SS Giessen Archival Collection

Giessen (1908) Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen

Built by Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack. Tonnage: 6,583. Dimensions: 429' x 54'. Propulsion: Single Screw, 12 knots. Quadruple Expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Postwar Service: Ceded to Britain as War Reparation in 1919. Ownership Transfer: Transferred to Ellerman Lines in 1921, renamed City of Havard. Fate: Scrapped in 1934.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Baltimore Line, Bremen-Philadelphia Line, and the River Plate Line, from 3 February 1912 to 25 December 1912. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Chemnitz, Coburg, Eisenach, Frankfurt, Giessen, Gotha, Hannover, Javorina, Köln, Main, Neckar, Norderney, Rhein, Sigmaringen, and Wittekind. SS Berlin First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 20 January 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d81054a8. Click to View Larger Image.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Brazil-Argentina (Buenos Aires Linie), from 13 September 1913 to 12 May 1914. Ships Included the Coburg, Giessen, Sierra Córdoba, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Salvada, and Sierra Ventana. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f69927dfb. Click to View Larger Image.