SS Lahn Archival Collection
SS Lahn of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, 1888. From a Painting by A. Jacobsen. GGA Image ID # 20dcbbc730
Lahn (1887) North German Lloyd
Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 5,681. Dimensions: 448' x 49' (464' O.I.). Propulsion: Single-screw, 18 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Four masts and two funnels. Additional Features: Iron hull. Passengers: 224 first, 106 second, 700 third. Maiden voyage: Bremen- Southampton-New York in December 1887. Note: When new was the third fastest steamship on the Atlantic. Modifications: At later date reduced to two masts. Services: Placed in Mediterranean-New York trade at later date. Renamed: (a) Russ (1904) Russian, (b) Dniestr. Still in Russian hands as late as 1927.
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1888-11-14 SS Lahn Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: Steerage
- Date of Departure: 14 November 1888
- Route: Bremen to New York
- Commander: Captain H. Hellmers
1889-07-31 SS Lahn Passenger List
Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 31 July 1889
Route: New York to Bremen via Southampton
Commander: Captain H. Hellmers
1894-08-28 SS Lahn Passenger List
Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Steerage
Date of Departure: 28 August 1894
Route: Bremen to New York
Commander: Captain H. Hellmers
1896-08-18 SS Lahn Passenger List
Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 August 1896
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton
Commander: Captain H. Hellmers
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North German Lloyd - Short Route to London - 1889
Brochure prepared by the New York Agents of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen Steamship Line in 1889 - The year of the Paris Exhibition. As a convenient pocket-size guide, the brochure provided a lot of useful information about the Norddeutcher Lloyd, their fleet and accommodations for First and Second Cabin passengers. Featured Ships: Lahn, Eider, Trave, Aller, Ems, Fulda, Saale, Werra, and the Elbe.
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1900-06-15 SS Lahn Luncheon Menu Card
Vintage Luncheon Menu Card Is for an Unstated Class of Passengers for a Friday, 15 June 1900 Eastbound Voyage of the SS Lahn of the North German Lloyd. The Menu Is Written in German and English.
1900-06-20 SS Lahn Luncheon Menu Card
Vintage Luncheon Menu Card for Wednesday, 20 June 1900 Eastbound Voyage of the SS Lahn of the North German Lloyd. The menu featured Codfish and Roast Beef. Written in German and English.
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C. Gottlieb Strube, Steerage Passenger on the SS Lahn, 14 November 1888. GGA Image ID # 1f93ff42bd
Express Steamer SS Lahn First Class Saloon with View of the Lightwell. Norddeutscher Lloyd History and Organization, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1ddbb2d294
Arrival of Emperor Wilhelm II on the SS Lahn. Guide Through North and Central America, April 1898. GGA Image ID # 1ddfd00169
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Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Australian Ports and Genoa-New York, from 14 October 1903 to 16 April 1904. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Friedrich dr Grosse, Gneisenau, Hohenzollern, König Albert, Lahn, Neckar, Prinz Regent Luitpoid, Prinzess Irene, and Zieten. SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Cabin Passenger List, 6 October 1903. GGA Image ID # 213715a8fe
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Guide Through North & Central America (Norddeutscher Lloyd) - 1898
The Guide Through North and Central America by North German Lloyd provides a concise work of reference for travelers in the United States, containing hints and directions. This book includes the history of the North German Lloyd, Lavishly illustrated with numerous photographs.
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
Passenger Ships of the World, 1963, represents an incredible resource covering passenger ships that are Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Trans-Pacific via Panama Canal, Latin American, Africa and the Eastern Oceans, and California-Hawaii.
The American Line: 1871-1902 (2000)
The American Tine tells the story of the first successful American steamship line after the Civil War to rival the great European transatlantic companies—an essential and glorious chapter in the history of the American Merchant Marine.
Transatlantic and the Great Atlantic Steamships
A stirring narrative of the rapid development of the great transatlantic steamships, from paddle-wheelers to the sleek luxury greyhounds of the modern era -- and the men who designed and ran them.
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Back Cover, North German Lloyd SS Lahn Cabin Passenger List - 31 July 1889. GGA Image ID # 1f93f370f4
Back Cover of 1889 Brochure from North German Lloyd "Short Route to London via Southampton and the Continent." GGA Image ID # 11f5b2f249
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SS Lahn - Speed Records - 1889
THE " LAHN."
The North German Lloyd steamship Lahn surprised and delighted her friends and admirers by making a remarkably quick trip from Southampton to New York. She passed the Needles at 5.30 P. M., August 22d, and the corrected time of her passage was 6 days, 22 hours and 40 minutes, or within 1 hour and 17 minutes of the best time ever made. Her average speed was 18.36 knots per hour.
Source: Ocean: Magazine of Travel, Vol. III, No. 2, September 1889, Page 41
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