|
NOMBRE |
TONS |
BOTADO |
1er VIAJE |
OTROS
NOMBRES |
DESTINO
Y AÑO |
|
Hohenzollern |
3.092 |
1873 |
1876 |
|
1899 Vendido a HongKong, convertido en
barcaza - Desguace |
|
Salier |
3.083 |
1874 |
1876 |
|
1896 Naufragó costa de España |
|
Habsburg |
3.094 |
1875 |
1876 |
1898 Vendido a Italia -
En camino hacia allí encalló |
1899 reflotado -
Desguace |
|
Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm |
2.387 |
1870 |
1876 |
|
1897 Desguace |
|
Graf Bismarck |
2.406 |
1870 |
1877 |
|
1898 Desguace |
|
Berlin |
2.333 |
1867 |
1879 |
1894 M. Bruzzo (Italia) |
1895 Desguace |
|
Hannover |
2.571 |
1869 |
1881 |
|
1894 Desguace |
|
Frankfurt |
2.582 |
1869 |
1881 |
1894 Frankfurt (Br) |
1897 Desguace |
|
Baltimore |
2.321 |
1867 |
1881 |
|
1894 Desguace |
|
Hohenstaufen |
3.098 |
1873 |
1881 |
|
1897 Desguace |
|
Strassburg |
3.025 |
1872 |
1881 |
|
1897 Desguace |
|
Köln |
2.555 |
1870 |
1883 |
|
1895 Desguace |
|
Leipzig |
2.388 |
1869 |
1883 |
|
1898 Desguace |
|
Ohio |
2.394 |
1868 |
1884 |
1894 Amazzone (Gob. Argentino) - 1897 Rio
SantaCruz (Idem) |
1903 convertido en pontón |
|
München |
4.536 |
1889 |
1889 |
1902 Gregory Morch (Ruso) |
1910 Desguace |
|
Karlsruhe |
5.057 |
1889 |
1889 |
|
1908 Desguace |
|
Dresden |
4.527 |
1888 |
1889 |
1903 Helius (Houston) - 1904 Idem
(Union-Castle) - 1906 Tirimujghian (Gob. Turco) |
1914 Hundido en MarNegro por rusos |
|
Stuttgart |
5.048 |
1889 |
1890 |
|
1908 Desguace |
|
Gera |
5.005 |
1890 |
1891 |
1908 Valparaiso (Lloyd del Pacifico
(Italia) |
1917 Torpedeado y hundido por alemanes |
|
Oldenburg |
5.006 |
1890 |
1891 |
1911 AK-Deniz (Turco) |
1923 Desguace |
|
Darmstadt |
5.012 |
1890 |
1891 |
1911 Kara Deniz (Turco) |
1923 Desguace |
|
Pfalz |
4.604 |
1893 |
1893 |
1904 Gertrud Woermann (Woermann) |
1904 Naufragó cerca Swarkopmunde |
|
Roland |
3.603 |
1893 |
1893 |
1911 Bahriahmer (Turco) |
1914 Hundido por Marina Rusa en Mar Negro |
|
Mark |
3.756 |
1893 |
1894 |
1902 Markgraf (Woermann) |
1914 Destruido por buque de Guerra británico |
|
H.H. Meier |
5.140 |
1891 |
1894 |
1891 Botado como Lucania (MacIver) -
1892 H.H. Meier (NDL) -
1901 Manuel Calvo (Cía. Transatlántica
–España) - 1952 Drago (Español) |
1959 Desguace |
|
Willehad |
4.761 |
1894 |
1894 |
1917 incautado por EEUU renombrado
Wyandotte (Gob. US) |
1924 Desguace |
|
Crefeld |
3.829 |
1895 |
1895 |
1914 se refugió en Tenerife -
1918 entregado a España, renombrado España
No. 4 - 1925 Teide (Cía
Transatlántica) |
1932 naufragó cerca Barta, Guinea Español |
|
Aachen |
3.833 |
1895 |
1895 |
Buque naval auxiliar alemán |
1915 Torpedeado y hundido por submarino
británico |
|
Bonn |
3.969 |
1895 |
1895 |
1913 Gregor (alemán) |
1920 encalló en Mar Negro |
|
Wittekind |
4.755 |
1894 |
1895 |
1914 se refugió en Boston -
1917 incautado por EEUU renombrado Iroquois
(Gob. EEUU) - 1919 Freedom (idem) |
1924 Desguace |
|
Halle |
3.960 |
1895 |
1895 |
1913 Pawel (Alemán) -
1915 Woudrichem (Holandés) -
1919 Lloyd (EEUU) -
1923 idem (Italia) -
1924 Iris (It) |
1926 Desguace |
|
Mainz |
3.204 |
1897 |
1897 |
1912 Lydie (Belga) |
1928 Desguace |
|
Coblenz |
3.169 |
1897 |
1897 |
1917 Incautado en Manila, renombrado Sachen
- 1920 Cuba (Pacific Mail) |
1923 naufragó en California |
|
Trier |
3.168 |
1898 |
1898 |
|
1902 Naufragó en España |
|
Norderney |
5.211 |
1896 |
1901 |
1896 Botado como Elisabeth Rickmers (Rickmers
(Alemán) - 1900 Norderney (NDL) |
1916 Perdido cerca Sassnitz |
|
Helgoland |
4.888 |
1896 |
1902 |
1896 Botado como Maria Rickmers (Rickmers (Alemán))
- 1900 Helgoland (NDL) - 1914 incautado por Gran Bretaña
renombrado Polyxena |
1917 Torpedeado y hundido por submarino
alemán |
|
Schleswig |
6.995 |
1902 |
1902 |
1919 asignado a Francia, renombrado Genéral
Duchesne |
1932 Desguace |
|
Würzburg |
4.985 |
1900 |
1904 |
1916 Incautado por Portugal, renombrado São
Vicente (Portugal) - 1925 Loanda (Cia Colonial) |
1938 Desguace |
|
Borkum |
5.350 |
1896 |
1904 |
1896 Botado como Ellen Rickmers (Rickmers
(Alemán)) - 1900 Borkum (NDL)
- 1915 Incautado por Italia, renombrado
Asti |
1917 Torpedeado y hundido por submarino
alemán |
|
Weimar |
4.996 |
1891 |
1905 |
1908 Santiago (Lloyd del Pacifico (It)
- 1909 Armonia
(Chile) - 1917 idem
(Canadá) |
1917 Torpedeado y hundido por submarino
alemán |
|
Frankfurt |
7.431 |
1899 |
1908 |
1919 se rindió a Gran Bretaña sin cambio de
nombre - 1922 Sarvistan (Hong Kong) |
1931 Desguace |
|
Seydlitz |
7.942 |
1902 |
1913 |
1914 se refugió en
Bahía Blanca, Argentina, retornado a NDL después del
Armisticio |
1933 Desguace |
|
Sierra Nevada (I) |
8.235 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 Se refugió en Pernambuco - 1917
Incautado por Brasil, renombrado Bagé |
1943 Torpedeado y hundido por submarino
alemán |
|
Sierra Ventana (I) |
8.262 |
1912 |
1913 |
1920 Alba (Sud Atlantique) - 1926 Amérique
(Chargeurs Réunis) |
1936 Desguace |
|
Sierra Cordoba (I) |
8.226 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 Se refugió en Callao
1917
Incautado por Perú, renombrado Callao
- 1922 Ruth Alexander (Dollar) |
1941 Torpedeado y hundido por bombarderos
japoneses |
|
Sierra Salvada (I) |
8.250 |
1912 |
1913 |
1917 Incautado por
Brasil, renombrado Avaré -
1922 dio vuelta campana -
1922 Reflotado, enviado al amarre -
1924 Per Gynt (Alemán) -
1926 Neptunia (Sitmar (Ialia)) - 1927 Oceana
(Hapag) - 1945 Empire Tarne (Br) - 1946 Sibir (USSR) |
|
|
Sierra Nevada (II)
Madrid |
8.753 |
1922 |
1922
1925 |
1925 renombrado Madrid (NDL) -
1934 Madrid (Hamburg Süd) |
1941 Hundido en ataque aéreo británico |
|
Sierra Ventana (II) |
11.452 |
1923 |
1924 |
1935 Sardegna (It) -
1937 idem (Lloyd Triestino) |
1940 Torpedeado y hundido por submarino
griego |
|
Sierra Cordoba (II) |
11.469 |
1923 |
1924 |
1935 Sierra Cordoba (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) -
1945 se rindió a Gran Bretaña |
1946 muy dañado en incendio
1948 encalló y se hundió |
|
Sierra Morena |
11.430 |
1924 |
1924 |
1934 Der Deutsche (NDL crucero transatlántico) -
1935 idem (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) - 1946 Asia (Ruso) |
1970 Desguace |
|
Sierra Salvada (II) |
13.615 |
1922 |
1932 |
1922 Botado como Cap Norte (Hamburg-Süd) -
1932 Sierra Salvada (NDL) - 1934 Cap Norte (Hamburg-Süd) |
|
|
Sierra Nevada (III) |
13.589 |
1921 |
1932 |
