RMS Saxonia Archival Collection

RMS Saxonia and RMS Ivernia. Length: 600 Feet. Breadth: 64 Feet, 3 Inches. Tonnage: 14, 058 (Ivernia); 14,280 (Saxonia). GGA Image ID # 118ba12cc0

Content Links

• Saxonia (1900) Cunard Line Ship's History (Brief)
• Saxonia (1954) Cunard Line Ship's History (Brief)
• Passenger Lists
• Brochures
• Sailing Schedules
• Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs
• Passage Rates
• Excerpts from Information for Passengers
• Lights and Distances
• Taxi Rates
• Services
• Photographs
• Illustrations and Paintings
• Books Referencing the RMS Saxonia

Saxonia (1900) Cunard Line

Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 14,197. Dimensions: 580'x 64' (600' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 16 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Four masts and one funnel. Distinctive liner: she had the tallest funnel ever fitted to a ship. Cost: About $1,600,000 to build. Passengers: 160 first, 200 second, 1,600 third. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-Boston, May 22, 1900. Transferred to Trieste-New York service in 1911. Post WW1 Service: After the First World War she was placed in the Liverpool-New York service. Fate: Sold to Dutch shipbreakers in March 1925. Broken up by 1926. Sister ship: Ivernia. Note: The Ivernia's funnel was of the same height (106 feet high from deck level) as the Saxonia's.

Saxonia (1954) Cunard Line

Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 21,637. Dimensions: 586' x 80' (608' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 21 knots. Four steam turbines geared to 2 screw shafts. Launched: February 17, 1954. Passengers: 125 first and 800 tourist. Officers and Crew: 461. Maiden Voyage: Commenced her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Québec and Montréal, September 2, 1954. Service Changes: Transferred to the Liverpool-New York service in 1961. Sister ships: Carinthia, Ivernia and Sylvania. Note: These liners were designed for the Canadian service of the Cunard Line.

The RMS Saxonia departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 22 May 1900, bound for Boston, Massachusetts. She operated on the Liverpool–Boston route until 1909. She shifted on an alternating basis between Boston and New York, and between Liverpool and the Adriatic ports of Fiume and Trieste. [1]

Passenger Lists

Brochures

Sailing Schedules

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hungarian-American Service, from 31 May 1904 to 2 August 1904. Ships Included the Aurania, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, Sylvania, Ultonia, and Umbria. In October. 1903, the "Aurania" and "Carpathia" inaugurated the Now York and Mediterranean Service. This Service is now continued by the fine Twin-Screw Steamers "Slavonia," " Pannonia" and " Ultonia." The ports of call are Trieste and Fiume in the Adriatic, and Palermo and Naples In the Mediterranean. An Atlantic Fleet List is Also Provided. RMS Etruria Passenger List, 11 June 1904. GGA Image ID # 1e6ebbe24c

Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, New York-Mediterranean-Adriatic, and Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-Boston, from 20 September 1904 to 3 January 1905. Ships Included the Campania, Carpathia, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, Sylvania, Ultonia, and Umbria. SS Carpathia Passenger List, 4 October 1904. GGA Image ID # 1e18ccfaad

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool to Boston or New York and Trieste-Fiume-New York, from 1 May 1906 to 10 December 1906. Ships Included the Campania, Caronia, Carpathia, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, Ultonia, and Umbria. Cunard Daily Bulletin Fashion & Pleasure Resort Supplement, 1906. GGA Image ID # 21581975aa

Sailing Schedule, Bremen to Australia, Bremen to Amsterdam, Antwerp, Genoa, Messina, and Bremen to East Asia, from 17 October 1906 to 22 July 1907. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Bülow, Göben, Hessen, Hohenlohe, Saxonia, Scharnhorst, Spezia, Westfalen, and Yorck. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 2141ede74c

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-New York and Boston Services, from 25 March 1908 to 11 August 1908. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Etruria, Ivernia, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Saxonia, Sylvania, and Umbria. The Sylvania is a Freight Steamer and Does Not Carry Passengers. RMS Mauretania Passenger List, 11 April 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e3195b748

Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-Boston Service, Liverpool-New York Service, and Hungarian-American Service Covering 18 May 1909 to 11 September 1909. Ships Include the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Ivernia, Lucania, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, Slavonia, and Ultonia. It also contains the Cunard Atlantic Fleet List. RMS Ivernia Passenger List, 18 May 1909. GGA Image ID # 1dc96786d6

Sailing Schedule, New York and Boston-Liverpool, from 7 September 1909 to 21 February 1910. Ships Included the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Ivernia, Lusitania, Mauretania, and Saxonia. NOTE: The Sylvania is a Freight Steamer and Does Not Carry Passengers. RMS Mauretania Saloon Passenger List, 6 October 1909. GGA Image ID # 20fa83835c

Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hugarian-American Service from 23 March 1911. Ships Include the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, and Ultonia. RMS Caronia Passenger List, 1 April 1911. GGA Image ID # 1dc9aa5170

Cunard Liverpool-New York and Boston Services. Sailing Schedule from 18 July 1911 to 16 January 1912. Ships Include the Caronia, Mauretania, Lusitania, Carmania, Campania, Franconia, Saxonia, and Ivernia. GGA Image ID # 1db72eac98

Cunard Hungarian-American Service, 1911 to 1912 Sailing Schedule. Ships Include the Pannonia, Carpathia, Saxonia, Ultonia, Franconia, and Caronia. GGA Image ID # 1db734ebb3

Proposed Sailings, Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hungarian-American Service from 2 March 1912 to 6 August 1912. Ships Include the Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Laconia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, and Saxonia. RMS Caronia Passenger List, 30 March 1912. GGA Image ID # 1dc9e8927c

Cunard Hungarian-American Service Sailing Schedule from 2 May 1912 to 16 October 1912. Ships Include the Carpathia, Ivernia, Pannonia, and Saxonia. MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE.—On the 15th February. 1913. the new Twin-Screw Steamer Laconia " will sail from New York to the Mediterranean under charter to Mr. F. C Clark. Full particulars will be announced later. GGA Image ID # 1dbc920ba4

Proposed Sailings Liverpool-New York Service, Liverpool-Boston Service, and Hungarian-American Service from 9 November 1912 to 11 March 1913. Ships Include Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Laconia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, and Ultonia. SS Carmania Passenger List, 23 November 1912. GGA Image ID # 1dc95f6c98

Sailing Schedule, Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 12 August 1922 to 7 November 1922. Ships Included the Aquitania, Berengaria, Caronia, Mauretania, and Saxonia. RMS Laconia Passenger List, 24 August 1922. GGA Image ID # 1e9b0b592b

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Southampton-New York, and Liverpool-Québec and Montréal, from 3 August 1922 to 11 November 1922. Ships Included the Albania, Ausonia, Cassandra, Caronia, Saxonia, and Tyrrhenia. RMS Laconia Passenger List, 24 August 1922. GGA Image ID # 1e9b52e7a7

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York and London-New York, from 8 September 1923 to 1 December 1923. Ships Included the Albania, Carmania, Caronia, Franconia, Laconia, Saxonia, and Scythia. RMS Berengaria Passenger List, 15 September 1923. GGA Image ID # 20aabdb22c

Sailing Schedule, Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 8 September 1923 to 25 March 1924. Ships Included the Aquitania, Berengaria, Laconia, Mauretania, Saxonia, and Tyrrhenia. RMS Berengaria Passenger List, 15 September 1923. GGA Image ID # 20aa911fd7

Sailing Schedule, Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 13 October 1923 to 25 March 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Ausonia, Berengaria, Laconia, Mauretania, Saxonia, and Tyrrhenia. RMS Samaria Passenger List, 22 October 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f19fa1211

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-London-Southampton-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-London-Hamburg, from 13 October 1923 to 29 March 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Ausonia, Laconia, Saxonia, and Tyrrhenia. RMS Samaria Passenger List, 22 October 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f19beaa99

