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SS Cassandra Archival Collection

Cassandra (1906) Anchor-Donaldson Line

Built by Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 8,135. Dimensions: 455' x 53'. Twin- screw, 14 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 200 second and 1,000 third. Tonnage originally 7,396. Maiden voyage: Glasgow-Quebec- Montreal, September 22, 1906. World War I Service: The Cassandra served as a troop ship. Other Service: From 1922 to 1924, the Cassandra was chartered to the Cunard Line. Modifications: In 1925, Donaldson converted the Cassandra to carry freight and renamed her to S.S. Carmia. Sale: Sold the Carmia to Arnold Bernstein of Hamburg, who converted her to carry cattle, and renamed her to S.S. Drachenstein. Renamed: (a) Carmia (b) Drachtenstein (Bernstein Line). Fate: Scrapped in Kiel, Germany in 1934.

Westbound Ticket Order - Second Cabin - 8 July 1914

1914-07-08 Westbound Ticket Order - Second Cabin

Westbound Ticket Order dated 8 July 1914 from the Donaldson Line for Second Cabin Passenger Miss Ruth Immel, departing on the SS Cassandra from Glasgow to Montreal, Issued by C.V. Dasey & Son, Boston.

 

1914-08-29 Passenger Manifest for the TSS Cassandra

1914-08-29 TSS Cassandra Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Donaldson Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 29 August 1914
  • Route: Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal
  • Commander: Captain Robert C. Brown

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Cassandra of the Anchor-Donaldson Line, Departing Sunday, 8 May 1921 from Montreal to Glasgow.

1921-05-08 RMS Cassandra Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 8 May 1921
  • Route: Montreal to Glasgow
  • Commander: Captain James Black

 

 

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Southampton-New York, and Liverpool-Québec and Montréal, from 3 August 1922 to 11 November 1922.

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Southampton-New York, and Liverpool-Québec and Montréal, from 3 August 1922 to 11 November 1922. Ships Included the Albania, Ausonia, Cassandra, Caronia, Saxonia, and Tyrrhenia. RMS Laconia Passenger List, 24 August 1922. GGA Image ID # 1e9b52e7a7

 

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