1921 Botado como Antonio Delfino (Hamburg-Süd)
- 1932 Sierra Nevada (NDL) -
1934 Antonio Delfino (Hamburg-Süd) |
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Listado por abecedario de todos lo buques
de la NDL. Fuente: The ships List
|
Buque |
Construido |
Historia y años en servicio |
Tons |
| Aachen (1) |
1895 |
1914 transferred
to German Navy, 1915 torpedoed and sunk by British submarine. |
3,833 |
| Aachen (2) |
1923 |
1940 sunk by
British destroyers at Narvik, 1951 refloated by Norwegians
renamed Oakhill. |
6,274 |
| Abana |
1929 |
1935 renamed
Inn, 1939 sunk by Royal Navy off Canary Islands. |
2,867 |
| Achaia |
1923 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1931 to H. Schuldte, Flensburg renamed
Troyburg. |
2,288 |
| Adler (1) |
1857 |
1866
rebuilt to 692 tons, 1881 sold to DFDS,
Copenhagen, renamed Romny. |
523 |
| Adler (2) |
1884 |
1897
African coastal service and later Italy - Suez feeder ship, 1897
transferred to Argo
SS Co. |
1,356 |
| Adler (3) |
1900 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
1,170 |
| Aegina |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1941 sunk by British warships off
Libya. |
2,447 |
| Agira |
1930 |
1936 renamed
Spree, 1939 mined off Denmark towed to Stavanger, 1946 seized by
Allies, assigned to Holland and renamed Hedel. |
2,867 |
| Albatross (1) |
1872 |
West Indies -
Colon feeder ship, 1891 sold to Argonaut SS Co, London, renamed
Argonaut. |
1,045 |
| Albatross (2) |
1893 |
Bremen -
UK service, 1897 transferred to Argo
SS Co. |
1,083 |
| Albatross (3) |
1915 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
985 |
| Alda |
1921 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 renamed Eisenach (3), 1941
scuttled at Costa Rica to prevent seizure, refloated and renamed
Oceanica for Costa Rican owners, 1943 to Portugal renamed
Ultramarino, 1951 repurchased by NGL renamed Traunstein, 1960
scrapped. |
4,177 |
| Alk |
1924 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
1,175 |
| Aller (1) |
1886 |
1904 scrapped. |
4,964 |
| Aller (2) |
1927 |
1939 laid up in
Lourenco Marques, 1943 sold to Cia. Nacional de Nav., Portugal
renamed Sofala. |
7,627 |
| Alrich |
1922 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1934 to Hamburg
South America Line, 1937
renamed Sao Paulo. |
4,977 |
| Alster |
1928 |
1940 captured
off Bodo, Norway by Royal Navy, renamed Empire Endurance. |
8,514 |
| Altenburg |
1916 |
1919 ceded to
France as war reparation renamed Camranh. |
6,742 |
| America (1) |
1863 |
1894 sold to
Italy, renamed Orazio. |
2,752 |
| America (2) |
1893 |
ex-
Stolzenfels, 1905 purchased from Argo Line, renamed America,
1908 sold to Argo
Line. |
3,022 |
| Amisia |
1921 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1934 to Argo Line. |
999 |
| Amsel (1) |
1921 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1927 to K.N.S.M.,
Amsterdam renamed Proteus. |
1,065 |
| Amsel (2) |
1927 |
1934 to Argo
Line. |
1,756 |
| Anatolia |
1923 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1940 sold to Lloyd Argentino, 1942
renamed Santa Fe. |
2,446 |
| Ancona |
|
see Haimon
(1) |
|
| Anghin |
1903 |
ex-
Dorothea Rickmers, 1903 purchased from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Anghin, 1919 to Britain as war reparation. |
1,613 |
| Angora |
1923 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1935 to Atlas Levante Line, Bremen. |
2,289 |
| Anhalt (1) |
1914 |
1919 ceded
to Britain as war reparation, 1921 sold to Spain (Aznar)
renamed Aya Mendi.1924 repurchased by NGL reverted to Anhalt,
1932 sold to USSR renamed Kharkov. October 14th 1941 scuttled at
Nicolaev, salvaged by Germans. 1942 to German Goverment, renamed
Boy Feddersen. August 11th 1943 sunk by Soviet submarine D.4.
near Sevastapol. |
6,580 |
| Anhalt (2) |
|
see Ansgir. |
|
| Ansgir |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 renamed Anhalt (2), 1941 arracked
by British destroyers off Norway, run ashore and wrecked. |
4,621 |
| Arnfried |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1932 sold to USSR renamed
Ladoga. |
2,332 |
| Arta |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1935 to Atlas Levante Line, Bremen |
2,452 |
| Arucas |
1927 |
1940 scuttled in
North Atlantic to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
3,359 |
| Asahan |
1899 |
ex- Anjou, 1900
purchased from Soc. Nantaise de Transp. a la Guyane, Nantes, and
renamed Asahan, 1906 sold to Bangkok, renamed Anjou. |
404 |
| Askania |
1922 |
ex- Nord
Schleswig, 1931 purchased from H. Schuldt, Flensburg renamed
Askania, 1936 renamed Schleswig, 1937 sold to Peru renamed
Maranon. |
3,367 |
| Athena |
1923 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 sold to USSR renamed Ilmen. |
2,286 |
| Attika |
1923 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1935 to Atlas Levante Line, Bremen. |
3,447 |
| Atto |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1935 to Deutsche Levante Line, Hamburg
renamed Adana. |
4,176 |
| Augsburg (1) |
1916 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed Tremere of Hain SS Co. |
8,112 |
| Augsburg (2) |
1915 |
ex-
Northwestern Miller, 1927 purchased from Furness
Withy & Co., renamed Augsburg,
1940 to Japanese Government renamed Teiryo Maru. |
6,512 |
| Ayuthia |
1908 |
1920 ceded to
Britain. |
422 |
| Babelsberg |
1883 |
ex- Niobe, 1898
purchased from Kingsin Line and renamed Babelsberg, 1900 sold to
Ostasiatische Handels Ges., Hamburg. |
2,180 |
| Badenstein |
1968 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1978 sold to Chile renamed Rapel. |
7,474 |
| Baltimore |
1868 |
1894 scrapped. |
2,321 |
| Bamberg |
1895 |
ex- Senta,
1898 purchased from Kingsin Line and renamed Bamberg, 1903 sold
to Hamburg
America Line, renamed Spezia. |
4,148 |
| Bangkapong |
1903 |
1917 seized by
Siam renamed Han Thale. |
455 |
| Barbarossa |
1897 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Mercury. |
10,769 |
| Barenstein |
1953 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 chartered renamed Pratita, 1972 sold to Italy
renamed Ignazioemme. |
5,547 |
| Bartenstein |
1956 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1977 sold to Singapore renamed Kota Benar. |
5,827 |
| Bayern |
1887 |
1893 rebuilt to
5034 tons, 1909 scrapped. |
4,576 |
| Bayernstein (1) |
1955 |
1967 sold to C.
