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The SS New York, SS Hamburg, SS Albert Ballin, and SS Deutschland. 11,500 Tons -- 633 Feet Long -- 79 Feet Wide -- Twin Screw Turbine -- Oil Buring -- 13,000 Horsepower. Across the Atlantic - First Class - Hamburg American Line Brochure, 1928. GGA Image ID # 11c121779b

Hamburg (1899) Hamburg-American Line

.Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 10,532. Dimensions: 499' x 60'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 16 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Service Routes: Originally in Far East service. Transferred to Hamburg- New York trade in 1904. She was later used in Mediterranean-New York service. Renamed: (a) Red Cross (1917), (b) Powhatan (1917), (c) New Rochelle (1920), (d) Hudson (1921), (e) President Fillmore (1922). Fate: Scrapped in United States, 1928.

Hamburg (1926) Hamburg-American Line

Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 21,133. Dimensions: 602' x 72'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 16 knots. Steam turbines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Launched: November 14, 1925. Passengers: 222 first, 476 second. 456 third. Service: Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York. Re-engined in 1930; speed increased to 20 knots. In 1933 was lengthened to 645 feet (22,117 tons). Fate: Sunk by a floating mine near Rugen Island, March 7, 1945. Salvage operations took about four years. Salvaged: Converted to whale oil refinery ship. Renamed: Jurio Dolgoruki. Sister ship: New York. Similar to: Albert Ballin and Deutschland.

Passenger Lists

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Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts

🚢 SS Hamburg & SS Deutschland Passage Receipt (1932) – A Glimpse into Depression-Era Educational Travel

In a world still reeling from the Great Depression, this vintage receipt dated April 11, 1932, for a round-trip ocean voyage aboard the SS Hamburg (eastbound) and SS Deutschland (westbound) is far more than a transaction—it’s a snapshot of educational travel, aspirational mobility, and mid-century global connectivity.

Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs

Voyage Logbook from the SS Hamburg of the Hamburg America Line, Departing Friday, 15 March 1929 from Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton. GGA Image ID # 177656d377

Sailing Schedules

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Dover-Boulogne-Cherbourg-New York, from 29 July 1905 to 2 December 1905. Ships Included the Amerika, Blücher, Deutschland, Fürst Bismarck, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Moltke, Patricia, Pennsylvania, and Pretoria. SS Graf Waldersee Passenger List, 29 July 1905. GGA Image ID # 1f06676725

Sailing Schedule, Genoa-Palermo-Naples-New York, from 16 September 1905 to 22 March 1906. Ships Included the Fürst Bismarck, Hamburg, Prinz Adalbert, and Prinz Oskar. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 14 September 1905. GGA Image ID # 1f58533f5f

Sailing Schedule, Mediterranean Service (Genoa-Palermo-Naples-New York), from 21 August 1906 to 23 April 1907. Ships Included the Deutschland, Hamburg, Moltke, Oceana, and Prinz Adalbert. SS Moltke Passenger List, 21 August 1906. GGA Image ID # 1e437bf4d0

Twin-Screw Express and Passenger Steamship Services, and Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Southampton-Boulogne sur Mer-Cherbourg-Plymouth-New York, from 23 August 1906 to 27 October 1906. Ships Included the Amerika, Batavia, Blücher, Deutschland, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Oceana, Patricia, Pennsylvania, and Pretoria. SS Moltke Passenger List, 21 August 1906. GGA Image ID # 1e43a0cfd7

Sailing Schedule, Genoa-Naples-New York and New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Genoa, from 28 May 1907 to 2 February 1908. Ships Included the Batavia, Bulgaria, Hamburg, Moltke, and President Lincoln. SS Batavia Passenger List, 1 June 1907. GGA Image ID # 1ec5531301

Sailing Schedule, New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Genoa and Genoa-Naples-New York, from 30 April 1909 to 4 November 1909. Ships Included the Batavia, Bulgaria, Hamburg, and Moltke. SS Blücher Passenger List, 12 May 1909. GGA Image ID # 1f8ad5595c

Sailing Schedule, Mediterranean and Atlas Services, from 26 January 1910 to 25 November 1910. Ships Included the Alleghany, Altai, Batavia, Hamburg, Moltke, Prinz August Wilhelm, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Joachim, Prinz Sigismund, and Sarnia. The Moltke is a new twin-screw steamer of 12,500 tons and 16 knots speed. The Hamburg is a new twin-screw steamer of 10,500 tons and 16 knots average speed. The Batavia carries Second Cabin and Steerage Passengers only. The Steamers Prinz Joachim, Prinz August Wilhelm, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Sigismund, Sarnia and Sibiria have second-class accommodations. Hamburg-American Gazette, May 1910. GGA Image ID # 2128140126. Click to View Larger Image.

