SS Germanic Archival Collection

Germanic (1874) White Star Line

Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 5,008. Dimensions: 455' x 45' (468' o.l.). Single-screw, 16 knots. Compound engines. 5,000 I.H.P. Four masts and two funnels. Iron hull. Launched: July 15, 1874. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, May 20, 1875. Speed Records: Won the trans- Atlantic "Blue Ribbon,, in February 1876. Renamed: (a) Ottawa (1905), (b) Gul Djemal (1910) Turkish. Fate: Torpedoed by a British submarine in the Sea of Marmora, May 3, 1915, but was later salved. Resurected Service: Made several crossings to New York during 1920-21 for Turkish owners. Renamed: Gulcemal about 1928. Final Fate: Scrapped in 1950. Sister ship: Britannic.

RMS Britannic Passage Ticket - 29 May 1880

Agent's Record for a Prepaid passage on a White Star Line Steamship for passage from Cardiff, Whales, UK to Scranton PA via Steerage class in 1880. This was detached from the steamship ticket provided to the traveler and steamship line. He arrived in New York on the RMS Germanic of the White Star Line in 1881.

1889-06-26 SS Germanic Passenger List

• Steamship Line: White Star Line
• Class of Passengers: Saloon
• Date of Departure: 26 June 1889
• Route: New York to Liverpool
• Commander: Captain P. J. Irving

1896-07-22 RMS Germanic Passenger List

• Steamship Line: White Star Line
• Class of Passengers: Saloon
• Date of Departure: 22 July 1896
• Route: Liverpool to New York via Cobh (Queenstown)
• Commander: Captain E. R. McKinstry, R.N.R.

1902-04-02 Immigrant Inspection Card - White Star Line RMS Germanic

Inspection Card issued to an immigrant traveling in Steerage by the White Star Line RMS Germanic in April 1902 that provided information about the immigrant including Name, Last Residence, evidence of Immunization, Port of Departure and Steamship name.

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York, from 21 January 1903 to 8 April 1903. Ships Included the Cedric, Celtic, Germanic, Oceanic, and Teutonic. RMS Teutonic Passenger List, 4 February 1903. GGA Image ID # 1ed193d786

Unseemly Disturbance on the SS Germanic

AN unseemly disturbance on the Germanic, White Star Line, on a recent trip, and incident to the customary entertainment for nautical charities, was due to the officiousness of some American passengers who sought to arrange an opposition festivity in aid of the Fresh Air Fund. Happily there were those on board who calmed the raging social sea.

Source: Ocean: Magazine of Travel, Vol. III, No. 2, September 1889, Page 43