Sailing Schedule, Liverpool or Southampton to Canadian Ports, From 5 October 1923 to 31 March 1924. Ships Included the Andania, Antonia, Ausonia, Saxonia, and Tyrrhenia. RMS Samaria Passenger List 22 October 1923. GGA Image ID # 1f1a16b630

Eastbound Sailing Schedule from the US and Canadian Ports to European Ports, from 18 June 1924 to 3 September 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Assyria, Athenia, Ausonia, Berengaria, California, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Cassandra, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Samaria, Saturnia, Saxonia, Scythia, and Tuscania. RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List, 18 June 1924. GGA Image ID # 20aea275f3

Westbound Sailing Schedule, from European Ports to Canadian and US Ports, from 19 June 1924 to 26 August 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Andania, Antonia, Aquitania, Assyria, Athenia, Ausonia, Berengaria, California, Cameronia, Carmania, Caronia, Cassandra, Columbia, Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Samaria, Saturnia, Saxonia, Scythia, and Tuscania. RMS Aquitania Second Class Passenger List, 18 June 1924. GGA Image ID # 20aeac371f

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-London-New York, from 3 May 1924 to 8 November 1924. Ships Included the Albania, Lancastria, and Saxonia. RMS Berengaria Passenger List, 24 May 1924. GGA Image ID # 20ac1df0b5

Sailing Schedule, Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 3 May 1925 to 8 October 1925. Ships Included the Albania, Aquitania, Berengaria, Lancastria, Mauretania, Saxonia, and Scythia. RMS Berengaria Passenger List, 24 May 1925. GGA Image ID # 20ab1b7a1d

Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs

Cunard Transatlantic Track Chart, 1902. Back Cover of the RMS Saxonia Saloon Passenger List of 16 September 1902. GGA Image ID # 159b5cae82

Cunard Line Track Chart of the Atlantic Ocean, 1909. Included in a Saloon Class Passenger List of the RMS Saxonia From 27 July 1909. GGA Image ID# 159f13cbf6

Passage Rates

Minimum Rates of Passage, First Class, Second Cabin, or Third Class. Ships Included the Aquitania, Lusitania, Maruetania, Campania, Caronia, Carmania, Franconia, Laconia, Ivernia, Saxonia, Andania, Alaunia, Ascania, Ultonia, Ausonia, Carpathia, and Pannonia. Cunard Line Services 1914 Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1f7949ddf9

Excerpts from Information for Passengers

Information for Passengers - 16 September 1902

Steamer Chairs may be hired from the Deck Steward at a cost of 4/- for the voyage.

Valuables and money should be deposited with the Purser, who will give a receipt for same on the Company's form.

Information as to the methods of Customs Inspection at Boston dutiable articles and rate of duty thereon, can be obtained from the Purser.

RMS Saxonia Passenger List - 16 September 1902

Information for Passengers - 23 May 1905

PASSENGERS desiring to have letters and telegrams forwarded by the Pilot from Boston Light, must hand same (fully prepaid) to the Purser within one hour after leaving dock.

All enquiries regarding Baggage should be made to the Purser; and Trunks. Wraps, etc., will be received, stored and shipped by the Company for the return voyage.

Steamer Chairs may he hired from the Deck Steward at a cost of $1.00 for the voyage.

Gentlemen are requested not to smoke in the saloons, staterooms, or companion-ways.

The Company is not responsible for theft if valuables or money are kept in the staterooms. The same should be placed in charge of the Purser for deposit in his safe, and a receipt for same will be given on the Company's form. As no charge is made for carriage, the Company cannot accept any responsibility for loss or damage, however arising, but passengers can protect themselves by insurance.

Tobacco, cigars, etc., wines, spirits and perfumery are liable to duty on being brought into the United Kingdom, and the smallest quantities should be declared to the Customs authorities when required.

Reprints of copyright books and music will be confiscated.

