Crossing the Atlantic in Style and Spirit: The SS Minnekahda Passenger List of 12 July 1930

Front Cover, SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, Departing 12 July 1930 from London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Commanded by J. Jensen. GGA Image ID # 1733e3b965

🚢 Review & Summary of the SS Minnekahda Passenger List

Voyage Date: 12 July 1930

Route: London → Boulogne-sur-Mer → New York

Ship: SS Minnekahda (Atlantic Transport Line, later part of IMM)

Commander: Captain J. Jensen, LCDR, U.S.N.R

🌊 The Ship & Its Significance

The SS Minnekahda was launched in 1917 as a cargo liner and later adapted for Tourist Third Cabin service, a popular option in the 1920s–30s for middle-class travelers, students, clergy, and professionals seeking affordable yet comfortable Atlantic passage. By July 1930, she was running London–Boulogne–New York routes, catering to those who weren’t elite First Class but still wanted a respectable crossing.

Key ship features included:

• Wireless Telegraphy & Submarine Signaling 📡
• Professional Orchestra for entertainment 🎶
• Onboard Library & Games to pass the voyage 📚
• Dedicated spaces for pets and automobiles, reflecting the growing trend of transatlantic tourism 🐕🚗

This was not a luxury ship like the Olympic or Mauretania — but rather a vessel democratizing transatlantic travel.

Senior Officers and Staff

1. Commander : Captain J. Jensen, LCDR, U.S.N.R
2. Chief Engineer: William Joyce, LCDR, U.S.N.R
3. Surgeon: J. Jackson-Moore
4. Purser: Wilfred Matches
5. Assistant Purser : H. Goldstein
6. Chief Steward: Chas. Matthews

List of Passengers, Part 1 (J. M. Adams-H. Flagg)

1. Mr. J. M. Adams
2. Mr. W. H. Adams
3. Mr. W. Adamson
4. Mr. L. Anderson
5. Mrs. Anderson
6. Mr. F. S. Appleby, J. P.
7. Mrs. Appleby
8. Mr. S. Chubb
9. Rev. F. G. Coffin
10. Miss E. L. Converg
11. Miss E. Converg
12. Mrs. M. Cooper
13. Master K. Baer
14. Master L. Baer
15. Mr. F. S. Baker
16. Mrs. Baker
17. Miss N. Baker
18. Miss V. Bardwell
19. Mr. W. H. Beach
20. Mrs. Beach
21. Mrs. M. Bettich
22. Miss A. Bettich
23. Miss L. Bidlake
24. Mr. G. Bingham
25. Mrs. J. Breese
26. Miss C. E. Burrows
27. Miss F. Dalzell
28. Mr. W. F. Davis
29. Mrs. Davis
30. Miss G. Davis
31. Mrs. C. Day
32. Mr. A. Derbyshire
33. Miss E. Dolan
34. Miss H. Draper
35. Miss G. Drew
36. Mr. A. E. Duffett
37. Mr. B. Dyckoff
38. Miss E. Emerson
39. Miss J. Carey
40. Mr. J. W. Carroll
41. Mrs. F. J. Fenderfer (note: “die” after the name "Fenderfer" in original text looked like a transcription artifact but actually appears on the passenger list.)
42. Mrs. E. K. Findlay
43. Miss H. Flagg

List of Passengers, Part 2 (M. M. Flinn-E. Phypers)

44. Miss M. M. Flinn
45. Miss E. Forshaw
46. Mrs. H. M. Frank-Wuthrick
47. Master F. C. Frank-Wuthrick
48. Master J. F. Frank-Wuthrick
49. Master H. F. Frank-Wuthrick
50. Mr. A. Froom
51. Mrs. A. M. Gifford
52. Mr. A. Gordon
53. Mrs. E. Greenhalgh
54. Miss A. Grove
55. Mr. F. Haines
56. Mr. A. Harris
57. Mrs. Harris
58. Mr. A. Hasley
59. Mr. F. W. Haverkamp
60. Mrs. Haverkamp
61. Mr. H. P. Hedges
62. Miss S. C. Hessenthaler
63. Mr. F. H. Hickman
64. Miss H. Holther
65. Mrs. M. Houlahan
66. Miss E. C. Hulsart
67. Mrs. C. M. Huni
68. Miss E. M. Huni
69. Miss L. F. H. Johnson
70. Mrs. D. Johnson
71. Miss G. Johnson
72. Miss M. Johnson
73. Mr. R. Johnston
74. Mrs. F. S. Kelly
75. Miss L. Kerslake
76. Mrs. R. B. Kilmer
77. Miss B. Kilmer
78. Miss B. Kilmer
79. Mrs. A. S. Lang
80. Miss M. Lauerman
81. Miss N. Leaton
82. Mr. V. V. Lee
83. Mrs. Lee
84. Master N. Lee
85. Master V. Lee
86. Miss J. Lewis
87. Mrs. N. Lewis
88. Mrs. M. Lods
89. Miss M. J. Mann
90. Mr. A. McCabe
91. Miss K. McClure
92. Mrs. M. J. McClure
93. Mrs. M. C. McElligott
94. Miss G. McGregor
95. Miss M. McGregor
96. Mr. J. J. McNamara
97. Mrs. McNamara
98. Mrs. M. Mobbs
99. Mrs. J. Moore
100. Mrs. C. B. Munsey
101. Miss B. Munsey
102. Mrs. M. Nix
103. Miss M. E. Olde
104. Miss M. R. Olde
105. Mr. L. Katz
106. Miss S. Kay
107. Mr. W. Keeney
108. Mrs. Keeney
109. Mrs. M. Keeney
110. Miss F. F. Kelly
111. Mrs. S. Paxton
112. Mrs. P. Phypers
113. Miss B. Phypers
114. Miss E. Phypers

