SS Roon Archival Collection

Roon (1903) North German Lloyd

Built by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde, Germany. Tonnage: 8,022. Dimensions: 453' x 55'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 14.34 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 100 first, 100 second, 1,700 third. Services: (a) Far East, (b) Australian, (c) trans-Atlantic. Post War Service: Surrendered to British Shipping Controller after First World War. Renamed: Constantinoupolis (1920) Greek. Fate: Sold for scrap in May 1923 and dismantled in Germany. Sister ships: Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.

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-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Southampton-Gibraltar-Genoa, from 24 October 1906 to 13 August 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Bülow, Gneisenau, Göben, Hohenlohe, Preussen, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Heinrich, Prinz Ludwig, Prinz Regent Luitpold, Prinzess Alice, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, Yorck, and Zieten. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 2140bda652

Sailing Schedule, Bremen or Hamburg to East Asia, from 11 October 1906 to 10 October 1907. Ships Included the Gneisenau, Preussen, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Heinrich, Prinz Ludwig, Prinz-Regent Luipold, Prinzess Alice, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, and Zieten. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 2141e08ad5

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, Barbarossa-Class Twin-Screw Mail Steamer and Mail Steamer, from 28 March 1907 to 14 November 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Main, Prinzess Alice, Rhein, Roon, Trave, and Würzburg. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f764bc518. The Steamers of the Barbarossa Class Go from Bremen via Southampton or Cherbourg; From New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg—the Mail Steamers Run To and from New York Direct. All Steamers Bound for New York Carry Cabin and Steerage Passengers.

Sailing Schedule, Breman-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Southampton-Gibraltar-Genoa, from 28 March 1907 to 8 January 1908. Ships Included the Bülow, Gneisenau, Goeben, Kleist, Preussen, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Prinz Heinrich, Prinz Ludwig, Prinz Regent Luitpold, Prinzess Alice, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, Yorck, and Zieten. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f76a639e5

Sailing Schedule, Australian Line, from 14 February 1912 to 14 February 1913. Ships Included the Bremen, Friedrich der Grosse, Gnisenau, Grosser Kurfürst, Königin Luise, Roon, Scharnhorst, Seydlitz, and Zieten. SS Berlin First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 20 January 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d93b548f. Click to View Larger Image.