RMS Saxonia Passenger List - 23 May 1905

Information for Passengers - 21 August 1906

The establishment is announced of a Joint Service of the Cunard with the Peninsular & Oriental and with the Orient Pacific S. S. Companies, by which, via England or the Mediterranean, Passengers may be booked through to or from Egypt, India, China, Japan and Australia. Particulars of rates, sailings and connections on application.

The Boston Passenger Service of the Cunard Steamship Company is conducted by the "Ivernia" and "Saxonia," Twin-screw vessels of the following dimensions: Length over all, 600 ft.; breadth 64 ft. 3 ins., and over 14,000 tons gross tonnage. They are noted for their steadiness at sea in all weathers, and enjoy the reputation of being two of the most comfortable steamers in the Passenger Trade between the United States and England.

RMS Saxonia Passenger List - 21 August 1906

Information for Passengers - 17 September 1907

Passengers should obtain a receipt on the Company's form for any additional Passage Money or Freight paid on board.

The Purser is authorized to exchange money at the following rates. He will give American money for English at $4.80 to the pound sterling and English money for U.S. Currency at £1 sterling for $4.95.

This Steamer is Fitted with Marconi's System of Wireless Telegraphy, Also with The Submarine Signalling Apparatus.

RMS Saxonia Passenger List - 17 September 1907

Information for Passengers - 27 July 1909

The Surgeon is authorized to make customary charges, subject to the approval of the Commander, for treating any Passengers at their request for any illness not originating on board the ship. In the case of sickness contracted on board no charge will be made and medicine will be provided free.

Arrivals in Liverpool.—Time of Landing Passengers.— When any of the Company's steamers arrive alongside the Liverpool Landing Stage after 8:00 pm it is optional for the Passengers to go on shore that night. In the event, however, of their remaining on board, they will be landed after breakfast the following morning, either by tender or in dock as circumstances may make desirable.

When any of the Company's steamers cannot arrive alongside the Landing Stage at Liverpool by 9:30 pm, the steamer will not be brought to the Stage until the following morning.

To prevent inconvenience and to meet emergencies, any Passengers desirous of disembarking on arrival of the steamer will, when the vessel reaches the river (but not later than midnight), be landed, with hand baggage only, by tender, provided that the Purser is advised immediately after departure from Queenstown of the passenger's wish to do so. Notice will be placed in the Companionway on arrival at Queenstown advising Passengers of anticipated arrival at Liverpool, and arrangements for landing.

Arrivals in Boston.—When any of the Company's steamers arrive at the Wharf after 8:00 pm, Passengers have the option of remaining on board over night and landing after Breakfast the following morning.

Automobiles.—The Purser can give full information to Passengers who wish to hire Automobiles for Touring purposes, and on receipt of instructions will send Marconigram to Head Office ordering same.

RMS Saxonia Passenger List - 27 July 1909

Information for Passengers - 21 August 1912

Orchestra. A selected string orchestra plays at appropriate hours during the day and evening.

Staterooms. All staterooms are lighted by electricity, well ventilated and heated. Passengers are recommended to see that the doors of their staterooms are locked while the steamer is in port.

Exchange of Money. The Purser is authorized to exchange money at the following rates: English Money for U. S. Currency at £1 sterling for $4.95, and U. S. Currency for English at $4.80 to the pound sterling.

Tobacco, Cigars, Wines, Spirits, Etc., are liable to duty on being brought into Mediterranean Ports, and the smallest quantities should be declared to the Customs authorities, as required.

Landing and Embarking Expenses. The initial charge at all ports of call on Mediterranean Cruises will be borne by the Company, but subsequent charges must be paid by the passenger. The Purser will supply information.

Amusements. A number of games, such as shuffleboard, quoits, etc., are provided.

Attendance.- The Stewards have strict instructions to attend to the wants of passengers in a prompt and courteous manner.

