SS Columbus Collection
The SS Columbus of the North German Lloyd. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125de2165b
Columbus (1922) North German Lloyd
Built by F. Schichau, Danzig, Germany. Tonnage: 32,354. Dimensions: 749' x 83' (775' o.l.). Twin-screw, 19 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels. Steam turbines installed in 1929. Speed increased to 23 knots. Shorter funnels of greater diameter replaced the original ones. Maiden voyage: Bremen-New York in November 1923. Note: Her original name was Hindenburg, which identified her between 1914 to 1918. Fate: Scuttled and set on fire by her German crew off Cape May, New Jersey, December 19, 1939, so as to avoid capture by the British. Similar in appearance to the White Star liner Homeric.

1926-04-08 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 8 April 1926
- Route: Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain N. Johnsen

1927-01-16 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 16 January 1927
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain N. Johnsen

1927-05-29 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 29 May 1927
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain N. Johnsen

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

1928-07-28 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 28 July 1928
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain N. Johnsen

1928-09-22 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 22 September 1928
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain N. Johnsen

1928-10-20 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 20 October 1928
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain N. Johnsen

1928-11-15 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 15 November 1928
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: A. Ahrens

1929-04-13 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 13 April 1929
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

1929-07-03 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher 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

HAPAG-North German Lloyd - Go Tourist Class - 1936
26-Page Brochure "Go Tourist Class" is a joint production of HAPAG-NDL. Profusely Illustrated with interior photographs of Tourist Class accommodations and ships of both lines that carried passengers of that class. A superb brochure produced for American tourist of the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Featured Ships: Bremen, Europa, Columbus, Berlin, New York, Hamburg, Deutschland, Hansa, and St. Louis

HAPAG-NDL Ships in the Transatlantic Service - 1937
14-page small format brochure produced jointly by HAPAG-LLOYD welcomes you to Germany in 1937 on their transatlantic ships Bremen, Europa, Columbus, New York, Hamburg, Hansa, Deutschland, St. Louis, and Berlin. Brief information along with a photograph of each ship is included in this booklet.

1930-09-29 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 29 September 1930
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

1936-09-12 SS Columbus Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 12 September 1936
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh
- Commander: Captain W. Dähne
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Sailing Schedules
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
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Photographs
The SS Columbus at Bremerhaven. GGA Image ID # 15fc48748c
Third Class Dining Room on the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 15db0942c8
Third Class Smoking Room on the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 15fb5cee60
Third Class Four-Berth Cabin on the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 15dbcf4d85
Tourist Third Cabin Smoking Room on the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 15fb406f21
Third Class Ladies Lounge of the SS Columbus. GGA Image ID # 17da92b18b
Tourist Class Social Hall on the SS Columbus. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125e4f4f74
Tourist Class Dining Room on the SS Columbus. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125e8d4bbd
Tourist Class Smoking Room on the SS Columbus. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125eac6190
Tourist Class Stateroom on the SS Columbus. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125ec2226d
Tourist Class Two-Berth Stateroom on the SS Columbus. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125f05a7fd
Tourist Class Gymnasium on the SS Columbus. Go Tourist Class - Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd Brochure, 10 February 1936. GGA Image ID # 125f6fa81f
The Shipbuilder - Distinguished Liners 1907 - 1914 v2
Reprinted from The Shipbuilder Magazine, the Distinguised Liners Covered in This Volume Include: Principessa Jolanda, Corsican, Heliopolis, Asturias, City of Paris, Grampian, President Grant, Oceania, Hesperian, Martha Washington, Afrique, Waratah, Morea, Vasari, Orsova, Otway, Osterley, Otranto, Orvieto, Franconia, Laconia, Kaiser Franz Josef I, Vandyck, Medina, Orama, Arlanza, Vestris, Vauban, Pastores, Appam, Niagara, Kristianiafjord, Bergensfjord, Congress, Gablonz, Marienbad, Empress Ekaterina II, Gelria, Tubantia, Columbus, Alsatian, Britannic, Calgarian, Cap Polonio, William O'Swaldt, City of Exeter, Aquitania, Imperator, Vaterland, Alcantara, Statendam, Cap Trafalgar, Bismarck.