SS President Lincoln Archival Collection
President Lincoln (1907) Hamburg-American Line
Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 18,162. Dimensions: 599' x 68' (615' o.l.). Twin-screw, 14J^ knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Six masts and one funnel. Pre-Launch History: Launched as the Scotian, December 19, 1903 for Furness, Withy & Co., but was purchased by Hamburg-American Line before completion and renamed President Lincoln. Passengers: 200 first, 150 second, 3,000 third. Maiden voyage: Hamburg-Plymouth-New York, June 1, 1907. World War I Service: Liner was seized by United States in 1917. Converted to transport. Fate: Torpedoed and sunk, May 31, 1918, while bound from France to New York. The lives of 26 were lost. Sister ship: President Grant.
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Passenger Lists
1910-07-24 SS President Lincoln Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 24 July 1910
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Commander: Captain Hahn
1912-11-01 SS President Lincoln Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 1 November 1912
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Commander: Captain Witt
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Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts
SS President Lincoln Prepaid Passage Contract - 13 January 1912
Colorful Receipt for the purchase of passage from Hamburg to New York via the SS President Lincoln of the Hamburg America Line with inland passage to McFreesport, Pennsylvania dated 13 January 1913.
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Sailing Schedules
Sailing Schedule, Genoa-Naples-New York and New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Genoa, from 28 May 1907 to 2 February 1908. Ships Included the Batavia, Bulgaria, Hamburg, Moltke, and President Lincoln. SS Batavia Passenger List, 1 June 1907. GGA Image ID # 1ec5531301
Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Boulogne sur Mer-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 7 October 1909 to 15 February 1910. Ships Included the Amerika, Blücher, Bulgaria, Cincinnati, Deutschland, Graf Waldersee, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Pennsylvania, President Grant, and the President Lincoln. SS Deutschland Passenger List, 7 October 1909. GGA Image ID # 1e41f7f6aa
Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Cherbourg, from 4 October 1912 to 20 February 1913 and Hamburg-Philadelphia from 7 October 1912 to 17 December 1912. Ships Included the Amerika, Cincinnati, Corcovado, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Patricia, Pennsylvania, President Grant, President Lincoln, Pretoria, Prinz Adalbert, Prinz Oskar, and Victoria Luise. Assignment of Ship's Captains Included with Hamburg-New York Ships. SS Patricia Passenger List, 28 September 1912. GGA Image ID # 1ed91a7f1a
Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Bologne-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 25 October 1913 to 19 February 1914. Ships Included the Amerika, Graf Waldersee, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Moltke, Patricia, Pennsylvania, President Grant, President Lincoln, and Pretoria. SS Pretoria Passenger List, 25 October 1913. GGA Image ID # 1ee4c20743
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Books
Distinguished Liners from The Shipbuilder - 1906-1914 Volume 1
An authentic replication to the smallest detail of the best of The Shipbuilder magazine, 1906-1914, including articles on the Titanic, Olympic, Lusitania, Mauretania, and more. This encyclopedic collection contains original text, photographs, and advertisements, as well as 22 fold-out blueprint plans, five color plates, a two-color Titanic cutaway folding advertisement and even two facsimile subscription forms.
The First Great Ocean Liners in Photographs - 1983
Sumptuous volume recalls the glorious early years of elegant transatlantic travel. Over 190 historic photographs depict exterior and interior views of 101 great ocean liners, including the Virginian, Imperator, Vaterland, Bismarck, Lusitania, Mauretania, Balmoral Castle, Titanic, Olympic, Aquitania and dozens more. Full captions.
