SS President Lincoln Archival Collection
SS President Lincoln of the Hamburg-American Line, 1907. GGA Image ID # 20d3e063c0
President Lincoln (1907) Hamburg-American Line
Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 18,162. Dimensions: 599' x 68' (615' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 14 1/2 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: 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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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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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 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, European Ports-New York, from 30 April 1910 to 16 November 1910. Ships Included the Amerika, Blücher, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Deutschland, Graf Waldersee, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Oceana, Pennsylvania, President Grant, and President Lincoln. NOTE:—All steamers eastbound to Hamburg call at Plymouth and Cherbourg, except the steamer GRAF WALDERSEE, which will sail to Hamburg directly. The steamer PENNSYLVANIA, which will carry Second Class passengers only, will sail directly from New York to Hamburg and from Hamburg to New York. The steamer GRAF WALDERSEE will also carry Second Class passengers only, beginning with her 11 September 1910 sailing from Hamburg. After that date, she will sail directly from and to Hamburg. Hamburg-American Gazette, May 1910. GGA Image ID # 2128049286. Click to View Larger Image.
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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Third Class Dining Room on the SS President Lincoln and SS President Grant. In the Third Class of the Hamburg-American Line, 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d21173eb
Third Class Smoking and Drawing Room on the Steamers President Lincoln and President Grant. In the Third Class of the Hamburg-American Line, 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d22b191a
Iceberg Seen from the Deck of the SS President Lincoln Near the Titanic Crash Site. New York American, 17 April 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d48677c6
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The New Hamburg-American Liner President Lincoln. The American Marine Engineer, July 1907. GGA Image ID # 20d4d2e08c
The steamship President Lincoln arrived in New York on June 12 on her maiden trip and is one of the latest additions to the Hamburg-American Line fleet. It was built by Harland & Wolf in Belfast, Ireland.
It is constructed of steel and has a cellular double bottom extending the entire ship's total length. The holds are divided into separate water-tight compartments.
The vessel, which is schooner rigged and fitted with six pole masts, is 668 feet long, with a breadth of 68 feet 6 inches. The gross tonnage is 18,500. The accommodations for 324 first-class passengers include all the latest improvements in shipbuilding and furnishings.
There are promenades, bridges, awnings, and upper decks, and many staterooms are arranged for the comfort of one passenger only. In the excellent dining saloon, 228 persons can be accommodated in one sitting.
The smoking room has unique decorations and fittings, and the library or ladies' room is paneled in carved satinwood, inlaid, and upholstered in moquette.
The gymnasium contains a complete outfit of Zander appliances, and a particular room has been fitted up for electric light baths and massages.
Notable arrangements have also been made to accommodate 125 second-class passengers, all of whom can be seated at once in the handsome dining saloon. The ship, in addition, can carry 1,000 third-class passengers and 2.320 fourth-class passengers.
"New Hamburg-American Liner," in The American Marine Engineer, Chicago: Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, Vol. II, No. 7, July 2907, p. 22.