SS Estonia Archival Collection
SS Estonia of the Baltic American Line Shown as the SS Czar (1912). GGA Image ID # 1dde1c7035
Content Links
- Photograph of the SS Estonia as the SS Czar (1912)
- Estonia (1912) Baltic American Line (Danish) Ship's History (Brief)
- Post WW1 History of the SS Estonia - 1930
- Brochures
- Books Referencing the SS Estonia
Estonia (1912) Baltic American Line (Danish)
Sailed as the SS Estonia from 1921 to 1930
Built by Barclay, Curie & Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 6,516. Dimensions: 425' x 53'. Twin-screw, 16 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels. First Libau-New York sailing, in February 1921. Services: Libau-Danzig-Boston-New York Route. Accommodations: Estonia was reconditioned and outfitted with accommodations for 290 cabin-class and 500 third-class passengers in February 1925. Accommodations were altered again in March 1926 to 110 cabin-class, 180 tourist-class, and 500 third-class passengers. Last Voyage: 31 January 1930, sailing from Danzig to Copenhagen, Halifax, and New York (for the Baltic American Line). Ownership Change: Vessel sold to Polish Transatlantic Shipping Company (Gdynia-America Shipping Line) in 1930. Renamed: (a) Pulaski (1930), (b) Empire Penryn (1946). Fate: Broken up by British shipbreakers in 1949. Previously Named: Czar (1912-1921).
Post WW1 History of the SS Estonia - 1930
The SS Estonia, previously named the SS Czar (Russian American Line), was built in 1912. She was acquired after World War I by the Baltic American Line and offered accommodations for First Class, Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class passengers between the ports of New York, Hamburg, Danzig, and Halifax.
SS Estonia's first voyage to New York was from Glasgow on 11 January 1921. She sailed for the last time under that name on 13 March 1930 from Danzig to New York.
Return to Content Links
Baltic America Line Fleet and Services - 1920
The American Tourist seeking rest, recreation, study or new business connections in Europe can therefore not find a more opportune time to go than during next summer, using all the exceptional facilities offered by the "Baltic America Line." Ships Featured: Estonia, Latvia, Lituania, and Polonia.
Return to Content Links
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
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.
Return to Content Links