SS Cassandra Archival Collection

SS Cassandra (1906) of the Donaldson Line. The Syren and Shipping, 2 January 1907. GGA Image ID # 207c52c8e4

Content Links

• Cassandra (1906) Anchor-Donaldson Line Ship's History (Brief)
• Passenger Lists
• Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts
• Immigrant Documents
• Sailing Schedules
• Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs
• Title Pages
• Wireless Technology
• Books Referencing the SS Cassandra
• Back Cover Images

Cassandra (1906) Anchor-Donaldson Line

Built by Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 8,135. Dimensions: 455' x 53'. Propulsion: Twin- screw, 14 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 200 second and 1,000 third. Alternate Configuration: Tonnage originally 7,396. Maiden voyage: Glasgow-Quebec- Montreal, September 22, 1906. World War I Service: The Cassandra served as a troop ship. Other Service: From 1922 to 1924, the Cassandra was chartered to the Cunard Line. Modifications: In 1925, Donaldson converted the Cassandra to carry freight and renamed her to S.S. Carmia. Sale: Sold the Carmia to Arnold Bernstein of Hamburg, who converted her to carry cattle, and renamed her to S.S. Drachenstein. Renamed: (a) Carmia (b) Drachtenstein (Bernstein Line). Fate: Scrapped in Kiel, Germany in 1934.

Passenger Lists

Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts

Immigrant Documents

Landing Card for Mr. John Laing, Age 60, Second Cabin Passenger on the SS Cassandra, Passed Civil Examination by Canadian Immigration Officials at Halifax on 8 April 1923. GGA Image ID # 207c92185f

Sailing Schedules

Sailing Schedule, Glasgow-Quebec-Montreal, from 29 August 1914 to 21 November 1914. Ships Included the Athenia, Cassandra, Letitia, and Saturnia. SS Cassandra Passenger List, 29 August 1914. GGA Image ID # 207c14019a

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Southampton-New York, and Liverpool-Québec and Montréal, from 3 August 1922 to 11 November 1922. Ships Included the Albania, Ausonia, Cassandra, Caronia, Saxonia, and Tyrrhenia. RMS Laconia Passenger List, 24 August 1922. GGA Image ID # 1e9b52e7a7

Eastbound Sailing Schedule from the US and Canadian Ports to European Ports, from 18 June 1924 to 3 September 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Assyria, Athenia, Ausonia, Berengaria, California, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Cassandra, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Samaria, Saturnia, Saxonia, Scythia, and Tuscania. RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List, 18 June 1924. GGA Image ID # 20aea275f3

Westbound Sailing Schedule, from European Ports to Canadian and US Ports, from 19 June 1924 to 26 August 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Assyria, Athenia, Ausonia, Berengaria, California, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Cassandra, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Samaria, Saturnia, Saxonia, Scythia, and Tuscania. RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List, 18 June 1924. GGA Image ID # 20aeac371f

Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs

Track Chart, Memorandum of Log, and Distances from the Back Cover of SS Cassandra Passenger List, 29 August 1914. GGA Image ID # 207bbcf931

Back Cover, Track Chart of North Atlantic Ocean, Distances, and Memorandum of Log for Daily Run, TSS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List - 12 May 1920. Note: Top and Bottom are Duplicated from the Left and Right Sides for Readability. GGA Image ID # 207d1465fd

Title Pages

Title Page Includes Senior Officers and Staff, SS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List, 29 August 1914. GGA Image ID # 207b3b396f

Title Page Includes Senior Officers and Staff, SS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List, 12 May 1920. GGA Image ID # 207d27ae77

Title Page Includes Senior Officers and Staff, SS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List, 8 May 1921. GGA Image ID # 207bf93ceb

Title Page Includes Senior Officers and Staff, SS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List, 28 March 1923. GGA Image ID # 207ca4ff48

Wireless Technology

Marconi Wireless Telegrams on the Donaldson Line of Steamers. SS Cassandra Passenger List, 29 August 1914. GGA Image ID # 207b6fe345

Marconi Wireless Telegrams with Rates to Canada, United Kingdom, and Ship to Ship, TSS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List - 12 May 1920. GGA Image ID # 207cd232a2

Books Referencing the SS Cassandra

Passenger Ships of the World - 1963

🎓 “A Global Voyage Through Steamship History for Historians, Genealogists, and Maritime Enthusiasts”

Eugene W. Smith’s Passenger Ships of the World – Past and Present (1963) is a masterfully curated encyclopedic reference that charts the rise, peak, and transformation of ocean-going passenger ships through nearly two centuries. Expanding upon his earlier Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific works, Smith offers a global maritime panorama that includes ships serving the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Oceania, as well as Canal routes and California-Hawaii shuttle lines.

🧭 This book is an essential resource for:

• Maritime historians seeking design evolution and fleet data
• Genealogists tracing voyages and shipping lines
• Educators and students studying transoceanic migration and tourism
• Ship modelers, naval architects, and enthusiasts interested in dimensions, tonnage, and speed

Back Cover Images

Back Cover, Anchor-Donaldson Line SS Cassandra Second Cabin Passenger List, 28 March 1923. GGA Image ID # 207c93e0eb