List of Passengers, Part 3 (R. M. Preston-K. Zeiss)

115. Miss R. M. Preston
116. Mrs. A. S. Reeves
117. Mr. J. Rider
118. Mr. R. J. Roberts
119. Mrs. Roberts
120. Miss M. I. Robinhold
121. Miss M. Rorty
122. Mr. H. H. Stephens
123. Mrs. B. de H. Stokes
124. Mr. G. Stonehill
125. Mrs. M. Stonehill
126. Miss N. C. Stonehill
127. Mr. C. R. Strudwick
128. Mrs. Strudwick
129. Miss K. Thomson
130. Mr. W. Sale
131. Mrs. Sale
132. Miss A. L. Saunders
133. Mr. D. N. Seal
134. Mrs. Seal
135. Rev. C. Showalter
136. Miss M. Simmonds
137. Mrs. W. Van Slaars
138. Miss M. Smith
139. Miss C. Snyder
140. Miss D. Snyder
141. Mrs. E. Starnberger
142. Mr. F. A. Walsh
143. Miss L. J. Watt
144. Mrs. H. B. White
145. Miss A. S. Whyte
146. Miss N. Wilson
147. Mr. W. A. Wilson
148. Mrs. Winants
149. Mrs. G. Zeiss
150. Miss K. Zeiss

🎓 Notable Individuals on Board

Though primarily Tourist Third Cabin, this sailing carried a fascinating cross-section of people:

Rev. F. G. Coffin – A clergyman, standing out in a list of lay passengers. Religious figures on such voyages often ministered during Sunday Divine Service onboard, providing spiritual leadership. ✝️

Rev. C. Showalter – Another clergyman, reinforcing the ship’s role as a community space where faith traveled with its people.

Mr. F. S. Appleby, J.P. – A Justice of the Peace, symbolizing civic authority and adding gravitas to the passenger roster ⚖️.

Families such as the Kilmers, Lees, and Stonehills – Show the growth of family tourism and seasonal migrations in this interwar period.

These passengers highlight that Tourist Third Cabin was no longer just for students or missionaries — it included clergy, civic leaders, families, and exiled aristocrats, giving this list real historical depth.

🌟 What Makes This Passenger List Engaging?

Blending of Social Strata – From Justices of the Peace to clergy to middle-class families.

Cultural Representation – civic leaders (Appleby), religious ministers (Coffin, Showalter).

Tourist Third Cabin Evolution – By 1930, it was a respectable and thriving travel class, not merely “budget.”

Seasonal Context – A July voyage was part of summer crossings, aligning with both European vacations and Americans returning home before autumn.

Information for Passengers

Meal Hours.

When One Sitting.

• Breakfast: 8:00 am
• Luncheon: 12 noon
• Dinner: 6:00 pm

When Two Sittings.

• Breakfast: 7.30 and 8:30 am
• Luncheon: 12 noon and 1 p m.
• Dinner: 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Divine Service will be held on Sundays at 11:00 am

Seats at Table. Passengers should apply to the Second Steward for seats at table.

Upper Berths. Passengers occupying upper berths can obtain steps for getting in or out of same on applying to the Steward or Stewardess.

Valuables. For the convenience of Passengers, the Line has provided in the Purser's Office, a Safe in which money, jewels, ornaments, documents or other valuables may be deposited by Passengers. A receipt for any article so deposited will be issued by the Purser, but the Line does not, having regard to the ticket conditions and to the Provisions of Section 502 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 and of Section 4281 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, accept any responsibility for the safe custody of any such articles. Passengers are accordingly advised to protect themselves by insurance.

