SS Frankfurt Archival Collection

SS Frankfurt (1899) of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. GGA Image ID # 1dde95606f

Frankfurt (1899) North German Lloyd

Sailed as the SS Frankfurt from 1900 to 1914

Built by Tecklenborg, Geestemunde, Germany. Tonnage: 7,431. Dimensions: 429' x 54'. Twin-screw, 13 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and one funnel. Launched: 17 December 1899. Maiden Voyage: Bremen to Baltimore, 31 March 1900. Service: Mainly in Bremen-Baltimore service. Post War Service: Ceded to Great Britain in 1919, and placed under management of White Star Line. Sold to the Oriental Navigation Company in 1922. Renamed: Sarvistan. Scrapped in Japan, 1931. Sister ships: Hannover and Köln. Note: The SS Frankfurt was one of the first ships to respond to the distress signals from the RMS Titanic.

The Frankfurt was launched for Norddeutscher Lloyd on 17 December 1899. She sailed between Bremen and Baltimore assisting immigrants from Germany and Austria. 

In 1919, White Star Line acquired the Frankfurt after the ship was surrendered to the United Kingdom after World War I.

Passenger Lists

 

 

1901-03-30 SS Frankfurt Passenger List

Cabin Passenger List for the SS Frankfurt of the North German Lloyd, Departing Saturday, 30 March 1901 from Bremen to New York and Baltimore, Commanded by Captain E. Malchow.

 

Sailing Schedules

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, Bremen-Baltimore, and Bremen-Galveston, from 6 October 1903 to 13 December 1904. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Hannover, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Köln, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Main, Neckar, Oldenburg, Rhein, and Willehad. SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Passenger List, 6 October 1903. GGA Image ID # 1ebbf5ff3c. Click to View Larger Image.

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Bremen, from 13 March 1906 to 24 August 1906. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfurst, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kronprinz Wilehlm, Prinzess Alice, Rhein, and Trave. North German Lloyd Bulletin, March 1906. GGA Image ID # 1eeb93d276

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, Barbarossa-Class Twin-Screw Mail Steamer and Mail Steamer, from 28 March 1907 to 14 November 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Main, Prinzess Alice, Rhein, Roon, Trave, and Würzburg. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f764bc518. The Steamers of the Barbarossa Class Go from Bremen via Southampton or Cherbourg; From New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg—the Mail Steamers Run To and from New York Direct. All Steamers Bound for New York Carry Cabin and Steerage Passengers.

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Baltimore (Direct), from 27 March 1907 to 9 October 1907. Ships Included the Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Gera, Hannover, Köln, Main, Rhein, Stuttgart, Weimar, and Wittekind. Ships Carry Cabin and Steerage Passengers. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f766813b3

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Galveston, Bremen-Cuba, Bremen-Savannah, Bremen-London, and Bremen-Hull, from 9 April 1907 to 12 September 1907. Ships Included the Amerika, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Hannover, Hansa, and Köln. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f766f1fa7

 

Proposed Sailings, Europe-New York, from 21 January 1908 to 23 June 1908, and Mediterranean Sailings from 23 January to 10 October 1908. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Buelow, Friedrich der Gross, Grosser Kurfürst, Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Knoenig Albert, Koenigin Luise, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kronprinzessin Cecilie, Luetzow, Main, Necktar, Prinzess Irene, Rhein, Roon, and Scharnhorst. North German Lloyd Bulletin, February 1908. GGA Image ID # 1dde6667a4. Click to View Larger Image.

Attention is drawn to the fact that the steamers of the company running between GENOA and NEW YORK, which almost without exception touch at NAPLES, afford an opportunity of making the voyage from Genoa to Naples and vice versa. The steamers also touch at GIBRALTAR on the outward and homeward trips. Some weeks before starting, it can be determined whether there are berths vacant for the voyage to Naples or Gibraltar. The North German Lloyd is. However, in no way responsible if any of the steamers in question: do not start or if the departure is postponed. Potential passengers must likewise apply for passage on these steamers to Messrs. LEUPOLD FRATELLI, GENOA, 10 Piazza San Siro.

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Philadelphia, from 18 September 1913 to 2 April 1914. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Main, Neckar, Seydlitz, Willehad, and Wittekind. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 November 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f682ff461

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Baltimore-Bremen, from 9 October 1913 to 8 April 1914. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Main, Neckar, Rhein, Willehad, and Wittekind. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f6888ea56

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Boston, from 8 October 1913 to 25 March 1914. Ships Included the Cassel, Frankfurt, Hannover, and Köln. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f68b8de76

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New Orleans-Bremen, from 8 October 1913 to 22 April 1914. Ships Included the Cassel, Frankfurt, Hannover, and Köln. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f68e9f070