SS Cassel Archival Collection

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• Cassel (1901) North German Lloyd
• Passenger Lists
• Title Pages
• Senior Officers and Staff
• Sailing Schedules
• Photographs
• Back Cover Images
• Books Referencing the SS Cassel

Cassel (1901) North German Lloyd

Built by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemunde, Germany. Tonnage: 7,543. Dimensions: 428' x 54'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 13 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Capacity: 140 Second and 1,938 Third class passengers. Launched: 31 July 1901. Maiden Voyage: Bremen to New York on 26 October 1901. Service: Bremen-Baltimore and Bremen-Philadelphia-Galveston. Sale: Sold to Messageries Maritimes in 1919. Renamed: Marechal Gallieni (1919). Sister ships: Brandenburg, Breslau and Chemnitz. Fate: Scrapped at La Seyne in 1926.

During its service, the Cassel was primarily used on the North Atlantic route between Europe and America, making regular stops at ports such as Cherbourg, Southampton, and New York. The ship was known for its luxurious accommodations, which included spacious cabins and elegant dining areas. In addition to first-class passengers, the Cassel could carry many steerage passengers who traveled in less luxurious but comfortable accommodations.

Passenger Lists

Title Pages

Title Page, SS Cassel Passenger List, 15 September 1910. GGA Image ID # 1eeab3492c

Title Page, SS Cassel Cabin Passenger List, 17 November 1910. GGA Image ID # 20f68bc9c4

Senior Officers and Staff

Senior Officers and Staff, Offices and Agencies. SS Cassel Passenger List, 15 September 1910. GGA Image ID # 207cb4e877

List of Senior Officers and Staff with American Agencies for Norddeutscher Lloyd, SS Cassel Cabin Passenger List, 17 November 1910. GGA Image ID # 20f6b6f061

Sailing Schedules

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, Bremen-Baltimore, and Bremen-Galveston, from 6 October 1903 to 13 December 1904. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Hannover, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Köln, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Main, Neckar, Oldenburg, Rhein, and Willehad. SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Passenger List, 6 October 1903. GGA Image ID # 1ebbf5ff3c. Click to View Larger Image.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 24 December 1904 to 18 June 1905. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Grosser Kurfurst, Hannover, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Main, Neckar, Prinzess Alice, and Rhein. North German Lloyd Bulletin, January 1905. GGA Image ID # 1eeab8ebe7

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 and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 13 March 1906 to 24 August 1906. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfurst, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kronprinz Wilehlm, Prinzess Alice, Rhein, and Trave. North German Lloyd Bulletin, March 1906. GGA Image ID # 1eeb93d276

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-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen. Mediterranean Service: Genoa-Naples-Gibraltar-New York and New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Genoa, from 1 November 1906 to 23 April 1907. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfurst, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Main, Neckar, Rhein, Wittekind, and Yorck. North German Lloyd Bulletin, December 1906. GGA Image ID # 1eebb9208d

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Baltimore (Direct), from 27 March 1907 to 9 October 1907. Ships Included the Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Gera, Hannover, Köln, Main, Rhein, Stuttgart, Weimar, and Wittekind. Ships Carry Cabin and Steerage Passengers. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f766813b3

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Galveston, Bremen-Cuba, Bremen-Savannah, Bremen-London, and Bremen-Hull, from 9 April 1907 to 12 September 1907. Ships Included the Amerika, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Hannover, Hansa, and Köln. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f766f1fa7

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Baltimore-Bremen, from 9 October 1913 to 8 April 1914. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Main, Neckar, Rhein, Willehad, and Wittekind. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f6888ea56

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Boston, from 8 October 1913 to 25 March 1914. Ships Included the Cassel, Frankfurt, Hannover, and Köln. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f68b8de76

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New Orleans-Bremen, from 8 October 1913 to 22 April 1914. Ships Included the Cassel, Frankfurt, Hannover, and Köln. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f68e9f070

Photographs

Steerage Passengers on the Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamer SS Cassel. North German Lloyd Bulletin, May 1905. GGA Image ID # 1eeab57893

Back Cover Images

Back Cover, SS Cassel Cabin Passenger List, 17 November 1910. GGA Image ID # 20f7231783

Books Referencing the SS Cassel

Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 1857-1970, Volume One, History -- Fleet -- Ship Mails

🌍 Transatlantic Titans: The Rise of Norddeutscher Lloyd and the Transformation of Ocean Travel (1857–1918)

Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, 1857–1970, Volume 1 by Edwin Drechsel is a meticulously researched chronicle of the origins and golden age of the Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL), one of the most important steamship lines in global maritime history.

The book covers:

• The founding of NDL in 1857 by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crüsemann
• The transition from sail to steam, paddle to screw propulsion
• The increasing demand for transatlantic mail and passenger service
• The NDL’s competition with British lines for speed, prestige, and the Blue Riband
• The line’s crucial role in transporting millions of emigrants to North America
• Its involvement in global mail and freight services
• The impact of World War I on German shipping and commerce

Volume 1 concludes just before or during the war years that halted NDL’s rapid rise.

Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 1857-1970, Volume Two, History -- Fleet -- Ship Mails

Winds of Change: Norddeutscher Lloyd and the Final Era of Ocean Travel (1920–1970)

The second volume of Edwin Drechsel’s monumental work Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, 1857–1970 picks up in the aftermath of World War I, tracing five tumultuous decades through:

🌊 Postwar decline and slow recovery

🚢 The interwar years and the Blue Riband triumph of the Bremen (1929)

📉 The Great Depression’s toll on ocean travel

🌍 The transformation of global shipping under the shadow of WWII

🧱 Postwar reconstruction and the decline of passenger liners

📦 The pivot to container freight and the 1970 merger with HAPAG

Drechsel, drawing on his personal ties (his father was a North German Lloyd captain), maritime journalism background, and deep expertise in ship mails and German liner history, delivers a book that is both richly detailed and profoundly human.

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