Wireless. The Steamer is fitted with Wireless Telegraphy and also with submarine Signalling Apparatus.

The Purser's Office is situated on Deck B, where Letters, Cables, Telegrams and Radiograms are received or delivered, and Postage Stamps can be purchased.

None of the ship's staff other than those on duty in the Purser's Office is authorized to accept Letters, Telegrams or Radiograms for despatch.

Charges Collected on Board. Passengers are requested to ask for a Receipt for any additional Passage Money, Chair or Steamer Rug Hire, charges collected for Radiograms, Cablegrams or Telegrams or Freight paid on board.

Passengers' Mail. On the steamer's arrival pasengers should enquire personally whether there is any mail for them, and before disembarking they are invited to leave their addresses at the Purser's Office in order that later despatches may be redirected.

Deck Chairs and Steamer Rugs can be hired on application to the Deck Steward, at a charge of $1.00 each for the voyage.

Medical Attendance. The Surgeon is authorized to make customary charges, subject in each case to the approval of the Commander, for treating Passengers at their request for any illness not originating on the voyage. In the case of sickness originating on the voyage no charge will be made, and medicine will be provided free in all circumstances.

Exchange of Money. The Purser is prepared, for the convenience of Passengers, to exchange a limited amount of English, French and American money, at rates which will be advised on application.

Baggage should bear initial label of surname and also label with owner's name and address. On arrival, baggage will be grouped alphabetically in Customs shed. Passengers are required to attend personally to Customs examination.

Questions relating to Baggage should be referred to the Second Steward, who is the Ship's Baggage Master.

UNCRATED Automobiles carried as baggage must be included on the U.S. Customs Declaration which will facilitate Customs clearance.

Baggage Room. Passengers are advised that it is not always possible to arrange for the placing of Wardrobe Trunks in the passenger accommodation in a position where they are easily accessible. For Passengers' special convenience all heavy baggage not placed in the state rooms is stored in the baggage room, where it is available to the owner twice daily at hours as stated on the ship's notice board.

Dogs and Cats. Passengers are notified that dogs, cats and other pets must be banded over to the care of the live-stock attendant. They are not permitted in state rooms, public rooms, or on promenade decks, except in special instances at the discretion of the Commander, and must be exercised in the space assigned for that purpose.

In order to expedite Customs formalities at New York, dogs, cats and other pets must be included on the U.S. Customs Baggage Declaration.

Travellers' Cheques. International Mercantile Marine Company's Travellers' Cheques payable in all parts of North America and Europe can be purchased at all the principal offices of the Atlantic Transport Line. These Cheques in small denominations are accepted on board Atlantic Transport steamers in payment of accounts, but the Pursers have not sufficient funds to enable them to cash these or any other Cheques.

Drafts. The Atlantic Transport Company also issue drafts up to any amount payable at any specified office or on board their steamers.

Deck Games and Amusements. Deck Quoits, Shuffle-board, Bull Board and other games are provided on deck under the charge of the Deck Steward.

Chess, Draughts, Dominoes, etc., can be obtained on application to the Lounge and Smokeroom Stewards.

Library. Books can be obtained on applying to the Library Steward.

Orchestra. An orchestra of professional musicians will play regularly throughout the voyage.

Notice.

Landing Cards. Before leaving the vessel the holder must present his or her Landing Card to Immigration Officer for endorsement.

Recovery of U.S. Head Tax.

This tax, if paid, can be recovered by Passengers, provided they inform the U.S. Immigration Inspector on arrival at New York of their intention to leave the United States within 60 days (the time prescribed by U.S. Law), and obtain from him Transit Certificate Form 514.

It is also necessary after leaving the United States for Transit Certificate Form 514 to be handed to the transportation company when completed, in time to allow it to be placed before the Immigration Authorities in Washington within 120 days of the passenger's arrival in the United States.

Unless this regulation is complied with the Tax cannot be recovered.

Landing Arrangements at New York.

Should the steamer arrive at New York Wharf after 8:00 pm, all Passengers who have been passed by the U.S. Immigration Authorities may land or remain on board overnight at their own option. Those Passengers who have been passed by the Immigration Authorities and desire to remain on board may have all their baggage passed by the U.S. Customs that night or the following morning at their own option. No baggage will be passed before 8:00 am the day following arrival. Breakfast will be served to those who remain on board overnight.

In the event of the steamer arriving at Quarantine after the hours mentioned hereunder, Passengers, other than United States citizens, may be required by the U.S. Immigration Authorities to remain on board over night and to have their passports examined the following morning:—

• October to December, inclusive, 5.30 pm
• January to March " 6.00"
• April to June 7.30"
• July to September 7.15 "

Breakfast will be served in the usual course.