Y. Tung, Hong Kong renamed Oriental Lady. |
8,999 |
| Bayernstein (2) |
1968 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1980 sold to Singapore renamed South Star. |
7,485 |
| Berengar |
1911 |
ex-
General Botha, 1926 purchased from the Reardon Smith, Cardiff
renamed Berengar, 1935 to Hamburg
South America Line, 1937
renamed Petropolis. |
4,845 |
| Berlin (1) |
1868 |
1894 sold to
Italy, renamed M. Bruzzo. |
2,334 |
| Berlin (2) |
1909 |
1919 ceded
to Britain as war reparation, 1920 to White
Star Line renamed
Arabic. |
17,324 |
| Berlin (3) |
1925 |
1945 mined and
sunk off Swinemunde, 1948 refloated, repaired and renamed
Admiral Nakhimov for USSR. 1986 sank in Black Sea after
collision |
15,286 |
| Berlin (4) |
|
see Gripsholm. |
|
| Bieberstein |
1953 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Italy renamed Robertoemme. |
5,546 |
| Billung |
1918 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1926 renamed Meise, 1934 to Argo Line. |
868 |
| Birkenstein |
1956 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1977 sold to Singapore renamed Kota Berani. |
5,798 |
| Bischofstein |
1956 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1976 sold to Panama renamed Pantera. |
5,794 |
| Blankenstein |
1956 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1977 sold to Singapore renamed Kota Bakti. |
5,827 |
| Bodenstein |
1956 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1977 sold to Singapore renamed New Panther. |
5,827 |
| Bogota |
1937 |
1944 chartered
to Japan renamed Teishu Maru, 1945 under U.S. control reverted
to Bogota, 1950 returned to NGL, 1955 sold to Denmark renamed
Astrid Sven. |
1,230 |
| Bonn |
1895 |
1913 sold to
Jebsen & Diederichsen, Hamburg, renamed Gregor. |
3,969 |
| Borkum (1) |
1896 |
ex- Ellen
Rickmers, 1900 purchased from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Borkum, 1915 seized by Italy renamed Asti. |
5,642 |
| Borkum (2) |
|
see Ingram. |
|
| Borneo |
1902 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Nipsic. |
2,168 |
| Brandenburg |
1902 |
1919 to
Britain as war reparation, 1922 renamed Hecuba Alfred Holt & Co.
(Blue
Funnel Line) |
7,542 |
| Brandenstein |
1952 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Italy renamed Fernandaemme. |
5,567 |
| Braunschweig |
1873 |
1896 scrapped. |
3,080 |
| Breitenstein |
1956 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1976 sold to Panama renamed Diego. |
5,794 |
| Bremen (1) |
1858 |
1874 sold to
E.Bates, Liverpool converted to sail. |
2,674 |
| Bremen (2) |
1897 |
1919 ceded
to Britain as war reparation, 1921 to Byron
Line, renamed Constantinople. |
10,525 |
| Bremen (3) |
|
1922 see Prinzess
Irene. |
|
| Bremen (4) |
1929 |
1940
accommodation ship at Bremerhaven, 1941 burnt out in
Bremerhaven, 1946 scrapped. |
51,656 |
| Bremen (5) |
1939 |
ex- Pasteur,
1959 purchased from Cie. de Nav. Sudatlantique, Bordeaux renamed
Bremen, 1970 to Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Chandris, Piraeus
renamed Regina Magna. |
32,336 |
| Bremerhaven |
1920 |
1922 sold
to Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1925 taken over
with Horn Line, 1936 sold to Colyer, Watson & Co., Rabaul
renamed Island Trader, 1938 repurchased by NDL renamed
Bremerhaven, 1940 sold to Japan renamed Heiun Maru. |
1,566 |
| Breslau |
1901 |
1917
seized by USA renamed Bridgeport. (picture) |
7,524 |
| Brun von Warendorp |
1914 |
1925 taken over
with Hanseatische D.S. Ges., Lubeck 1927 renamed Hecht, 1933 to
Argo Line, Bremen. |
999 |
| Buchenstein |
1958 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1981 sold to Saudi Arabia renamed Saudi Rose. |
6,223 |
| Bulow |
1906 |
1916 seized by
Portugal renamed Tras-os-Montes. |
9,028 |
| Buntenstein |
1960 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1980 sold to Panama renamed Sandra S. |
6,233 |
| Burgenstein |
1958 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1981 sold to Saudi Arabia renamed Saudi Palm. |
6,215 |
| Bussard |
1921 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1934 to Argo Line. |
986 |
| Butt |
1909 |
ex- Ludwig
Stahl, 1928 taken over with Weidtmann Lane, Hamburg renamed
Butt, 1933 to Argo Line. |
736 |
| Cali |
|
see Fredenhagen. |
|
| Cassel |
1901 |
1919 to France
as war reparation, renamed Marechal Gallieni. |
7,543 |
| Castorp |
1920 |
1925 taken over
with Hanseatische D.S. Ges., Lubeck 1927 renamed Forelle, 1932
to Argo Line, Bremen. |
1,005 |
| Cavalla |
1912 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1935 to Atlas Levante Line, Bremen. |
1,570 |
| Chantaboon |
1908 |
1917 seized by
Siam. |
421 |
| Chemnitz (1) |
1902 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation. |
7,542 |
| Chemnitz (2) |
1929 |
1939 captured by
French Navy, 1940 renamed Saint Bertrand. |
5,522 |
| Chieng Mai (1) |
1895 |
ex- Clio, 1899
purchased from Straits SS Co., Singapore, and renamed Chieng
Mai, 1906 sold to Handels & Schhep Mart, renamed Sari Bandjer. |
1,237 |
| Chiengmai (2) |
1907 |
1917 seized by
Siam renamed Doen Samudi. |
1,815 |
| Choising |
1900 |
ex-
Madeleine Rickmers, 1903 chartered from Rickmers, 1906 purchased
from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Choising, 1915 became Italian renamed Caroccio. |
1,657 |
| Coblenz (1) |
1897 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Sachem. |
3,169 |
| Coblenz (2) |
1924 |
1935 sold
to Italia
Line renamed
Sicilia. |
9,449 |
| Coburg (1) |
1909 |
1917 seized by
Brazil renamed Pocone. |
6,750 |
| Coburg (2) |
|
see Havel
(2) |
|
| Columbus |
1923 |
1939 scuttled in
Atlantic to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
32,364 |
| Condor (1) |
1858 |
1866 rebuilt to
653 tons, 1879 sank after collision with Norwegian sailing ship
Jenny near Goteburg. |
568 |
| Condor (2) |
1884 |
1897
transferred to Argo
SS Co. |
1,230 |
| Condor (3) |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1934 to Argo Line. |
889 |
| Crefeld (1) |
1895 |
1918 ceded to
Spain as war reparation renamed Espana No.4. |
3,829 |
| Crefeld (2) |
1922 |
1934 became
cargo ship, 1941 scuttled as blockship at Massawa |
9,573 |
| Dagmar |
1896 |
1901 purchased
from Melchers & Co, 1901 wrecked. |
1,457 |
| Danzig |
1887 |
Italy - Egypt
feeder service, 1896 sold to R.Sloman, Hamburg, renamed
Frascati. |
1,852 |
| Darmstadt |
1890 |
1911 sold to
Turkey, renamed Kara Deniz. |
5,012 |
| Darvel |
1905 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Wamsutta. |
1,508 |
| Deli |
1900 |
1917 seized by
Siam renamed Den Samud. |
1,394 |
| Der Deutsche |
|
see Sierra
Morena. |
|
| Derfflinger |
1908 |
1914 seized by
Britain, renamed Huntsgreen, 1923 repurchased by NGL reverted to
Derfflinger, 1932 scrapped. |
9,060 |
| Dessau (1) |
1915 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed Voreda. 1924 repurchased
by NGL reverted to Dessau, 1935 scrapped. |
6,719 |
| Dessau (2) |
|
see Wido. |
|
| Deutschland |
1866 |
1875 wrecked in
Thames Estuary; loss of 57 lives. |
2,800 |
| Donau (1) |
1869 |
1889 sold to H.
