SS Ems Archival Collection

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

Express Steamer SS Ems (1884) of the North German Lloyd. Norddeutscher Lloyd History and Organization, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1ddbc8381b

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Ems (1884) North German Lloyd

Built by John Elder & Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 4,933. Dimensions: 430' x 47'. Single-screw, 16 knots. Compound engines. Four masts and two funnels. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton-New York, June 2, 1884. Reduced to two masts in 1896. Transferred to Mediterranean-New York service. Renamed: Lake Simcoe (1901). Fate: Scrapped in 1904. Sister ship: Eider.

 

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Passenger Lists

 

1885 Passenger List, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen Ems 1885

 

1885-06-03 SS Ems Passenger List

Cabin and Steerage Passenger List for the SS Ems of the North German Lloyd, Departing Wednesday, 3 June 1885 from Bremen to New York, Commanded by Captain Wilhelm Willigerod.

 

Front Cover, Steerage Passenger List for the SS Ems of the North German Lloyd, Departing Saturday, 7 September 1895 from Bremen to New York.

 

1895-09-07 SS Ems Passenger List

Steerage Passenger List for the SS Ems of the North German Lloyd, Departing Saturday, 7 September 1895 from Bremen to New York, Commanded by Captain W. Reimkasten.

 

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Brochures

 

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.