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Cherbourg, from 4 October 1912 to 20 February 1913 and Hamburg-Philadelphia from 7 October 1912 to 17 December 1912. Ships Included the Amerika, Cincinnati, Corcovado, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Patricia, Pennsylvania, President Grant, President Lincoln, Pretoria, Prinz Adalbert, Prinz Oskar, and Victoria Luise. Assignment of Ship's Captains Included with Hamburg-New York Ships. SS Patricia Passenger List, 28 September 1912. GGA Image ID # 1ed91a7f1a

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Philadelphia, Hamburg-Boston, Genoa-Naples-Palermo-NewYork, and New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Genoa, from 28 October 1913 to 22 January 1914. Ships Included the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Moltke, Prinz Adalbert, and Prinz Oskar. SS Pretoria Passenger List, 25 October 1913. GGA Image ID # 1ee4c70e9d

Scheduled Sailings, Hamburg-Amerika Linie (HAPAG), and United American Lines (Harriman Line) from 28 January 1926 to 1 June 1926. Ships Included the Albert Ballin, Cleveland, Deutschland, Hamburg, Reliance, Resolute, Thuringia, and Westphalia. The listing includes the Name of the Ship's Commander. SS Albert Ballin Passenger List, 28 January 1926. GGA Image ID # 1e482ac29d

Scheduled Sailings, Hamburg-Amerika Linie (HAPAG), and United American Lines (Harriman Line) from 27 August 1926 to 1 December 1926. Ships Included the Albert Ballin, Cleveland, Deutschland, Hamburg, Reliance, Resolute, Thuringia, and Westphalia. The listing includes the Name of the Ship's Commander. SS Albert Ballin Passenger List, 28 January 1926. GGA Image ID # 1e496a80d7

Hamburg-American Line Proposed Sailings to Europe, From 6 July 1927 to 5 January 1928. Ships Included the Albert Ballin, Cleveland, Deutschland, Hamburg, New York, Reliance, Resolute, Thuringia, and Westphalia. Listing States Classes of Passengers Carried and the Ship's Commander. SS Albert Ballin Passenger List, 6 July 1927. GGA Image ID # 1e49d8e1bf

Hamburg-American Line Proposed Sailings from Europe, From 7 July 1927 to 31 December 1927. Ships Included the Albert Ballin, Cleveland, Deutschland, Hamburg, New York, Reliance, Resolute, Thuringia, and Westphalia. Listing States Classes of Passengers Carried. SS Albert Ballin Passenger List, 6 July 1927. GGA Image ID # 1e4a28ba52

Proposed Sailing List, Hamburg-Boulogne sur Mer-Southampton-New York, from 19 April 1929 to 15 August 1929. Ships Included the Albert Ballin, Cleveland, Deutschland, Hamburg, Milwaukee, Reliance, Resolute, St. Louis, Thuringia, and Westphalia. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e0152e801

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

Title Pages

Title Page, SS Hamburg Cabin Passenger List, 14 September 1905. GGA Image ID # 1f58ab28e8

Title Page, SS Hamburg Cabin Passenger List, 15 March 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f58fa4381

Title Page, SS Hamburg First and Second Class Passenger List, 29 August 1930. GGA Image ID # 1f5929e776

Title Page, SS Hamburg First and Tourist Class Passenger List, 2 August 1934. GGA Image ID # 1f56ae4255

Title Page, SS Hamburg First Class and Tourist Class Passenger List, 30 August 1934. GGA Image ID # 1f5a4af731

Title Page, SS Hamburg First, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List, 11 July 1935. GGA Image ID # 1f5af17a36

Title Page, SS Hamburg First and Tourist Class Passenger List, 21 August 1935. GGA Image ID # 1f5b39623b

Title Page, SS Hamburg First, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List, 4 June 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f5bc34316

Title Page, SS Hamburg Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List, 2 July 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f5cc52890

Title Page, SS Hamburg Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 2 September 1937. GGA Image ID # 1f5d4b3900

Title Page, SS Hamburg Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 4 August 1938. GGA Image ID # 1f5dbad3a4

Title Page, SS Hamburg Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List, 20 April 1939. GGA Image ID # 1f5e16536f

Senior Officers and Staff

Senior Officers and Staff, SS Hamburg Cabin Passenger List, 14 September 1905. GGA Image ID # 1f57df0bd9