Bischoff, Bremen. |
2,896 |
| Donau (2) |
1929 |
1945 sunk in
Oslofjord with limpet mines, 1952 salvaged and scrapped. |
9,025 |
| Drau |
1944 |
1947 ceded to
USA, 1948 sold to Norway renamed Sunny, then Tindefjell. |
3,290 |
| Dresden (1) |
1889 |
1903 sold
to Houston
Line, renamed Helius. |
4,802 |
| Dresden (2) |
|
see Zeppelin. |
|
| Dresden (3) |
1937 |
1942 sunk
in mouth of Gironde by British torpedo boats; loss of 251 lives,
1946 raised and repaired, 1949 sold to Chargeurs
Reunis renamed
Doba. |
5,567 |
| Drossel |
|
see Horneck. |
|
| Dusseldorf |
1935 |
1939 captured by
Royal Navy near Antofasta renamed Kingston, then Empire
Confidence. |
4,930 |
| Eider (1) |
1884 |
1892 stranded
Isle of Wight, refloated and scrapped. |
4,722 |
| Eider (2) |
1937 |
1943 became
minesweeper Sperrbrecher 36, 1946 scuttled in North Sea with
cargo of surplus gas ammunition. |
3,288 |
| Eisenach (1) |
1909 |
1917 seized by
Brazil renamed Santarem. |
6,750 |
| Eisenach (2) |
1922 |
1935 sold to
Bulgaria renamed Rodina. |
4,177 |
| Eisenach (3) |
|
see Alda. |
|
| Elbe (1) |
1881 |
1895 sunk in
collision in North Sea with British SS Craithie; loss of 332
lives. |
4,510 |
| Elbe (2) |
1929 |
ex- Holstein,
1934 purchased renamed Elbe, 1941 sunk by British carrier
aircraft off Cape Verde Islands. |
6,606 |
| Elberfeld |
1923 |
1927 wrecked off
Spain. |
6,272 |
| Elsass |
1912 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Appeles. |
6,590 |
| Elster |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1934 to Argo Line. |
1,136 |
| Ems (1) |
1884 |
1901 sold
to Elder
Dempster & Co., renamed Lake
Simcoe. |
4,730 |
| Ems (2) |
1937 |
1939 converted
to surface raider, 1942 sunk by British torpedo boat in English
Channel. |
3,287 |
| Emsstein |
1951 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Austria renamed Murtal. |
2,699 |
| Erfurt (1) |
1916 |
1920 to Belgium,
renamed Mercier. |
7,853 |
| Erfurt (2) |
1923 |
1944 mined and
sunk in Baltic. |
4,201 |
| Erlangen (1) |
1902 |
1917 mined and
sunk in North Sea; loss of 19 lives. |
5,285 |
| Erlangen (2) |
1929 |
1941 scuttled
south of Montevideo to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
6,101 |
| Erpel |
1928 |
1933 to Argo
Line. |
1,771 |
| Este |
1930 |
1940 seized by
Holland at Curacao renamed Suriname. |
7,915 |
| Estland |
1896 |
1925 taken over
with Hanseatische D.S. Ges., Lubeck 1926 to Baltische Reederei,
Hamburg renamed Lulealf. |
877 |
| Europa (1) |
1889 |
ex-
Gutenfels, 1905 purchased from Argo Line, renamed Europa, 1908
sold to Argo
Line. |
2,737 |
| Europa (2) |
1930 |
1945 taken
over by US Navy renamed USS Europa, 1950 Became French
Line's Liberte. |
49,746 |
| Europa (3) |
1952 |
ex-
Kungsholm, 1965 purchased from Swedish
American Line and
renamed Europa, 1981 sold to Panama, renamed Columbus C, 1984
sank Cadiz and scrapped. |
22,071 |
| Europa (4) |
1953 |
ex-
Kungsholm, 1965 purchased from Swedish
America Line renamed
Europa, 1970 to Hapag-Lloyd, 1981 sold to Panama renamed
Columbus C. |
21,514 |
| Falke (1) |
1857 |
1864 sold to V.
Lohmann, Hull, renamed Herald. |
568 |
| Falke (2) |
1866 |
1892 sold to
Hamburg owners. |
663 |
| Falke (3) |
1894 |
Bremen -
UK service, 1897 transferred to Argo
SS Co. |
1,082 |
| Falke (4) |
1909 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
997 |
| Fasan |
|
see Hornbach. |
|
| Feldmarchall
Moltke |
1873 |
West
Indies, Colon service, 1875 sold to P&O
Line, renamed Assam. |
3,231 |
| Fink |
|
see Hornburg. |
|
| Forelle |
|
see Castorp. |
|
| Franken (1) |
1905 |
1917 seized by
Brazil renamed Taubate. |
5,082 |
| Franken (2) |
1926 |
1940 seized by
Holland renamed Wangi Wangi. |
7,789 |
| Frankfurt (1) |
1869 |
1894 sold to
shipbuilder in part exchange for new ships. |
2,582 |
| Frankfurt (2) |
1899 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation.1922 renamed Sarvistan |
7,431 |
| Frankfurt (3) |
1929 |
1941 scuttled in
Atlantic to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
5,522 |
| Fredenhagen |
1915 |
1925 taken over
with Hanseatische D.S. Ges., Lubeck 1926 renamed Cali, 1937 sold
to Chile. |
1,023 |
| Freiburg |
1900 |
transferred to
Roland Line in 1906, renamed Turpin, 1925 transferred to NGL
with Roland Line, 1932 scrapped. |
6,090 |
| Friderun |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1940 seized by Holland renamed
Meroendoeng. |
2,464 |
| Friedrich Der
Grosse |
1896 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Huron. |
10,531 |
| Friesenstein |
1967 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1984 sold to Greece renamed Kinaros. |
7,485 |
| Fulda (1) |
1883 |
1898-1899
chartered to Spain for trooping, 1899 damaged in drydock and
scrapped. |
4,819 |
| Fulda (2) |
1924 |
1940 sold to
Japan renamed Teikoko Maru. |
9,492 |
| Ganter |
1927 |
1934 to Argo
Line. |
1,769 |
| Geier |
1924 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1934 to Argo Line. |
1,174 |
| General Von
Steuben |
|
1931 see Munchen
(2). |
|
| General Werder |
1874 |
1893 sold to
shipbuilder in part exchange for new ships renamed Midnight Sun. |
3,022 |
| George
Washington |
1909 |
1917 seized by
USA same name. |
25,570 |
| Gera (1) |
1891 |
1908 sold to
Lloyd del Pacifico, Italy, renamed Valparaiso. |
5,005 |
| Gera (2) |
1915 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, renamed Orsino. |
7,874 |
| Gerfrid |
1895 |
1927 taken over
with Globus Reederei, 1927 sold to Brazil renamed Merity. |
4,742 |
| Germar |
1911 |
1927 taken over
with Globus Reederei, 1933 scrapped. |
4,681 |
| Gernis |
1905 |
1927 taken over
with Globus Reederei, 1933 scrapped. |
3,552 |
| Gerrat (1) |
1917 |
1927 taken over
with Globus Reederei, 1927 sold to Carsten Rehder, Altona
renamed Alfred Rehder. |
854 |
| Gerrat (2) |
1914 |
1927 taken over
with Globus Reederei, 1933 scrapped. |
4,393 |
| Gerwin |
1914 |
1927 taken over
with Globus Reederei, 1933 scrapped. |
4,169 |
| Giessen (1) |
1908 |
1919 ceded
to Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed City of Harvard. (Ellerman
Line) |
5,441 |
| Giessen (2) |
1915 |
ex-
Southwestern Miller, 1927 purchased from Furness
Withy & Co., renamed Giessen,
1929 wrecked in mouth of Yangtse River. |
6,513 |
| Gneisenau (1) |
1903 |
1918 seized by
Belgium, 1919 sold to Italy, 1921 renamed Citta di Genova. |
8,081 |
