SS Cassandra Archival Collection
SS Cassandra (1906) of the Donaldson Line. The Syren and Shipping, 2 January 1907. GGA Image ID # 207c52c8e4
Cassandra (1906) Anchor-Donaldson Line
Built by Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 8,135. Dimensions: 455' x 53'. Propulsion: Twin- screw, 14 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 200 second and 1,000 third. Alternate Configuration: 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.
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1914-08-29 TSS Cassandra Passenger List
Steamship Line: Donaldson Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 August 1914
Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain Robert C. Brown
1920-05-12 TSS Cassandra Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 May 1920
Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain James Black
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
1923-03-28 TSS Cassandra Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 March 1923
Route: Glasgow to Halifax and Portland, ME
Commander: Captain W. E. Mitchell
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SS Cassandra Westbound Ticket Order - 8 July 1914
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.
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Landing Card for Mr. John Laing, Age 60, Second Cabin Passenger on the SS Cassandra, Passed Civil Examination by Canadian Immigration Officials at Halifax on 8 April 1923. GGA Image ID # 207c92185f
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Sailing Schedule, Glasgow-Quebec-Montreal, from 29 August 1914 to 21 November 1914. Ships Included the Athenia, Cassandra, Letitia, and Saturnia. SS Cassandra Passenger List, 29 August 1914. GGA Image ID # 207c14019a
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
Eastbound Sailing Schedule from the US and Canadian Ports to European Ports, from 18 June 1924 to 3 September 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Assyria, Athenia, Ausonia, Berengaria, California, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Cassandra, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Samaria, Saturnia, Saxonia, Scythia, and Tuscania. RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List, 18 June 1924. GGA Image ID # 20aea275f3
Westbound Sailing Schedule, from European Ports to Canadian and US Ports, from 19 June 1924 to 26 August 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Assyria, Athenia, Ausonia, Berengaria, California, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Cassandra, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Samaria, Saturnia, Saxonia, Scythia, and Tuscania. RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List, 18 June 1924. GGA Image ID # 20aeac371f
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Track Chart, Memorandum of Log, and Distances from the Back Cover of SS Cassandra Passenger List, 29 August 1914. GGA Image ID # 207bbcf931
Back Cover, Track Chart of North Atlantic Ocean, Distances, and Memorandum of Log for Daily Run, TSS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List - 12 May 1920. Note: Top and Bottom are Duplicated from the Left and Right Sides for Readability. GGA Image ID # 207d1465fd
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Title Page Includes Senior Officers and Staff, SS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List, 29 August 1914. GGA Image ID # 207b3b396f
Title Page Includes Senior Officers and Staff, SS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List, 12 May 1920. GGA Image ID # 207d27ae77
Title Page Includes Senior Officers and Staff, SS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List, 8 May 1921. GGA Image ID # 207bf93ceb
Title Page Includes Senior Officers and Staff, SS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List, 28 March 1923. GGA Image ID # 207ca4ff48
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Marconi Wireless Telegrams on the Donaldson Line of Steamers. SS Cassandra Passenger List, 29 August 1914. GGA Image ID # 207b6fe345
Marconi Wireless Telegrams with Rates to Canada, United Kingdom, and Ship to Ship, TSS Cassandra Cabin Passenger List - 12 May 1920. GGA Image ID # 207cd232a2
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A Century of Sea Travel: Personal Accounts from the Steamship Era
This book is a voyage through the life of the passenger steamship, a voyage described by travellers who sailed on these vessels, and it carries within it their thoughts and experiences, mirrored here in words and pictures.
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
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Back Cover, Anchor-Donaldson Line SS Cassandra Second Cabin Passenger List, 28 March 1923. GGA Image ID # 207c93e0eb
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