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SS Fürst Bismarck Collection

Fürst Bismarck (1890) Hamburg-American Line

Built by Akt. Ges. "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 8,874. Dimensions: 504' x 57' (520' o.I.). Twin-screw, 19 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and three funnels. Steel hull. Power equipment: 9 boilers; 72 furnaces; 17,000 I.H.P. Passengers: 420 first, 172 second, 700 third. Maiden voyage: Hamburg-Southampton-New York, 1890. Renamed: (a) Don (1904) Russian, (b) Moskva (1906), (c) Gaa (1912) (Austro-Hungarian Navy), (d) San Giusto (1920). Fate: Scrapped in 1924. Running mates: Normannia, Columbia and Auguste Victoria.

Passenger Manifest, Hamburg-Amerika Linie SS Fürst Bismarck, 1900, Hamburg, Germany to New York

1900-08-09 SS Fürst Bismarck Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 9 August 1900
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Barends

Front Cover, Passenger Manifest S. S. Fürst Bismarck, Hamburg America Line 1902

1902-01-26 SS Fürst Bismarck Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 26 January 1902
Route: Naples to New York via Gibraltar
Commander: Captain H. Barends

Passenger Manifest, Hamburg-Amerika Linie SS Fürst Bismarck, 1903, Hamburg to New York

1903-08-27 SS Fürst Bismarck Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 August 1903
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton
Commander: Captain H. Leithäuser

Fürst Bismarck Deck Plans circa 1890

Cabin Plans - 1890s - Hamburg-Amerika Linie Fürst Bismarck

Hamburg America Line Cabin Plans of the Twin Screw Steamer "Fürst Bismarck"

Promenade Deck

Aft: Second Cabin, Smoking Room, Ladies Room, Staterooms 8-13

Midship: First Cabin Smoking Room, State Rooms 3- 7 and 14-18

Forward: Ladies Saloon, Music Room, Staterooms 1,2 and 19, Captains' Quarters

Lower Deck

Second Cabin

Staterooms 160-179

Upper Deck

Aft: Second Cabin Saloon, Staterooms 111-116, Pantry

Midship: Confectionary, Barber, Doctor, Engineers Quarters, Purser, Stateroom 20, 3rd and 4th Officers Quarters, Chief Cook, Butcher, Pantry

Forward: Fri st Cabin Saloon

Main Deck

Aft: Staterooms 117-159, Gents Toilet

Midship: Ladies Toilet, Bath x 2, Bath x 2,

Forward: First Cabin Saloon, Suites 21-110 (Forward and Midship)

Dimensions: 17 x 11 7/8 Inches

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The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjønvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe.