Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1939
Passenger lists for 1938 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 primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.
Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.
Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.
1939-04-20 SS Hamburg Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 20 April 1939
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh
- Commander: Captain P. Hille
1939-04-22 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 22 April 1939
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.
1939-05-11 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 11 May 1939
- Route: New York to Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton
- Commander: Captain B. Majewski
1939-05-17 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 17 May 1939
- Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
- Commander: Commanded by Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.
1939-06-07 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 7 June 1939
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R
1939-06-08 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 8 June 1939
- Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Cherbourg, and Southampton
- Commander: Captain B. Majewski
1939-07-06 SS Stavangerfjord Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Norwegian America Line / Den Norske Amerikalinje (NAL)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 6 July 1939
- Route: New York to Oslo via Bergen, Stavanger, and Kristiansand
- Commander: Captain K. S. Irgens
1939-07-08 SS Georgic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 8 July 1939
- Route: New York to London via Cobh (Queenstown), Southampton, and Le Havre
- Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin, R.D., R.N.R.
1939-07-12 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 12 July 1939
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R
1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 13 July 1939
- Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and East London,
- Commander: Captain H. R. Northwood
1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 14 July 1939
- Route: Cape Town to London via Madeira
- Commander: Captain R. W. Goodacre, R.D., R.N.R
1939-07-15 SS Ile De France Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
- Commander: Captain Albert Fontaine
1939-07-25 SS Carinthia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cruise
- Date of Departure: 25 July 1939
- Route: New York to Quebec, Gaspé, and Halifax and returning to New York
- Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.
1939-08-19 RMS Franconia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 19 August 1939
- Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Belfast and Greenock
- Commander: Commanded by Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
1939-08-22 SS Washington Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 22 August 1939
- Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
- Commander: Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Cmdr., U.S.N.R
1939-09-09 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 9 September 1939
- Route: Southampton to New York
- Commander: Captain George Gibbons
1939-09-09 SS Volendam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 9 September 1939
- Route: Antwerp to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Captain J. P. Webster
1939-10-06 SS Rex Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Italia Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 6 October 1939
- Route: Genoa to New York via Naples
- Commander: Captain Attilio Frugone
Other 1939 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives
- Dollar Steamship Line SS President Pierce, 1939-03-30, Yokohama to Los Angeles via Honolulu and San Francisco, Commanded by Captain C. Jokstad, U.S.N.R.
- Cunard Line SS Carinthia, 1939-07-25, New York to Quebec, Saguenay River, Gaspe and Halifax, Commanded by Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.
Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1939 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at ggarchives@usa.com.
