SS Helgoland Archival Collection

Helgoland (1896) North German Lloyd

Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, England. Tonnage: 5,666. Dimensions: 409' x 50'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 10 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Services: In West Indies service. Renamed: Polyxena (1914). Previously Named: Maria Rickmers.

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-Cuba, Bremen-Brazil, Bremen-La Plata, Bremen or Hamburg-East Asia, from 27 May 1905 to 17 August 1905. Ships Included the Aachen, Bayern, Coblenz, Crefeld, Erlangen, Gneisenau, Halle, Heidelberg, Helgoland, Mainz, Norderney, Preussen, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Heinrich, Roon, and Scharnhorst. SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse First and Second Class Passenger List, 23 May 1905. GGA Image ID # 2108ab3381

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Brazil and Bremen-La Plata, from 20 October 1906 to 12 March 1907. Ships Included the Aachen, Bonn, Borkum, Crefeld, Erlangen, Halle, Helgoland, Karlsruhe, Norderney, Oldenburg, Roland, Sigmaringen, Stuttgart, Tübingen, Weimar, Wittenberg, and Würzburg. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 21403261e8