SS Manhattan Passenger Lists 1932-1940
SS Manhattan (1932) of the United States Lines. GGA Image ID # 1d3e9f0b48
The SS Mahattan (1932) of the United States Lines at Sea. GGA Image ID # 1d3ea69062
SS Manhattan Archival Collection includes Manhattan (1932) United States Lines Ship History (Brief); Brochures; Menus; Sailing Schedules; Postcards; Books Referencing the SS Manhattan; Back Cover Images; Title Pages; Officers Sleeve Stripes; Advertisements; Excerpts from Information for Passengers; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; and Photographs.
All Digitized Passenger Lists For the SS Manhattan Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route.
1932-08-24 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 24 August 1932
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Le Havre and Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain George Fried
1932-10-19 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 19 October 1932
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Le Havre and Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain George Fried
1934-07-18 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 18 July 1934
Route: New York to Hamburg via Queenstown (Cobh), Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain Schuyler F. Cumings, Lt. Cmdr. USNR
1934-08-01 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 1 August 1934
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
Commander: Captain Schuyler F. Cumings
1934-10-24 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 24 October 1934
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Le Havre, and Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Commodore A. B. Randall, U.S.N.R.
1935-04-10 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 10 April 1935
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Le Havre and Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Commodore A. B. Randall, U.S.N.R.
1935-07-31 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 31 July 1935
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Cmdr., USNR
1936-03-11 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 11 March 1936
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
Commander: Commodore A. B. Randall, U.S.N.R.
1936-07-29 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 29 July 1936
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
Commander: Captain Harry Manning, Lt., U.S.N.R.
1936-10-21 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 21 October 1936
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
Commander: Commodore A. B. Randall, Cmdr., U.S.N.R
1938-04-20 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 20 April 1938
Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.
1938-06-29 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 29 June 1938
Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton and Cobh
Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.
1939-03-10 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 March 1939
Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth, and Le Havre
Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, CAPT. U.S.N.R.
1940-07-12 SS Manhattan Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 12 July 1940
Route: Lisbon to New York
Commander: Captain George V. Richardson, LCDR, USNR
Note: The SS Manhattan was transporting passengers fleeing Europe from Lisbon to New York City. These passengers capped a more or less continuous stream of Jewish migrants leaving various European countries after the Third Reich's rise to power in Germany.
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 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. 🙏
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