| Gneisenau (2) |
1936 |
1943 mined and
put ashore on Lolland Island, later scrapped. |
18,160 |
| Goeben |
1907 |
1919 to
France as war reparation, 1920 renamed Rousillon (French
Line) |
6,500 |
| Goslar |
1929 |
1939 scuttled
off Paramaribo to avoid capture by the Dutch. |
6,040 |
| Gotha |
1907 |
1933 scrapped. |
5,441 |
| Gottingen (1) |
1907 |
1933 scrapped. |
5,441 |
| Gottingen (2) |
1944 |
1945 torpedoed
and sunk by Russian submarine off Libau. |
6,267 |
| Graf Bismarck |
1871 |
1898 scrapped. |
2,407 |
| Grandon (1) |
1918 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1926 renamed Specht, 1933 to Argo
Line. |
761 |
| Grandon (2) |
1912 |
ex- City
of Boston, 1927 purchased from Ellerman
Line renamed
Grandon, 1935 to Hamburg
South America Line, 1937
renamed Patagonia. |
5,883 |
| Greif |
1923 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1934 to Argo Line. |
996 |
| Greifswald |
1907 |
1914 seized by
Australia, 1916 renamed Carina. |
5,486 |
| Gripsholm |
1924 |
taken over
from Swedish
America Line by
Bremen Amerika Line, jointly operated by Swedish America and
NGL. 1955 renamed Berlin (4), 1959 fully owned by NGL, 1966
scrapped. |
18,600 |
| Grosser
Kurfurst |
1900 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Aeolus. |
13,182 |
| Gulf of Mexico |
1883 |
1893 chartered
from Greenock SS Co. for two NY voyages. |
3,172 |
| H.H. Meier |
1891 |
ex-
Lucania, 1892 purchased from D&C. McIver & Co. and renamed H.H.
Meier, 1901 sold to Cia
Trasatlantica, Spain, renamed
Manuel Calvo (not scrapped until 1958) |
5,341 |
| Habsburg |
1876 |
1898 sold for
scrap. |
3,094 |
| Haimon (1) |
1898 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1927 renamed Ancona, 1928 sold to
Brazil renamed Pirangy. |
3,810 |
| Haimon (2) |
1910 |
ex- Quebec City,
1927 purchased from Reardon Smith, Cardiff renamed Haimon, 1935
scrapped. |
4,920 |
| Halle |
1896 |
1913 sold to
Jebsen & Diederichsen, Hamburg, renamed Pawel. |
3,960 |
| Hameln (1) |
1907 |
ex- Hilda, 1921
purchased from the Shipping Controller, London renamed Hameln,
1929 sold to France renamed Indenie. |
4,173 |
| Hameln (2) |
|
see Roland
(2) |
|
| Hannover (1) |
1869 |
1894 scrapped. |
2,571 |
| Hannover (2) |
1899 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 repurchased by NGL rebuilt to
7438 tons, 1933 scrapped. |
7,305 |
| Hannover (3) |
1939 |
1940 captured by
Canadian warship, renamed Sinbad, then Empire Audacity. |
5,537 |
| Hansa (1) |
1861 |
1879 sold to
shipbuilders in part exchange for Hansa (2). |
2,992 |
| Hansa (2) |
1879 |
1880 wrecked
Terschelling Island, Holland on maiden voyage; no loss of life. |
2,513 |
| Hansa (3) |
1889 |
ex-
Rudesheimer, 1905 purchased from Argo Line, renamed Hansa, 1908
sold to Argo
Line. |
2,847 |
| Havel (1) |
1891 |
1899 sold Cia
Trasatlantica, Spain, renamed Alfonso XII. |
6,963 |
| Havel (2) |
1928 |
1938 renamed
Coburg, 1941 scuttled in Indian Ocean to avoid capture by Royal
Australian Navy. |
7,256 |
| Havelstein |
1954 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1973 sold to Hong Kong renamed Nankuo. |
6,734 |
| Hecht |
|
see Brun
von Warendorp. |
|
| Heidelberg |
1893 |
ex- Irene, 1898
purchased from Kingsin Line and renamed Heidelberg, 1912 sold to
Armement Adolf Deppe, Antwerp, renamed Bulgarie. |
3,372 |
| Heilbronn |
1915 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed Eastminster Abbey. |
8,037 |
| Helgoland (1) |
1896 |
ex- Maria
Rickmers, 1900 purchased from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Helgoland, 1914 captured by Britain in
Mediterranean.1915 renamed Nerine. |
5,666 |
| Helgoland (2) |
|
see Riol. |
|
| Hemeln |
1907 |
ex- Hilda, 1921
purchased from the Shipping Controller, London renamed Hemeln,
1929 sold to France renamed Indenie. |
4,173 |
| Henner |
1912 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1932 sold to USSR renamed
Okhotsk. |
3,367 |
| Hermann |
1865 |
1893 sold to
shipbuilder in part exchange for H.H.Meier. |
2,873 |
| Herzogin
Cecilie |
1902 |
freight carrying
4-masted bark used as cadet training ship, 1921 ceded to France
as war reparations, 1922 sold to Erikson, Mariehamn, 1936
wrecked. |
3,242 |
| Herzogin
Sophie Charlotte |
1894 |
ex- Albert
Rickmers, 4-masted bark purchased 1900 from Rickmers
Line, renamed Herzogin Sophie
Charlotte. Freight carrying cadet training ship, 1913 sold
Hamburg. |
2,580 |
| Hessen |
1905 |
1914 seized by
Australia renamed Bulla. |
5,098 |
| Hessenstein (1) |
1954 |
1967 sold to
Liberia renamed Oriental Musician. |
8,929 |
| Hessenstein (2) |
1967 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1974 sold to Ecuador renamed Isla Puna. |
7,485 |
| Hohenstaufen |
1874 |
1897 scrapped. |
3,098 |
| Hohenzollern
(1) |
1873 |
1899 sold to
Hong Kong. |
3,092 |
| Hohenzollern
(2) |
|
1901 see Kaiser
Wilhelm II |
|
| Holger |
1906 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1932 sold to USSR renamed Tashkent. |
5,555 |
| Holstein |
1911 |
1934
transferred to Hamburg
Sud, 1937 renamed Curityba. |
4,932 |
| Holstenstein |
1967 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1984 sold to Greece renamed Karos. |
7,485 |
| Hornbach |
1923 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed
Fasan, 1931 to H. Schuldt, Flensburg renamed Heinrich Schuldt. |
1,543 |
| Hornburg |
1924 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed
Fink, 1934 to Argo Line. |
1,004 |
| Horncap |
1920 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed
Yalta, 1931 to H. Schuldt, Flensburg renamed Hansburg. |
2,369 |
| Horneck |
1924 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed
Drossel, 1934 to Argo Line. |
999 |
| Hornfels |
1921 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed Ulm,
1935 to Bock, Goddefroy & Co, Hamburg renamed Manissa. |
3,970 |
| Hornhoh |
1922 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed
Moewe (4), 1927 exploded and sank off Osel Island (possibly
mine) |
969 |
| Hornland |
1922 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed
Taube, 1934 to Argo Line. |
750 |
| Hornsee |
1923 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed
Rabe, 1934 to Argo Line. |
994 |
| Hornsriff |
1924 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1926 renamed
Wachtel, 1933 to Argo Line. |
992 |
| Hornsund |
1922 |
1925 taken
over with Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1927 renamed Pera
(2), 1931 to H. Schuldt, Flensburg renamed Norburg. |
2,392 |
| Hudson |
1858 |
1858
burned out at Bremen, rebuilt and 1863 became Louisiana for National
Line. |
2,800 |
| Ibis |
1920 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
593 |
| Iller |
1938 |
I1944 sunk by
Russian air attack off Manut. |
3,290 |
| Illstein |
1959 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Hong Kong renamed Minshan. |
3,049 |
| Ilmar (1) |
1918 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1926 renamed Lerche, 1934 to Argo
Line. |
1,128 |
| Ilmar (2) |
1911 |
ex- Sunheath,
1927 purchased from Mitchell Cotts & Co., London renamed Ilmar,
1935 to Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line. |
5,470 |
| Immo |
1923 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1932 sold to USSR renamed
Volkhov. |
2,329 |
| Ingo |
1926 |
1935 to Hamburg
Bremer Afrika Line. |
3,950 |
| Ingram |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 renamed Borkum, 1939 seized by
Royal Navy off Orkneys. |
3,670 |
| Inn |
|
see Abana. |
|
| Innstein |
1951 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Panama renamed Siccarabic. |
2,693 |
| Irmgard |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1932 sold to USSR renamed Luga. |
2,328 |
| Isar |
1929 |
1947 towed to
Britain in damaged condition, sold to Stanhope SS Co. renamed
Stanroyal. |
9,026 |
| Isarstein |
1954 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1973 sold to Indonesia renamed Pratita (2) |
6,717 |
| Ivo |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1932 sold to USSR renamed Svir. |
2,329 |
| Justin |
1912 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1935 scrapped. |
6,053 |
| Kaiser
Friedrich |
1898 |
could not
reach specified speed, 1899 chartered to HAPAG,
1900-1912 laid up. 1912 sold to Cie Sud-Atlantique, Paris,
renamed Burdigala. |
12,481 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Grosse |
1897 |
1914 became
German armed merchant cruiser, 1914 sunk by HMS Highflyer at Rio
de Oro, Spanish Sahara. |
14,349 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm
II (1) |
1889 |
1900 rebuilt
to 6668 tons, 1901 renamed Hohenzollern (2), 1908 stranded
Sardinia, refloated and scrapped. |
4,774 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm
II (2) |
1903 |
1917
seized by USA renamed Agamemnon. (picture) |
19,361 |
| Kaiserin Maria
Theresia |
|
1899 see Spree
(1) |
|
| Karlsruhe (1) |
1889 |
1908 scrapped. |
5,087 |
| Karlsruhe (2) |
|
1928 see Prinzess
Irene. |
|
| Kleist |
1907 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 to Japan renamed Yoshino Maru. |
8,950 |
| Kohsichang |
1894 |
ex- Sirius, 1900
purchased from Dampskibs Urania, Copenhagen, and renamed
Kohsichang, 1917 seized by Siam, renamed Sri Samud. |
2,043 |
| Koln (1) |
1870 |
1895 scrapped. |
2,555 |
| Koln (2) |
1899 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Amphion. |
7,409 |
| Koln (3) |
1922 |
1934 became
cargo ship, 1940 wrecked on Swedish coast. |
9,265 |
| Kommodore Johnsen |
1921 |
4-masted barque,
cadet training and freight ship, ex- Magdalene Vinnen, 1936
purchased from Vinnen & Co, Bremen renamed Kommodore Johnsen,
1946 ceded to USSR renamed Sedov. |
3,572 |
| Konig Albert |
1899 |
1915
seized by Italy renamed Ferdinando Palasciano. (picture) |
10,634 |
| Konig Wilhelm
I |
1871 |
1873 wrecked
Holland; no loss of life. |
2,550 |
| Konigin Louise |
1897 |
1919 ceded
to Britain as war reparation, 1921 to Orient
Line, renamed Omar. |
10,566 |
| Konigsberg (1) |
1897 |
ex- Della,
1898 purchased from Kingsin Line and renamed Konigsberg, 1903
sold to Hamburg
America Line, renamed Scandia. |
4,506 |
| Konigsberg (2) |
1924 |
1940 scuttled
off Vigo to avoid capture. |
6,465 |
| Kronprinz
Friedrich Wilhelm |
1871 |
1897 scrapped. |
2,387 |
| Kronprinz
Wilhelm |
1901 |
1914
became German commerce raider, 1915 interned in USA, 1917 seized
by USA, renamed Von Steuben. (picture) |
14,908 |
|
Kronprinzessin Cecilie |
1907 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Mount Vernon. |
19,503 |
| Kwong Eng |
1907 |
1919 to Britain
as war reparation, 1921 sold to Indo-China SN Co. renamed Ming
Sang. |
1,650 |
| Lahn (1) |
1888 |
1904 sold to
Russian Navy, renamed Russ. |
5,099 |
| Lahn (2) |
1927 |
1940 sold to
Argentina renamed San Martin. |
8,498 |
| Lahnstein |
1951 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Panama renamed Konrad. |
2,693 |
| Langeoog (1) |
1896 |
1903
purchased from Rickmers
Line, 1910 sold to Deutsche
Sudsee Phosphat Ges., Bremen. |
142 |
| Langeoog (2) |
1945 |
1947 to USSR
renamed Mekhanik Afanasiev. |
2,818 |
| Laughton |
1882 |
1893 chartered
for three NY voyages |
2,436 |
| Lech |
1939 |
1941 scuttled in
Atlantic to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
3,290 |
| Lechstein |
1958 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Offen, Hamburg, registered Liberia
renamed Holstendeich. |
3,660 |
| Leipzig (1) |
1869 |
1894 sold to
Hamburg owners. |
2,388 |
| Leipzig (2) |
1938 |
1941 scuttled at
Callao to avoid capture by Canadian Navy. |
5,898 |
| Lerche |
|
see Ilmar
(1) |
|
| Lichtenstein |
1951 |
1968 sold to
Philippines renamed Don Camilo. |
2,353 |
| Liebenstein |
1951 |
1968 sold to
Philippines renamed Don Lorenzo. |
2,353 |
| Lindenstein |
1954 |
ex- Clary
Thorden, 1954 purchased from Thorden Line, Uddevall renamed
Lindenstein, 1970 to Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Greece but
chartered back to Hapag-Lloyd, 1976 renamed Navikapol. |
4,785 |
| Linz |
1943 |
1945 ceded to
Britain renamed Empire Wansbeck. |
3,374 |
| Lippe (1) |
1917 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed Tresisthney, Hain SS Co. |
6,714 |
| Lippe (2) |
|
see Porta
(1) |
|
| Locksun |
1902 |
ex- Andree
Rickmers, 1903 chartered from Rickmers, 1906 purchased from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Locksun, 1917 seized by USA renamed Gulfport. |
1,657 |
| Lothringen |
1906 |
1914 seized by
Australia renamed Moora. |
5,008 |
| Lubeck |
1886 |
1886 - 1895
Australia - Pacific Islands service, 1895 sold to Japan renamed,
Gaisen Maru. |
1,816 |
| Ludwigshafen |
1923 |
1935 sold
to Hamburg
South America Line, 1938
renamed Tijuca. |
5,918 |
| Lumme |
1928 |
1929 to D. S.
Reederei Seefahrt, Bremen. |
1,730 |
| Lutzow |
1908 |
1914 seized by
Britain renamed Huntsend, 1923 repurchased by NGL reverted to
Lutzow, 1933 scrapped. |
8,818 |
| Madrid |
|
1925 see Sierra
Nevada (2) |
|
| Main (1) |
1868 |
1891 sold to
Anglo-American SS Co. |
3,087 |
| Main (2) |
1900 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation. |
10,067 |
| Main (3) |
1927 |
1940 torpedoed
and sunk by Norwegian destroyer during German invasion of
Norway. |
7,624 |
| Mainz |
1897 |
1912 sold to
Belgium, renamed Lydie. |
3,204 |
| Malaya |
1904 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1920 to Straits SS Co. |
901 |
| Manila |
1904 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 sold to China renamed Siang Lee. |
1,790 |
| Manizales |
|
see Pleskow. |
|
| Marburg (1) |
1900 |
1906 transferred
to Roland Line, renamed Lambert. |
5,967 |
| Marburg (2) |
|
see Saale
(2) |
|
| Mark (1) |
1893 |
S. America
service, 1902 sold to Woermann
Line, Hamburg, transferred to
German East Africa Line, renamed Markgraf. |
3,835 |
| Mark (2) |
1913 |
1917 seized by
USA, 1919 renamed Suwanee. |
6,579 |
| Marudu |
1905 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Yazoo. |
1,514 |
| Medan |
1899 |
ex- Maha
Vajiravudh, 1901 purchased from East
Asiatic Co., Copenhagen and
renamed Medan, 1904 sold to Hamburg
America Line, renamed Peiho. |
779 |
| Meiningen |
1916 |
1919 ceded to
France as war reparation renamed Sikiang. |
6,738 |
| Meise |
|
see Billung. |
|
| Melbourne Express |
1970 |
container ship,
1986 renamed Melbourne, 1987 sold to St. Vincent owner renamed
Melbourne Range. |
25,558 |
| Memel |
1934 |
1940 sold to
USSR renamed Viborg. |
3,183 |
| Menam (2) |
1906 |
1917 seized by
Siam renamed Thon Thale. |
464 |
| Merkur |
|
see Rio
Bravo. |
|
| Minden |
1921 |
1939 scuttled
off the Faroes to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
4,165 |
| Minister Roon |
1873 |
1875 sold
to P&O
Line, renamed Siam. |
3,068 |
| Moewe (1) |
1857 |
1866
rebuilt to 689 tons, 1881 sold to DFDS,
Copenhagen renamed Charkov. |
521 |
| Moewe (2) |
1883 |
1897 La
Plata feeder service, 1897 transferred to Argo
SS Co. |
940 |
| Moewe (3) |
1913 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1926 sold to Messageries
Maritimes renamed
Marechal Gallieni. |
978 |
| Moewe (4) |
|
see Hornhoh. |
|
| Mosel (1) |
1872 |
1882 wrecked
Cornwall; no loss of life. |
3,125 |
| Mosel (2) |
1927 |
1941 to Japan
renamed Teizui Maru. |
8,428 |
| Mosel Express |
1969 |
container ship,
1970 to Hapag-Lloyd, 1985 sold to Lykes Lines, New Orleans
renamed Adabelle Lykes. |
13,396 |
| Moselstein |
1954 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1977 sold to Panama. |
6,968 |
| Munchen (1) |
1889 |
1902 stranded
Caroline Islands, refloated, sold to Russia, renamed Gregory
Morch. |
4,803 |
| Munchen (2) |
1923 |
1931
renamed General
Von Steuben. 1938 renamed Steuben,
1945 torpedoed and sunk by Russian submarine in Baltic; loss of
2,700+ lives. |
13,325 |
| Munchen (3) |
1936 |
1941 scuttled
off Callao to avoid capture by Canadian Navy. |
5,619 |
| Munchen (4) |
|
see Mur. |
|
| Munster |
1921 |
ex-Nord
Friesland, 1931 purchased from H. Schuldt, Flensburg renamed
Munster, 1934 sold to Hamburg
South America Line, 1937
renamed Corrientes. |
4,565 |
| Mur |
1943 |
1944 converted
to Hospital ship renamed Munchen, 1945 ceded to France renamed
Ile d'Oleron for French Navy. |
3,290 |
| Murla |
1919 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1932 sold to USSR renamed Minsk. |
5,949 |
| Nabob |
1943 |
ex- Royal Navy
escort carrier HMS Nabob, 1951 purchased and converted, 1967
sold to Panama renamed Glory. |
7,907 |
| Nabstein |
1960 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Offen, Hamburg, registered Liberia
renamed Holstenfleet. |
3,660 |
| Natuna |
1898 |
1900
purchased from East
Asiatic Co., Copenhagen, 1912
sold to Sarawak & Singapore SS Co. |
764 |
| Neckar (1) |
1874 |
1896 scrapped. |
3,120 |
| Neckar (2) |
1901 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Antigone. |
9,835 |
| Neckar (3) |
1928 |
1939 became
minesweeper Sperrbrecher VIII, 1944 damaged by air attack ar
Brest and subsequently scuttled. |
8,417 |
| Neckarstein |
1953 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1973 sold to Somalia renamed Nanwu. |
6,969 |
| Nemesis |
1857 |
1872 chartered
for 4 NY voyages. |
2,717 |
| Neptun |
|
see Rio
Panuco. |
|
| New York |
1858 |
1874 sold to
E.Bates, Liverpool converted to sail. |
2,674 |
| Nienburg (1) |
1916 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed Tamora. |
7,853 |
| Nienburg (2) |
1922 |
1940 sold to
Lloyd Argentino renamed Belgrano. |
4,154 |
| Norderney (1) |
1896 |
ex-
Elisabeth Rickmers, 1900 purchased from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Norderney, 1916 mined and sunk, Rugen Island. |
5,497 |
| Norderney (2) |
|
see Raimund. |
|
| Nuen Tung |
1900 |
1913 sold to
Hermanos Fernandez, Manila, renamed Cebu. |
1,341 |
| Nurnberg (1) |
1874 |
1895 sold to
F.Raben, Vegesack, scrapped. |
3,118 |
| Nurnberg (2) |
1895 |
ex-
Bellona, 1898 purchased from Kingsin Line and renamed Nurnberg,
1904 sold to Hamburg
America Line, renamed
Senegambia. |
4,150 |
| Nurnberg (3) |
1913 |
ex- Kosmo,
1928 purchased from Ellerman
& Bucknall renamed
Nurnberg, 1932 sold to U.S.S.R., renamed Wellen. |
5,170 |
| Nurnberg (4) |
1936 |
1947 ceded to
Britain renamed Dundalk Bay for H. P. Lenahan, Belfast. |
5,635 |
| Oder (1) |
1874 |
1887 wrecked
Socotra Island. |
3,265 |
| Oder (2) |
1928 |
1941 scuttled in
Strait of Perim to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
8,516 |
| Ohio |
1869 |
1894 sold to
shipbuilder in part exchange for new ships, resold to Italy
renamed Amazzone. |
2,394 |
| Oldenburg |
1891 |
1911 sold to
Turkey, renamed Ak Deniz. |
5,006 |
| Orotava |
1927 |
1940 renamed
Robert Mohring, 1945 sunk by air attack off Sassnitz. |
3,337 |
| Osnabruck |
1935 |
1945 mined and
sunk off Swinemunde. |
5,095 |
| Paklat |
1902 |
ex- Maria
Rickmers, 1903 purchased from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Paklat, 1914 seized by Britain, 1915 renamed Polbain. |
1,657 |
| Paknam |
1900 |
1906 sold to
Bengal SN Co., renamed Zaida. |
2,004 |
| Patani (2) |
1907 |
1917 seized by
Siam renamed Thong Samudi. |
1,819 |
| Patriu |
1903 |
1917 seized by
Siam renamed Leu Thale. |
445 |
| Pera (1) |
1918 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1926 sold to Messageries
Maritimes renamed
Le Myre de Villers. |
1,467 |
| Pera (2) |
|
see Hornsund. |
|
| Petchaburi |
1901 |
1917 seized by
