamers: A History of Ocean-Going Passenger Steamships 1820-1970
A history of the steam-powered passenger ship that details its story from the SS Savannah of 1819 to the SS Hamburg of 1969. It contains historical details of all civilian vessels built in the intervening years, with numerous illustrations and previously unpublished material.

Passenger Liners of the World Since 1893
The author here takes a nostalgic look back to the heyday of the passenger ship, providing a brief history of 211 ships of over 10,000 tons, together with specifications and technical details of each.

Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
Passenger Ships of the World, 1963, represents an incredible resource covering passenger ships that are Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Trans-Pacific via Panama Canal, Latin American, Africa and the Eastern Oceans, and California-Hawaii.

Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994
One of the most comprehensive pictorial references on ocean liners ever published, this superb chronicle by noted maritime historian William H. Miller, Jr., depicts and describes virtually every passenger ship of over 15,000 tons built between 1860 and the late 1900s.

Picture History of British Ocean Liners: 1900 to the Present
Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port, glimpses of lavish staterooms, lounges, dining areas, onboard photos of celebrities and royalty, and much more.

Picture History of German and Dutch Passenger Ships
Picture History of German and Dutch Passenger Ships is a superbly illustrated volume that documents a long line of great ships--from "floating palaces" such as the Imperator (1913) and the Vaterland (1914) to such luxurious cruise ships as the Statendam (1957), Hamburg (1969), the remodeled Bremen (1990), and the new Deutschland (1998).

Picture History of the Andrea Doria
Graceful, fast, and luxuriously outfitted, the Andrea Doria was one of the most famous ships of the 20th century. On July 26, 1956, three years after its inaugural voyage, the famous Italian liner was assured of an immortal place in maritime history after colliding with another vessel off the New England coast and sinking.

Picture History of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth
Powerful and fast Atlantic liners of the 1930s, this volume is packed with high-quality vintage photographs of the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth, from construction to heyday to eventual decline and their successor ships bearing the same name.

Sway of the Grand Saloon: A Social History of the North Atlantic
History of the ocean liners of the North Atlantic crossings. A comprehensive history of Trans-Atlantic passenger ships covering 1818 - 1968, with 55 b/w illustrations, photos, and drawings.

The American Line: 1871-1902 (2000)
The American Tine tells the story of the first successful American steamship line after the Civil War to rival the great European transatlantic companies—an essential and glorious chapter in the history of the American Merchant Marine.

THE ATLANTIC LINERS will be cherished by all the millions of Americans who love the sea. Frederick Emmons sketches the histories of every ocean liner that sailed between the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1970.

The Blue Riband of the Atlantic
The blue riband of the Atlantic was the symbolic prize awarded to the luxury liner that made the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. This book begins with a description of the origins of ocean steamship travel and then discusses the development and careers of the most famous ships involved.

They Came in Ships, 2nd Edition
Author and genealogist John P. Colletta prepares you to undertake the search. Before beginning, he tells you what fundamental facts you need to know about your immigrant ancestors. He suggests where you may find that information.

Tourist Third Cabin: Steamship Travel in the Interwar Years
Ocean Liners and New Vistas of Interwar Society From Immigrants to Tourists. The Changing Complexion of Translatlantic Passengers as The Soul of a Ship. Experience and Life of Below-Deck Personnel Traveling Palace or Floating Sweatshop. The Experience of Women Seafarers Projecting an Image: The Allure of MTransatlantic Travel.

US Steamships: A Picture Postcard History
Over many years, Postcards were collected for the message, history, and the scene. As a result of these collecting interests, we have a valuable source of information relating to many subjects, including steamships, from a historical, technical, and artistic perspective. The Postcards in this book provide a chronological history of U.S. Steamships.

The liners of this age served the route of gold linking Europe with the brazenly rich United States of America, where a new class of person was learning how to spend money as lavishly as any Old World rentier.
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