An Experienced Surgeon is attached to every steamer. The Surgeon is authorized to make customary charges, subject to the approval of the Commander, for treating passengers at their request for any illness not originating on board the ship. In the case of sickness contracted on board no charge will be made for medicine and attendance.

Stop-over Tickets. Passengers are allowed to stop over at any intermediate port, and to continue the voyage without extra charge on any later steamer on which there may be room available and, in such accommodation, as may he vacant. Stop-over tickets must be procured from the Purser.

Travelers’ International Cheques. For the convenience of its patrons. The Cunard Company now issues Cheques of $10.00, $20.00, $50.00 and $100.00, with Foreign money equivalents, at which they will he. cashed by their Agents and Correspondents throughout the world, distinctly printed thereon: thus providing not only the safest and most economical means of taking funds abroad, with an absolute certainty as to value but also a simple and effective means of identification in case of need.

RMS Saxonia Passenger List - 21 August 1912

Lights and Distances

American & British Lights - Cunard SS Saxonia Second Cabin Passenger List - 23 May 1905. GGA Image ID # 11c85243c6

Taxi Rates

Carriage Fares From Cunard Wharf, East Boston to Boston, 1909. Insert in a RMS Saxonia Saloon Class Passenger List From 27 July 1909. GGA Image ID # 159eecaa71

Division of the City of Boston Into Sections, 1909. Insert Included in a RMS Sasonia Saloon Class Passenger List From 27 July 1909. GGA Image ID # 159eef822d

Services

Cunard Line Atlantic Services and Fleet List with Tonnage and Assigned Commanders, 1911. Ships Included the Albania, Aquitania, Ascania, Ausonia, Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Laconia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, and Ultonia. RMS Franconia Passenger List, 8 August 1911. GGA Image ID # 1e8030fb50

Cunard Line Atlantic Services and Fleet List with Tonnage and Assigned Commanders, 1912. Ships Include the Alaunia, Albania, Andania, Aquitania, Ascania, Ausonia, Campania, Carmania, Caronia, Carpathia, Franconia, Ivernia, Laconia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Pannonia, Saxonia, and Ultonia. RMS Caronia Passenger List, 30 March 1912. GGA Image ID # 1dc9ece700

Photographs

The Grand Dining Saloon of the Steamers Ivernia and the Saxonia Showing Interior of the Dome. GGA Image ID # 11907a8ad1

Additional Second Cabin and Third Class Accommodations Typically Found on Cunard Steamships. GGA Image ID # 1190d08541

Image Captions (L to R, T to B)

• Second-Class Dining Saloon : Umbria and Etruria
• Second Cabin Two-Berth Room : Ivernia and Saxonia
• Second Cabin Smoke Room : Umbria and Etruria
• Second Cabin Four-Berth Room: Umbria and Etruria
• Third-Class Smoke Room: Ivernia and Saxonia
• Third-Class Dining Room on the Ultonia

The Saxonia Smoking-Room, Where Man Is Master of All He Surveys, Is Well-Liked by Men Who Travel on the Saxonia. It's a Good Spot for a Good Smoke, a Friendly Game, or Round-Table Talk. Going Abroad, 1923. GGA Image ID # 1bcd5a7dd7

The Lounge on the RMS Saxonia Is Flooded with Light on All Sides, Making It a Particularly Cheerful Room for Chatting, Writing, or Listening to the Ship's Orchestra. Going Abroad, 1923. GGA Image ID # 1bcd5abdb6

Pretty Draperies and a Soft, Luxurious Couch Make This Stateroom on the Saxonia an Inviting Place. The Berths Are Roomy and Add to the Comfort of Traveling on This Favorite Ship. Going Abroad, 1923. GGA Image ID # 1bd186ab0a

Illustrations and Paintings

The Cunard Liner RMS Saxonia. Length: 600 Feet; Tonnage: 14,300. Going Abroad, 1923. GGA Image ID # 1bcd455344

Books Referencing the RMS Saxonia

Note 1: Bonsor, N.R.P. (1975). North Atlantic Seaway. p. 155.