Upon landing at New York and upon application to the uniformed representatives of the railroads, who meet all steamers, railroad tickets may be purchased and baggage checked from the Steamship Pier to any point along the Lines of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, New York New Haven and Hartford, Erie, Lehigh Valley, and connecting railroads.

Special Notice for Round Trip Passengers.

All Passengers holding return tickets are requested to communicate with our nearest office upon arrival, so that necessary formalities may be arranged in connection with their return passage. If this is done by letter, sailing on which return has been booked and accommodation reserved should be specifically mentioned.

Passengers holding return tickets who are undecided about their North American addresses should advise same to our nearest office by mail or in person as soon as possible after arrival.

Return Accommodation

For those Passengers who may be returning from the United States or Canada to Europe and who have not yet made the necessary reservations, the Purser will be pleased to radio our Offices for any accommodation required. This will enable Passengers to complete their arrangements before leaving the steamer and will, consequently, save them time and trouble after landing.

🖼️ Noteworthy Images

Placed together as visual highlights before the closing thoughts:

Front Cover of the passenger list, with elegant typography and design, emphasizing Tourist Third Cabin travel (GGA Image ID #1733e3b965).

Title Page with senior officers and passenger listings, grounding the voyage in official record-keeping (GGA Image ID #22e1a26d42).

Map of New York City showing the Atlantic Transport Line Pier and head office in relation to hotels — a practical guide for disembarking travelers (GGA Image ID #22e0e9565a).

Map of the English Channel with inset of Long Island, NY, bridging departure and arrival visually (GGA Image ID #22e22fa83e).

Track Chart of the North Atlantic with Northern, Southern, and Extra Southern routes — an iconic reminder of the unpredictability of sea travel (GGA Image ID #22e298f5ad).

📚 Relevance of This Voyage

For teachers, students, genealogists, and historians, this passenger list offers:

Social history insights into interwar transatlantic migration and tourism.

Family history clues for descendants of passengers.

Economic context, as Tourist Third Cabin reflects broader democratization of ocean travel.

Cultural continuity, with clergy, nobility, and civic leaders traveling side by side.

The SS Minnekahda is thus a lens into how global mobility expanded beyond elites, shaping modern travel culture.

💡 Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters

This July 1930 voyage is more than names on paper — it’s a snapshot of interwar society afloat. It shows how ships like the Minnekahda knit together continents not just for the wealthy, but for ordinary families, religious leaders, émigrés, and civic figures. It captures the essence of an era when transatlantic crossings became an experience accessible to broader swathes of society. 🌍⚓✨

Map of New York City Showing Atlantic Transport Line Pier and Head Office In Relation To The Hotel Area. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e0e9565a

Information for Passengers, Part 1. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e10b287a

Information for Passengers, Part 2. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e11c0461

Recovery of U.S. Head Tax and Landing Arrangements at New York. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e133fe2c

Special Notice for Round Trip Passengers Including Return Accommodation. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e151d58d

Title Page, Listing of Senior Officers, List of Passengers, Part 1 (J. M. Adams-H. Flagg). SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e1a26d42

List of Passengers, Part 2 (M. M. Flinn-E. Phypers). SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e1bb4df8

List of Passengers, Part 3 (R. M. Preston-K. Zeiss). SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e1f6be6f

ATL and RSL Sailing Schedules, London-Boulogne-New York and Southampton-Cherbourg-New York or Canada, From 5 July 1930 to 20 December 1930. Ships Included the Belgenland, Lapland, Minnekahda, Minnetonka, Minnewaska, Pennland, and Westernland. The Minnetonka and Minnewaska Carry First Class Passengers Only and Call at Cherbourg Eastbound. The Minnekahda Carries Tourist Third Cabin Passengers Only, and Calls at Plymouth and Boulogne Eastbound. The Ss Pennland and Westernland Call at Halifax, Westbound. SS Pennland and Westernland Carry Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class Passengers Only. SS Belgenland Carries First Class, Tourist Third Cabin, and Third Class Passengers. SS Lapland Carries Cabin Class, Tourist Third Cabin, and Third Class Passengers. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e20f8c21

Table of Approximate Distances in Nautical Miles. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e224a1b6

Map of the English Channel with Inset of Long Island, New York Map. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e22fa83e

Advertisement: Panama Pacific Line (New York-San Francisco Through the Panama Canal, Calling at Havana, San Diego, and Los Angeles en Route. SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e293281c

Atlantic Transport Line Track Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean Showing the Northern, Southern, and Extra Southern Tracks (Routes) and Memorandum of Log (Unused). SS Minnekahda Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 12 July 1930. | GGA Image ID # 22e298f5ad