SS Havel Passenger Lists 1892-1896
The North German Lloyd SS Havel. The English Illustrated Magazine, April 1893. GGA Image ID # 1d1887dc29
All Digitized Passenger Lists For the SS Havel Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route.
1892-09-13 SS Havel Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 13 September 1892
- Route: Bremen to New York
- Commander: Captain Th. Jüngst
1896-06-30 SS Havel Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 30 June 1896
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton
- Commander: Captain Th. Jüngst
Passenger Lists contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection contains a sampling of what was originally produced and printed by the steamship lines.
About the SS Havel
The North German Lloyds have since 1887 built the Lahn, Spree, and Havel, all single screws; the two last of 7,000 tons with 13,000 horsepower and a speed of 18 1/2 knots.
These latter ships would probably have been twin screws had the docks of Bremerhaven afforded sufficient width of the entrance. Still, whether this be the case or not, the probability is that in the future, it will be the dock that will yield and not the ship.
There is no need to make a comparison of these ships in equipment. Luxury has been carried as far as the present human invention and imagination can take.
Suites for families are arranged with private sitting rooms and private tables so that, barring the roll so uneasy to the unhappy landsman, one could scarce know the change from the most luxurious apartment of the Brevoort.
Excerpt from Cdr. F. E. Chadwick, USN, "The Develepment of the Steamship -- The Change to Twin Screws," in Ocean Steamships: A Popular Account of their Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891, p. 43.
⚠️ About Accuracy in Historical Records Research Tip
Context. The GG Archives presents passenger lists as faithfully as possible to the original documents. While OCR is generally accurate, portions of these collections—especially image captions and some transcriptions—are typed by hand and may include typographical or spelling variations. The original manifests themselves also contained clerical inconsistencies (names recorded phonetically, mid-voyage corrections, etc.).
What this means for your research:
- Search variant spellings of names (e.g., “Schmidt/Schmitt/Smith,” “Giuseppe/Joseph”).
- Cross-reference with immigration cards, passport applications, naturalization files, city directories, and newspapers.
- Treat manifests as primary sources with historical quirks—use them alongside corroborating records.
- For place names, consider historical borders and language variants (e.g., Danzig/Gdańsk, Trieste/Trst).
How to cite. When quoting a name from a manifest, consider adding [sic] for obvious misspellings and include a note such as “spelling as printed in original passenger list.”
Need help? If you spot a likely transcription error in captions, feel free to contact us with the page URL and a brief note—we love community input. 🙏
Curator’s Note
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