List of Senior Officers and Staff, Part 1 of 2, SS Hamburg Cabin Passenger List, 15 March 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f5914922c

List of Senior Officers and Staff, Part 1 of 2, SS Hamburg First and Second Class Passenger List, 29 August 1930. GGA Image ID # 1f593c3eda

List of Senior Officers and Staff, Part 2 of 2, SS Hamburg First and Second Class Passenger List, 29 August 1930. GGA Image ID # 1f5a2e7c3f

List of Senior Officers and Staff, Part 2 of 2, SS Hamburg Cabin Passenger List, 15 March 1929. GGA Image ID # 1f5927f661

List of Officers and Staff, SS Hamburg First and Tourist Class Passenger List, 2 August 1934. GGA Image ID # 1f56dd485f

List of Senior Officers and Staff, SS Hamburg First, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List, 11 July 1935. GGA Image ID # 1f5b09b975

List of Senior Officers and Staff, Part 1 of 2, SS Hamburg First and Tourist Class Passenger List, 21 August 1935. GGA Image ID # 1f5b6dbed4

List of Senior Officers and Staff, Part 2 of 2, SS Hamburg First and Tourist Class Passenger List, 21 August 1935. GGA Image ID # 1f5bac2f31

List of Senior Officers and Staff, SS Hamburg First, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List, 4 June 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f5c0afb7e

List of Senior Officers and Staff, SS Hamburg Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List, 2 July 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f5d2fe4fa

List of Senior Officers and Staff, SS Hamburg Tourist and Third Class Passenger List, 2 September 1937. GGA Image ID # 1f5d869e8d

List of Senior Officers and Staff, SS Hamburg Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List, 4 August 1938. GGA Image ID # 1f5e063adc

List of Senior Officers and Staff, SS Hamburg Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class Passenger List, 20 April 1939. GGA Image ID # 1f5e1c58c9

Photographs

Promenade Deck - SS Hamburg. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbcd1a12a

Main Dining Saloon - SS Hamburg. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbcd35277

Music Room - SS Hamburg. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbd18ca5f

Vestibule and Companionway - SS Hamburg. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbd1feb91

Corner of Smoking Room - SS Hamburg. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbd8201ab

Departure of the SS Hamburg. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1dff7eecaa

Tourist Third Cabin Dining Room. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1dff9bdcf6

Tourist Third Cabin Drawing Room. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e008deb7c

Tourist Third Cabin Smoking Room. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e00cb8447

Corner of Third Class Dining Room. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e00cd1d70

Third Class Ladies' Saloon. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e0100e8b6

Third Class Bath and Stateroom. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e011f1741

The SS Hamburg of the Hamburg America Line. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 12601572e5

Tourist Class Dining Room on the SS Hamburg. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 1260b33407

Tourist Class Single Bed Stateroom on the SS Hamburg. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 12617f7de9

Tourist Class Four-Berth Stateroom on the SS Hamburg. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 1262339cbf

Excerpts from Information for Passengers

Information for Passengers - 14 September 1905

Meals.

First Cabin.

• Breakfast is served from 8:00 am to 10:00 am
• lunch à la carte from 12:30 to 1:30 p. m.
• dinner at 6:30 p. m

Second Cabin.

• Breakfast at 8:00 am
• dinner at 12:00 pm
• supper at 6:00 pm

A menu is printed for each meal. Seats at table are allotted by the Chief 'Steward. A bugle call will be sounded 15 minutes before each meal, and a second signal at the beginning of the meal. Children paying half-fare must dine at the children's table.

Steamer Chairs. Upon application to the Deck Steward, steamer-chairs belonging to the Ocean Comfort Company can be rented for use on the voyage, at a charge of one dollar per chair.

Music. The ship's band performs on the promenade deck during the forenoon from 10:00 am t0 11:00 am, in the first cabin saloon during dinner and in the second cabin from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Staterooms. All staterooms are lighted by electricity. They are also provided with connections for an electric heater for a hair-curler, as well as for an electric food warmer, by which milk, coffee, etc., can be kept warm during the night. The apparatus will be supplied by the Stewardess.

Passengers are recommended to lock the doors of their staterooms while the steamer is in port.

Baggage. As only small pieces of baggage can be taken into the cabins, all large pieces will be stored in the hold. Access to the hold may be had upon application to the Room Steward.

Hot or cold Baths. A number of comfortable bathrooms are provided aboard. The Bathroom Steward or Stewardess will attend to the bath upon the passenger's request. No charge is made for baths. The water used is sea-water.

