SS Gera Archival Collection

Gera (1890) North German Lloyd

Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 5,005. Dimensions: 413' x 47'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 13 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 49 first, 38 second, 1,900 third. Services: Bremen to Baltimore. Also served in South American service. Ownership Change: Sold to Italian owners in 1908. Renamed: Valparaiso (1909). Sister ships: Darmstadt, Karlsruhe, Oldenburg, Stuttgart and Weimar.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Cuba, Brasilian Ports, La Plata, or East Asia, from 10 October 1903 to 26 December 1903. Ships Included the Aachen, Bayern, Bonn, Coblenz, Crefeld, Erlangen, Gera, Halle, Heidelberg, Helgoland, Kiautschou, König Albert, Mainz, Norderney, Pfalz, Roland, Sachsen, Schleswig, Seydlitz, Wittenberg, and Wittekind. SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Cabin Passenger List, 6 October 1903. GGA Image ID # 2136dada84

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

Advertisement: Norddeutscher Lloyd Australian Service, 1901. Present Australian Fleet: Grosser Kurfürst 13,182 Tons; Königin Luise 10,566 Tons; Bremen 10,526 Tons; Main 10,000 Tons; Prinz Regent Luitpold 6,288 Tons; Stuttgart 5,048 Tons; Oldenburg 5,006 Tons; Weimar 5,000 Tons; Stettin 2,200 Tons; Barbarossa 10,769 Tons; Friedrich der Grosse 10,531 Tons; Rhein 10,000 Tons; Neckar 10,000 Tons; Karlsruhe 5,057 Tons; Darmstadt 5,012 Tons; Gera 5,005 Tons; München 4,556 Tons; etc. Inset Image: Grosser Kurfürst 9,700 HP, 13,182 Registered Tonnage. GGA Image ID # 214507b392