North German Lloyd Fleet List
Fleet List of the North German Lloyd Showing Ownership, Nationality, Name of Ship, Year Placed in Service, and Gross Tonnage. Gross tonnage equals cubic feet of all enclosed space divided by 100. Notations Regarding the Ship (if any), Such as Previous Name or Renaming, are shown after the Gross Tonnage.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
(German)
North Atlantic service was established in June 1858.
- Aachen (1895) 3,833
- Aller (1886) 5,217
- America (1863) 2,752
- Baltimore (1868) 2,321
- Barbarossa (1896) 10,984
- Bayern (1886) 4,580; Bayern (1921) 8,917
- Bayernstein (1954) 8,999
- Berlin (1868) 2,333; Berlin (1908) 17,324; Berlin (1925) 15,286
- Berlin (1925) 18,600
- Bonn (1895) 3,969
- Borkum (1896) 5,642
- Brandenburg (1901) 7,532
- Braunschweig (1873) 3,173
- Bremen (1858) 2,551; Bremen (1896) 11,570; Bremen (1900) 10,826; Bremen (1929) 51,656; Bremen (1939) 32,336
- Breslau (1901) 7,524
- Bulow (1906) 8,980
- Cassel (1901) 7,543
- Chemnitz (1901) 7,543
- Coblenz (1923) 9,449
- Coburg (1908) 6,750
- Columbus (1914) 34,356
- Columbus (1922) 32,354
- Crefeld (1895) 3,829
- Crefeld (1922) 9,620
- Darmstadt (1890) 5,012
- Der Deutsche (1924) 11,430
- Derfïlinger (1907) 9,144
- Deutschland (1866) 2,873
- Donau (1868) 3,073
- Dresden (1889) 4,580
- Dresden (1914) 14,690
- Eider (1884) 4,719
- Eisenach (1908) 6,757
- Eble (1881) 4,897
- Elbe (1929) 9,179
- Eins (1884) 4,933
- Erlangen (1901) 5,285
- Europa (1930) 49,746
- Feldmarschall Moltke (1873) 3,060
- Frankfurt (1869) 2,582
- Frankfurt (1899) 7,431
- Friedrich der Grosse (1896) 10,771
- Fulda (1882) 4,816
- Fulda (1924) 9,492
- General von Steuben (1922) 14,690
- General Werder (1874) 3,020
- George Washington (1908) 25,570
- Gera (1890) 5,005
- Gneisenau (1903) 8,081
- Gneisenau (1935) 18,160
- Goeben (1906) 8,792
- Gotha (1907) 6,974
- Graf Bismarck (1871) 2,406
- Grosser Kurfurst (1899) 13,245
- H, H, Meier (1892) 5,140
- Habsburg (1875) 3,094
- Halle (1895) 3,960
- Hannover (1869) 2,571
- Hannover (1899) 7,305
- HanSa (1861) 2,992
- Havel (1890) 6,963
- Helgoland (1896) 5,666
- Hermann (1865) 2,873
- Hessenstein (1954) 8,929
- Hohenstaufen (1874) 3,098
- Hohenzollern (1873) 3,288
- Hohenzollern (1889) 6,668
- Hudson (1858) 2,266
- Kaiser Friedrich (1898) 12,481
- Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse (1897) 14,349
- Kaiser Wilhelm II (1889) 6,990
- Kaiser Wilhelm II (1903) 19,361
- Kaiserin Maria Theresa (1890) 7,840
- Karlsruhe (1889) 5,057
- Karlsruhe (1900) 10,826
- Kleist (1906) 8,959
- Köln (1871) 2,555
- Köln (1899) 7,409
- Köln (1921) 9,264
- König Albert (1899) 10,484
- König Wilhelm I (1870) 2,550
- Königin Luise (1896) 10,711
- Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm (1871) 2,387
- Kronprinz Wilhelm (1901) 14,908
- Kronprinzessin Cecilie (1906) 19,503
- Lahn (1887) 5,681
- Leipzig (1869) 2,388
- Luetzow (1908) 8,826
- Madrid (1922) 8,753
- Main (1868) 2,893
- Main (1900) 10,067
- Minister Roon (1873) 3,068
- Mosel (1872) 3,125
- München (1889) 4,801
- München (1922) 13,483
- München (1923) 18,940
- Neckar (1873) 3,122
- Neckar (1901) 9,835
- New York (1858) 2,674
- Norderney (1896) 5,497
- Nurnburg (1873) 3,116
- Oder (1873) 3,265
- Ohio (1869) 2,394
- Oldenburg (1890) 5,006
- Potsdam (1935) 17,518
- LLOYD (Continued)
- Preussen (1886) 5,295
- Prinz Eitel Friedrich (1904) 8,797
- Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm (1908) 17,082
- Prinz Heinrich (1894) 6,636
- Prinz Ludwig (1906) 9,687
- Prinz Regent Luitpold (1894) 6,595
- Prinz Sigismund (1903) 3,302
- Prinz Waldemar (1903) 3,227
- Prinzess Alice (1900) 10,911
- Prinzess Irene (1900) 10,881
- Raimund (1922) 3,667
- Rhein (1868) 3,075
- Rhein (1899) 10,058
- Rio Bravo (1924) 5,946
- Rio Panuco (1924) 5,944
- Roland (1893) 3,603
- Roon (1903) 8,022
- Saale (1886) 5,381
- Saarbrücken (1923) 9,429
- Sachsen (1886) 5,026 Salier (1875) 3,098
- Scharnhorst (1904) 8,131
- Scharnhorst (1935) 18,184
- Schleswig (1903) 6,955
- Schwabenstein (1954) 8,955
- Seydlitz (1903) 7,942
- Sierra Cordoba (1913) 8,226
- Sierra Cordoba (1923) 11,469
- Sierra Morena (1924) 11,430
- Sierra Nevada (1912) 8,235
- Sierra Nevada (1922) 8,753
- Sierra Salvada (1912) 8,227
- Sierra Ventana (1912) 8,396
- Sierra Ventana (1923) 11,392
- Spree (1890) 6,963
- Steuben (1922) 14,690
- Strassburg (1872) 3,025
- Stuttgart (1889) 5,048
- Stuttgart (1923) 13,387
- Trave (1886) 5,262
- Trier (1924) 9,415
- Tubingen (1900) 5,586
- Union (1866) 2,873
- Weimar (1891) 4,996
- Werra (1882) 5,109
- Werra (1922) 9,476
- Weser (1858) 2,266
- Weser (1867) 2,871
- Weser (1922) 9,444
- Wilhelm Gustolff (1937) 25,484
- Willehad (1894) 4,761
- Wittekind (1894) 4,755
- Wittenberg (1895) 3,689
- Wurzburg (1900) 5,085
- Yorck (1906) 8,976
- Zepplelin (1914) 14,588
- Zielen (1902) 8,043
Aachen (1895) North German Lloyd
Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 3,833 Dimensions: 355' x 43'. Single-screw, 1knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and one funnel. Fate: Sunk in the Baltic as German naval auxiliary during the First World War. Sister ship: Crefeld.
Aller (1886) North German Lloyd
Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., Glasgow. Tonnage: 5,217. Dimensions: 437' x 48'. Propulsion: Single Screw, 17 knots. Masts and Funnels: Four masts and two funnels. Note: First Atlantic express steamship with triple expansion engines. Fate: Broken up in 1904. Sister ships: Saale and Trave.
Barbarossa (1896) North German Lloyd
Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 10,984. Dimensions: 526' x 60'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 15 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Passengers: 226 first, 255 second, 1,600 third. Services: Interchangeable between New York and Australian trades. Renamed: Mercury (1917). WWI Service: Served as an American troopship in World War I. Fate: Scrapped in 1924. Similar ships: Friedrich der Grosse and Königin Luise.
Bayern (1886) North German Lloyd
Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 4,580. Dimensions: 388' x 45'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 14 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Design Notes: Steel hull. Modifications: Lengthened to 440 feet (5,034 tons) in 1894. Fate: Sold to Italian shipbreakers in 1909. Sister ships: Preussen and Sachsen.
Bayern (1921) North German Lloyd
Built by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Germany. Tonnage: 8,917. Dimensions: 468' x 58'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 13 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Four masts and one funnel. Service: Germany-France-West Indies. Renamed: Sontay (1936). Similar ships: Baden and Wurttemburg.
Berlin (1868) North German Lloyd
Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 2,388. Dimensions: 297' x 39'. Single-screw, 10 knots. Inverted engines. Two masts and one funnel. Compound expansion engines in 1882. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton- Baltimore, April 1, 1868. Fate: Scrapped in 1895. Sister ships: Baltimore, Leipzig and Ohio.
Berlin (1908) North German Lloyd
Built by A. G. "Weser", Bremen, Germany. Tonnage: 17,324. Dimensions: 590' x 69' (613' o.l.). Twin-screw, 17 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels. Passengers: 266 first, 246 second, 2,700 third. Service: Mainly in Mediterranean-New York service. Postwar Service: Ceded to Great Britain after First World War. Renamed: Arabic (1921).
Berlin (1925) North German Lloyd
Built by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Germany. Tonnage: 15,286. Dimensions: 549' x 69'. Twin-screw, 16^ knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masks and two funnels. Note: Rescued a number of survivors from the sinking liner Vestris, which foundered on November 12, 1928. Fate: Sunk by a mine in Swinemunde Bay early in 1945. Salvaged by the Russians in 1949. Renamed Admiral Nakhimov.
Bonn (1895) North German Lloyd
Built by Germania Werft, Kiel, Germany. Tonnage: 3,969. Dimensions: 355' x 43'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 12 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Renamed: Gregor. Fate: Stranded in 1920.
Borkum (1896) North German Lloyd
Sailed for North German Lloyd from 1900 to 1916 as the SS Borkum
Built by J. L. Thompson & Son, Ltd., Sunderland, England. Tonnage: 5,642. Dimensions: 409' x 50'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 10 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Service: In service to Cuba. Renamed: Asti (1916). Fate: Torpedoed and sunk in 1917. Previously Named: Ellen Rickmers (1896-1900). Running mates: Helgoland and Norderney.