Gymnasium. The gymnasium on the boat-deck is open daily for first class Passengers : for gentlemen from 9 1/2-11 a. in. and from 2 - 4:00 pm, for ladies from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Exercises take place under the supervision of experienced attendants. Children cannot be admitted.

Smoking is allowed only on deck and in the Smoking Room; it is positively prohibited in the cabins and below deck.

The Bar closes at midnight.

Lights are extinguished in the Saloons at it p. in. and in the Smoking Room at midnight.

Surgeon and Apothecary. An experienced Physician is attached to every steamer. Medical attendance and medicines are provided free of charge.

The Barber is entitled to charge for his services according to the tariff fixed by the Company.

Library. The books in the library, which may be obtained upon application to the Library Steward, are at the disposal of Passengers, free of charge. A catalogue of the English, French and German books in the ship's library can be had from the Library Steward.

Besides the Library a bookstall, supplied by the firm of George Stilke, Berlin, will be found on board, where all the latest newspapers and publications, weekly and monthly magazines, souvenirs, etc., are on sale.

Letters and Telegrams. Only the purser is authorized to receive letters and telegrams for delivery in the next port of call. Several telegraph-codes will be found in his office.

Writing Paper, Envelopes and Telegraph Forms as well as a limited number of Souvenir Postal Cards will be supplied by the Saloon Steward.

Valuables or Money. — The Company is not responsible for theft if valuables or money are kept in the staterooms. The same should be placed in charge of the Purser for deposit in his safe, and a receipt will be given on the Company's form. As no charge is made for carriage, the Company can accept no responsibility for loss or damage, however arising, but Passengers can protect themselves by insurance.

Foreign Money. The Purser is prepared to exchange foreign money.

Wireless Telegraphy. The „Telefunken" station will receive messages for transmission to shore stations or passing ships at the time and rate stated on the bulletin board.

Amusements. A number of pastime games, such as shuffleboard, quoits, chess, dominoes, etc., are provided for on board.

Attendance. The Stewards have strict instructions to attend to the wants of Passengers in a prompt and courteous manner. Passengers are requested to bring any inattention to the notice of the Chief Steward, and if the complaint made is not promptly investigated, to report it to the Captain

Souvenir Postal Cards will be furnished to Passengers free of charge by the Purser or Chief Steward.

Source: SS Hamburg Passenger List - 14 September 1905

Information for Passengers - 29 August 1930

The New York Office of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie has made arrangements that mail addressed to passengers arriving in New York may be obtained at the principal exit on the upper floor of the Pier. This only applies to such letters, etc., that arrive too late to be delivered to passengers on board during their stay at the quarantine station.

Passengers are reminded that the porters on the New York piers are not allowed to ask for gratuities in consideration of the handling of passengers' baggage, they being paid sufficient wages for their services. If, nevertheless, any porter should demand payment for handling such baggage, passengers are requested to note the number plate on his cap and to report him to one of the uniformed policemen on the pier.

In order to assure quietness throughout the ship, passengers are respectfully requested not to use the promenade deck for promenading purposes during the hours between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am

On arrival in New York the "Landing card" attached to your ticket is to be handed to the Immigration Officer for endorsement. First-class passengers will receive the landing cards by the purser during the voyage.

Wireless advance bookings of Pullman, sleeping and parlor car accommodation for the journey from New York to places situated in the interior may be effected on board through the intermediary of the purser.

Baggage Insurance. Passengers who omitted, prior to the commencement of their passage, to insure their baggage against all or any risks can still do so, at moderate rates of premium and at favourable terms, upon application to the purser or baggage master on board.

Source: SS Hamburg Passenger List - - 15 March 1929

Advertisements

Advertisement for 1905 Pleasure Cruises Arranged by the Hamburg-American Line. Ships Included the Moltke, Hamburg, Prinzessin Victoria Luise, Meteor, and Fürst Bismark. SS Graf Walders Passenger List, 29 July 1905. GGA Image ID # 1f073bf2d2

Hamburg-American Line Advertisement, SS Cleveland Passenger List, 7 June 1930. Faster across the Atlantic, without Sacrificing Their Smooth and Steady Passage, the Steamships Albert Ballin, Deutschland, Hamburg, and New York Have Been Equipped with New Turbines, Enabling Them to Cross the Atlantic to and from New York in 7 Days. GGA Image ID # 2067a1ad01

Books Referencing the SS Hamburg

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