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SS Seydlitz Collection

Seydlitz (1903) North German Lloyd

Built by F. Schichau, Danzig, Germany. Tonnage: 7,942. Dimensions: 442' x 55'. Twin-screw, 14 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 100 first, 100 second, 1,700 third. Services: (a) Germany- Australia-Far East, (b) Bremen-New York, (c) Bremen- Cuba. Fate: Scrapped in Germany, 1933. Sister ships: Gneisenau, Scharnhorst and Zieten.

Immigration Control Card - Australian Immigrant - 1913

1913-07-14 Australian Immigration Control Card, Fremantle, Australia

Example of an Immigration Control Card for Australia, issued by the North German Lloyd SS Seydlitz for a German immigrant on 14 July 1913. The immigrant would have carried this card with him and showed Australian Immigration Officers at Fremantle as required.

Front Cover, Dinner Menu, on the SS Seydlitz of the Norddeutscher Lloyd/North German Lloyd, Saturday, 6 September 1930.

1930-09-06 SS Seydlitz Dinner Menu

Vintage Dinner Menu from 6 September 1930 on board the SS Seydlitz of the Norddeutscher Lloyd/North German Lloyd featured Filet Mignon, French Fried Potatoes, Ham in Burgundy, and Strawberry Ice-Cream with Wafers for dessert.

Postcard with Photo of Sailors from the SMS Seydlitz dated 18 October 1914.

Postcard with Photo of Sailors from the SMS Seydlitz dated 18 October 1914. Image Contributed by Lydia Sayers Yee. GGA Image ID # 1595a2bae6

Left Side "Tombstone"

Erinnerung an die Kriegszeit 1914

Memory of the wartime 1914

Right Side "Tombstone"

Wir waren gern bei Euch fhr Lieben!
Doch weil der Engländer Frech geworden, Sind wit hier geblieben
.

We were happy to be with you dear ones!
But because the English got naughty, we stayed here.

Photograph of German Sailor Hans Faber from the SMS Seydlitz, nd, circa 1914.

Photograph of German Sailor Hans Faber from the SMS Seydlitz, nd, circa 1914. Image Contributed by Lydia Sayers Yee. GGA Image ID # 15967e42b0

 

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Havana-Galveston, from 5 June 1928 to 4 February 1929.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Havana-Galveston, from 5 June 1928 to 4 February 1929. Ships Included the Seydlitz and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 28 July 1928. GGA Image ID # 1e60d64701

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, Cherbourg, and Queenstown (Cobh), from 28 July 1928 to 30 December 1928.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, Cherbourg, and Queenstown (Cobh), from 28 July 1928 to 30 December 1928. Ships Included the Berlin, Columbus, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Lützow, München, Seyditz, Sierra Cordoba, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 28 July 1928. GGA Image ID # 1e609f3c10

 

Sailing Schedule, New York to Bremen via Queenstown (Cobh), Plymouth, Cherbourg, Southampton, and Bologne-sur-Mer, from 27 July 1928 to 13 January 1929.

Sailing Schedule, New York to Bremen via Queenstown (Cobh), Plymouth, Cherbourg, Southampton, and Bologne-sur-Mer, from 27 July 1928 to 13 January 1929. Ships Included the Berlin, Columbus, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Lützow, München, Seyditz, Sierra Cordoba, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 28 July 1928. GGA Image ID # 1e60c12f58

 

Sailing Schedule, Norddeutscher Lloyd Canadian Service, from 16 July 1928 to 15 December 1928.

Sailing Schedule, Norddeutscher Lloyd Canadian Service, from 16 July 1928 to 15 December 1928. Ships Included the Crefeld, Köln, München, Seydlitz, and Stuttgart. Service to the West Coast of North America, from 18 August 1928 to 25 October 1928. Ships Included the Spree, Witell, and Witram. SS Columbus Passenger List, 28 July 1928. GGA Image ID # 1e60c1ad2b

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen to New York, from 13 April 1929 to 26 September 1929.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen to New York, from 13 April 1929 to 26 September 1929. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Dresden, Karlsruhe, München, Seydlitz, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 13 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e63b9221a

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen to New York, from 11 April 1929 to 5 October 1929.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen to New York, from 11 April 1929 to 5 October 1929. Ships Included the Berlin, Bremen, Columbus, Dresden, Karlsruhe, München, Seydlitz, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 13 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e640b97ed

 

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Havana-Galveston, from 4 April 1929 to 29 December 1929.

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Havana-Galveston, from 4 April 1929 to 29 December 1929. Ships Included the Seydlitz and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 13 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e6452054a

 

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