Plymouth, England Passenger Lists 1899-1952
Port of Plymouth/Devon England View of Sutton Harbour circa 1910. GGA Image ID # 176750dc4b
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the south coast of Devon, England, about 190 miles (310 km) south-west of London. It is situated between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound.
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Plymouth, England. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
1899-04-28 RMS Orient Passenger List
Steamship Line: Orient Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 April 1899
Route: London (Tilbury) to Australian Ports (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Albany) via Plymouth
Commander: Captain A. T. Pritchard, Lt. RNR.
1900-10-07 SS Patricia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 October 1900
Route: Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Captain H. Leithäuser
1901-07-28 SS Pretoria Passenger List
Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 July 1901
Route: Hamburg to New York via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain Karlowa
1902-04-22 SS Pennsylvania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 April 1902
Route: New York to Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Spltedt
1902-06-21 SS Pennsylvania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 21 June 1902
Route: Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Captain H. Spliedt
1903-08-22 SS Pretoria Passenger List
Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 August 1903
Route: Hamburg to New York via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain G. Schrötter
1905-11-11 SS Pennsylvania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 11 November 1905
Route: Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Captain H. Knuth
1906-08-04 SS Pennsylvania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 August 1906
Route: Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Captain H. Knuth
1920-10-19 TSS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 19 October 1920
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Commodore J. Baron
1921-02-12 TSS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 February 1921
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Commodore J. Baron
1921-06-04 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 June 1921
Route: Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain P. Van Den Heuvel
1921-06-08 TSS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 8 June 1921
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Commodore J. Baron
1921-07-12 TSS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 July 1921
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Commodore J. Baron
1921-08-17 TSS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 17 August 1921
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Commodore J. Baron
1922-07-22 SS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 July 1922
Route: New York to Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Commodore J. Baron, R.N.R.
1922-09-16 SS Lafayette Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 16 September 1922
Route: Le Havre to New York via Plymouth
Commander: Captain Victor Brevet
1922-10-05 SS France Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 5 October 1922
Route: Le Havre to New York via Plymouth
Commander: Captain Louis Roch
1922-10-17 TSS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 17 October 1922
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Plymouth
Commander: Commodore Baron
1922-11-07 SS Rochambeau Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 November 1922
Route: Le Havre to New York via Plymouth
Commander: Captain Léon Rollin
1923-06-21 SS Kroonland Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 21 June 1923
Route: New York to Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain William J. Munro, LCDR, U.S.N.R.F.
1923-06-28 SS Manchuria Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 June 1923
Route: New York to Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Adrian Zeeder
1923-07-18 SS President Van Buren Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 July 1923
Route: New York to London via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. M. Moore, U.S.N.R.F.
1924-06-26 SS Zeeland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 26 June 1924
Route: New York to Antwerp via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. J. Thomas
1924-09-27 SS France Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 September 1924
Route: Le Havre for New York via Plymouth
Commander: Captain L. Roch
1924-10-11 SS Paris Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 11 October 1924
Route: Le Havre to New York via Plymouth
Commander: Captain G. Maurras
1925-07-11 RMS Ascania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 11 July 1925
Route: Montréal to London via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
1925-07-30 SS Zeeland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 July 1925
Route: New York to Antwerp via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. J. Thomas
1926-03-31 SS Paris Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 31 March 1926
Route: Le Havre to New York via Plymouth
Commander: Captain Maurras
1926-06-19 SS Sierra Ventana Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 19 June 1926
Route: New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Goessling
1926-06-26 RMS Belgenland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 26 June 1926
Route: New York to Antwerp via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain T. Howell
1926-07-28 SS President Harding Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 July 1926
Route: New York to Bremen via Cobh, Plymouth, and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Theodore Van Beek, U.S.N.R.
1928-05-19 SS George Washington Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 19 May 1928
Route: New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. B. Randall, U.S.N.R.
1928-06-09 SS Columbus Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 9 June 1928
Route: New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
1928-06-16 TSS Veendam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: STCA (Student Third Cabin Association)
Date of Departure: 16 June 1928
Route: New York to Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain Krol, R.N.R.
1928-09-26 RMS Mauretania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 26 September 1928
Route: New York to Southampton via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. L. Alexander, D.S.O., R.D., R.N.R.
1929-06-15 TSS Rotterdam Passenger Lists
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: STCA (Student Third Cabin Association)
Date of Departure: 15 June 1929
Route: New York to Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain Krol
1929-07-03 SS Columbus Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 3 July 1929
Route: New York to Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
1929-07-10 TSS Tuscania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Class
Date of Departure: 10 July 1929
Route: New York to London via Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain William Rome
1929-08-09 TSS Tuscania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 9 August 1929
Route: New York to London via Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain William Rome
1929-11-02 SS Lapland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 2 November 1929
Route: New York to Antwerp via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Harvey
1930-06-12 SS Paris Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 12 June 1930
Route: New York to Le Havre via Plymouth
Commander: Captain René Pugnet
1930-06-20 RMS Aurania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 20 June 1930
Route: Montréal to London via Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin, R.D., R.N.R.
1930-06-28 SS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: STCA (Student Third Cabin Association)
Date of Departure: 28 June 1930
Route: New York to Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain Lieuwen
1931-05-29 SS France Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 May 1931
Route: New York to Le Havre via Plymouth
Commander: Captain G. Burgosse
1931-09-10 SS Lafayette Passenger List
Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique / French Line (CGT)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 September 1931
Route: New York to Le Havre via Plymouth
Commander: Captain Luc de Malglaive
1932-08-26 RMS Carinthia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 26 August 1932
Route: New York to London via Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
1933-04-21 RMS Alaunia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 21 April 1933
Route: Montréal to London via Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain H. A. L. Bond, R.D., R.N.R.
1934-06-29 SS Statendam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First, Tourist, and Third Class
Date of Departure: 29 June 1934
Route: New York to Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain J. J. Bijl
1934-07-18 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 July 1934
Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth, and Le Havre
Commander: Captain Schuyler F. Cumings, LCDR U.S.N.R.
1935-07-13 TSS Veendam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First, Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 13 July 1935
Route: New York to Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain P. Lagaay
1938-04-20 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 20 April 1938
Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth, and Le Havre
Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.
1938-05-21 SS Columbus Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 21 May 1938
Route: New York to Bremen via Cobh, Plymouth and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. W. Hagemann
1939-03-10 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 March 1939
Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth, and Le Havre
Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, CAPT. U.S.N.R.
1952-10-20 MS Italia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Home Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 20 October 1952
Route: New York to Cuxhaven (Hamburg) via Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain Paul Thormoehlen
Steamship Service to Plymouth circa 1912
The White Star Line’s services are as follows: New York, Plymouth, Cherbourg, Southampton, eastbound; Southampton, Cherbourg, Queenstown, New York, westbound; New York. Queenstown, Liverpool, and vice versa; Boston, Queenstown, Liverpool; New York and Boston, both to the Azores. Madeira, and the Mediterranean; Liverpool to Australia; Australia to London; London to New Zealand; and Liverpool to New Zealand.
The only other line which terminates in Southampton and is in that trade is the American Line; but the Hamburg and the North German Lloyd and the Holland American and all the other lines that go through the channel call at various channel ports—Plymouth, Cherbourg, Dover, Boulogne—so that they are all practically in that trade. However, the only line—the only two lines— terminating in the Southampton are the White Star and the American Lines.