Brandenburg (1901) North German Lloyd
Built by Bremer Vulkan Co., Vegesack, Germany. Tonnage: 7,532. Dimensions: 429' x 54'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 13 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Sold to Blue Funnel Line after World War I. Renamed: Hecuba. Fate: Scrapped in Italy, December 1924. Sister ship: Breslau.
Bremen (1858) North German Lloyd
SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd, 1857. Harper's Weekly, 10 April 1909. GGA Image ID # 1f826a8981
Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1858-1873
Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 2,551. Dimensions: 321' x 39'. ropulsion: Single-screw, 10 knots. Inverted engines. Masts and Funnels: Three masts and one funnel. Features: Iron hull. Note: Pioneer steamship of the North German Lloyd. Maiden voyage: Bremen-New York, June 19, 1858. Made her last voyage for line in November 1873. Ownership Change: Sold to British shipowners in 1874 and converted to sail. Wrecked off San Francisco in 1882. Running mates: New York (identical), Hudson and Weser.
SS Bremen (1896) North German Lloyd
Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1897-1914
Built by F. Schichau, Danzig, Germany. Tonnage: 11,570. Dimensions: 550' x 60' (569' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 15 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Modifications: Lengthened from 525 to 550 feet in 1901. Tonnage had been 10,525. Maiden Voyage: Bremen-Southampton-New York 5 June 1897. Served also in Australian trade. Hoboken Fire: SS Bremen had Considerable Damage from a Fire at the NDL Pier at Hoboken, NJ on 30 June 1900. Rebuilt: AG Vulcan Stettin and Returned to Service in October 1901. WW1: Not In Use. Post WW1: Relinquished to the P&O Line as part of war reparations. Renamed: (a) Constantinople (1921), (b) King Alexander (1924). Fate: Sold for scrap to Italian shipbreakers in March 1926. Note: On 20 April 1912, while sailing from Bremen to New York City, SS Bremen passed through the debris field left by the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
SS Bremen (1900) North German Lloyd
Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1923-1928
Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 10,826. Dimensions: 523' x 60'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 15 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. First voyage as Bremen from Bremen to New York, April 1923. Renamed: Karlsruhe (1928). Fate: Scrapped in Germany, 1932. Previously Named: Ex-Pocahontas (1923), ex Prinzess Irene (1917).
SS Bremen (1929) North German Lloyd
The SS Bremen of the North German Lloyd. Express Liner Bremen Brochure, 1929. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 1256146df6
Sailed as the SS Bremen from 1929-1941
Built by A. G. "Weser", Bremen, Germany. Tonnage: 51,656. Dimensions: 898' x 101' (938' o.l.). Propulsion: Quadruple- screw, 28 1/2 knots. Steam turbines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Laid down in July 1927. Launched: August 16, 1928. Displacement of 52,000 tons. Passengers: 600 first, 500 second, 300 tourist, 600 third. Maiden voyage: Bremen- Southampton-New York, July 16, 1929. Record Voyage: Made the Atlantic crossing in the record breaking time of 4 days, 17 hours, 42 minutes. Her average speed was 27.82 knots. Modifications: Funnels were later raised 15 feet on account of the smoke nuisance. WWII Adventure: At the beginning of World War II the Bremen made a dash from New York to Germany to avoid seizure. Succeeded in eluding the British fleet during the epic flight, by selecting the most northerly route, via north of Iceland, then along the Norwegian coast down to Germany. Fate: Badly gutted by fire during an air raid at Bremerhaven, March 18, 1941. Subsequently broken up for scrap. Sister ship: Europa.
Breslau (1901) North German Lloyd
Built by Bremer Vulkan Co., Vegesack, Germany. Tonnage: 7,524. Dimensions: 429' x 54'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 12 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Renamed: Bridgeport (1917) United States transport. Sister ships: Brandenburg, Cassel, and Chemnitz.
Bulow (1906) North German Lloyd
Built by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemunde, Germany. Tonnage: 8,980. Dimensions: 462'x 57'(478'o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 14 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Services: Australia, South America, Far East and North Atlantic. Passengers: 106 first, 113 second, 1,426 third. Renamed: (a) Tras-os-Montes (1916), (b) Nyassa (1927).
Karlsruhe (1889) North German Lloyd
Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 5,057. Dimensions: 411' x 47'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 13 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 44 first, 36 second, 1,900 third. Services: South America, Far East/Australia, North Atlantic. Final voyage: to New York in 1907. Fate: Sold to ship-breakers in 1908. Sister ships: Gera, Darmstadt, Oldenburg, Stuttgart and Weimar.
Karlsruhe (1900) North German Lloyd
Sailed as the SS Karlsruhe from 1928-1932 for the North German Lloyd
Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 10,826. Dimensions: 523' x 60'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 15 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Service: Bremen-New York. Fate: Scrapped in Germany, 1932. Previous Names: Bremen (1922-1928), Pocahontas (1917-1922), Prinzess Irene (1900-1917).
Smith, Eugene W., Passenger Ships of the World: Past and Present, Boston: George H. Dean Company, 1963.