SS Roland Archival Collection

Roland (1893) North German Lloyd

Built by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Newcastle, England. Tonnage: 3,603. Dimensions: 345' x 43'. Propulsion: Single- screw, 12 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Service: Bremen-Cuba. Ownership Change: Sold to Turkey in 1911. Renamed: Bahri Amer.

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-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

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Brazil and Bremen-La Plata, from 30 March 1907 to 4 June 1907. Ships Included the Aachen, Bonn, Crefeld, Erlangen, Halle, Karlsruhe, Norderney, Oldenburg, Roland, Tübingen, and Wittenberg. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f768fc82f