SS Eider Archival Collection

Express Steamer SS Eider (1884) of the North German Lloyd.

Express Steamer SS Eider (1884) of the North German Lloyd. Norddeutscher Lloyd History and Organization, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1ddb4ef00b

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Eider (1884) North German Lloyd

Built by John Elder & Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 4,719. Dimensions: 430' x 47'. Single-screw, 17 knots. Compound engines. Four masts and two funnels. Iron hull. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton-New York, March 17, 1884. Fate: Lost by stranding on the Isle of Wight, January 31, 1892, with no loss of life. The wreck was subsequently broken up for scrap. Sister ship: Ems.

 

 

Front Cover, Cabin Passenger List for the SS Eider for the North German Lloyd, Departing on Wednesday, 1 January 1890 from Bremen to New York.

 

1890-01-01 SS Eider Passenger List

Cabin Passenger List for the SS Eider for the North German Lloyd, Departing on Wednesday, 1 January 1890 from Bremen to New York, Commanded by Captain H. Baur.

 

Front Cover of 1889 Brochure from North German Lloyd "Short Route to London via Southampton and the Continent."

 

1889 - North German Lloyd - Short Route to London

Brochure prepared by the New York Agents of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen Steamship Line in 1889 - The year of the Paris Exhibition. As a convenient pocket-size guide, the brochure provided a lot of useful information about the Norddeutcher Lloyd, their fleet and accommodations for First and Second Cabin passengers. Featured Ships: Lahn, Eider, Trave, Aller, Ems, Fulda, Saale, Werra, and the Elbe.

 

Back Cover, SS Eider Passenger List, 1 January 1890.

Back Cover, SS Eider Passenger List, 1 January 1890. GGA Image ID # 1e678163d1