Siam renamed Kaeo Samud. |
2,191 |
| Pfalz (1) |
1893 |
S. America
service, 1904 sold to Woermann
Line, Hamburg, renamed Gertrud
Woermann. |
3,870 |
| Pfalz (2) |
1913 |
1914 captured by
Britain renamed Boorara. |
???? |
| Pfalz (3) |
1912 |
ex- Ramses, 1922
purchased from the Shipping Controller, London renamed Pfalz,
1932 sold to USSR renamed Tiflis. |
7,121 |
| Phoenix |
1913 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
999 |
| Pleskow |
1915 |
1925 taken over
with Hanseatische D.S. Ges., Lubeck 1926 renamed Manizales, 1938
sold to Chile renamed Junin. |
1,023 |
| Pommern |
1913 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Rappahannock. |
6,557 |
| Pongtong |
1903 |
ex-
Elisabeth Rickmers, 1903 chartered from Rickmers, 1906 purchased
from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Pongtong, 1917 seized by USA renamed Quinnebaug. |
1,631 |
| Porta (1) |
1917 |
1919 ceded
to Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed City of Dunedin of Ellerman
Lines. 1927 repurchased from
Ellerman Line renamed Lippe (2), 1944 torpedoed at Narvik,
beached and broke in two. |
7,852 |
| Porta (2) |
1922 |
1946 war
reparations to Holland renamed Walcheren. |
4,162 |
| Posen |
1913 |
1917 seized by
Brazil renamed Almirante Elizario. |
6,569 |
| Potsdam |
1935 |
1945 war
reparations to Britain, 1946 became troopship Empire Fowey. |
17,528 |
| Preussen |
1886 |
1909 various
routes, 1894 rebuilt to 5295 tons, 1909 scrapped. |
1,579 |
| Prinz Eitel
Friedrich |
1904 |
1914 became
German commerce raider, 1915 interned in USA, 1917 seized by USA
renamed De Kalb. |
8,865 |
| Prinz
Friedrich Wilhelm |
1908 |
1920 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed Empress of China, then
Empress of India Canadian
Pacific |
17,802 |
| Prinz Heinrich |
1895 |
1909 rebuilt to
6636 tons, 1916 seized by Portugal renamed Porto. |
6,263 |
| Prinz Ludwig |
1906 |
1919 ceded
to Britain as war reparation, 1920 to Orient
Line renamed
Orcades. |
9,630 |
| Prinz
Sigismund |
1903 |
1914 seized by
Australia, 1915 renamed Bambra. |
3,302 |
| Prinz Waldemar |
1903 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Wacouta. |
3,227 |
| Prinzess Alice |
1900 |
ex-
Kiautschou, 1904 purchased from Hamburg
America Line and
renamed Prinzess Alice, 1917 seized by USA renamed Princess
Matoika. (picture) |
10,911 |
| Prinzess Irene |
1900 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Pocahontas, 1922 re-purchased by NGL renamed Bremen
(3), 1928 renamed Karlsruhe (2), 1932 scrapped. |
10,881 |
| Prinzregent
Luitpold |
1894 |
1910 rebuilt to
6592 tons, 1915 seized by Italy, 1918 renamed Pietro Calvi. |
6,228 |
| Prutan |
1912 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1926 sold to Baltische Reederei
renamed Pitealf. |
333 |
| Quito |
1938 |
1944 stranded
near Penang, refloated and renamed Teishu Maru for Japanese
Navy, 1945 sunk by USS BREAM off Borneo. |
1,230 |
| Rabe |
|
see Hornsee. |
|
| Raimund |
1921 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 renamed Norderney (2), 1941
scuttled off Brazil to avoid capture. |
3,667 |
| Rajaburi |
1900 |
1914 seized in
Hong Kong renamed Chao Chow Fu. |
2,190 |
| Rajah |
1902 |
ex- Hohnstein,
1905 purchased from 'Triton', Bremen and renamed Rajah, 1917
seized by USA same name. |
2,028 |
| Ranee (2) |
1906 |
1914 seized by
Britain, Straits SS Co,. Singapore. |
808 |
| Rapot |
1923 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1935 to Hamburg
South America Line, 1937
renamed Santos. |
5,943 |
| Ravenstein |
1941 |
ex- Bastogne,
1955 purchased from Cie. Maritime Belge renamed Ravenstein, 1970
to Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Cyprus renamed Ravens. |
7,822 |
| Regenstein |
1960 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1976 sold to Singapore. |
7,375 |
| Reifenstein |
1941 |
ex- Houffalize,
1955 purchased from Cie. Maritime Belge renamed Reifenstein,
1970 to Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Cyprus renamed Reiens. |
7,859 |
| Reiher (1) |
1870 |
ex- Heron,
1871 purchased from General
Steam Nav.Co., London, and
renamed Reiher, Bremen - Hull service, 1897 transferred to Argo
SS Co. |
879 |
| Reiher (2) |
1909 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
975 |
| Remscheid (1) |
1915 |
1919 ceded to
France as war reparation renamed Yang-Tse. |
8,039 |
| Remscheid (2) |
1919 |
ex- Cambrian
Queen, 1928 purchased from William Thomas Shipping Co., London
renamed Remscheid, 1932 sold to USSR renamed Kiev. |
5,823 |
| Rhein (1) |
1868 |
1891 sold to
Gray, Liverpool. |
2,902 |
| Rhein (2) |
1899 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Susquehanna. |
10,058 |
| Rheinland |
1912 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation, 1921 renamed Morton Abbey. |
6,588 |
| Rheinstein |
1951 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Austria renamed Donautal. |
2,693 |
| Riederstein |
1960 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1976 sold to Singapore. |
7,357 |
| Rio Bravo |
1924 |
1931
purchased from H. Schuldt, Flensburg, 1933 renamed Merkur, 1935
sold to Burns,
Philp & Co., Australia. |
5,946 |
| Rio Panuco |
1924 |
1931
purchased from H. Schuldt, Flensburg, 1934 renamed Neptun, 1935
sold to Burns,
Philp & Co., Australia renamed
Neptuna. |
5,945 |
| Riol |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 renamed Helgoland (2), 1942 sank
in Gulf of Finland after ice damage. |
3,664 |
| Robert Mohring |
|
see Orotava. |
|
| Roland (1) |
1893 |
1911 sold to
Turkey, renamed Bahriamer. |
3,720 |
| Roland (2) |
1921 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 renamed Hameln (2), 1941 seized
by Mexico renamed Oaxaca. |
4,174 |
| Roon |
1903 |
1919 ceded to
Britain, 1921 to Greece renamed Constantinoupolis. |
8,022 |
| Rothenstein |
1941 |
ex- Stavelot,
1955 purchased from Cie. Maritime Belge renamed Rothenstein,
1970 to Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Cyprus renamed Rothens. |
7,834 |
| Ruhrstein |
1951 |
1951 2697 tons,
1969 scrapped after collision and fire in North Sea. |
2,697 |
| Saale (1) |
1886 |
1900 damaged in
NY dock fire, sold Luckenbach SS Co., NY, renamed J.L.
Luckenbach. |
4,967 |
| Saale (2) |
1928 |
1938 renamed
Marburg, 1941 mined and sunk off Lefkas Island. |
7,262 |
| Saar |
1935 |
1939 became
minesweeper Sperrbrecher 1, 1944 bombed and sunk at Brest. |
3,261 |
| Saarbrucken |
1923 |
1935 sold
to Italia
Line renamed
Toscana. |
9,429 |
| Saarstein |
1951 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1971 sold to Austria renamed Drautal. |
2,693 |
| Sachsen |
1887 |
Far East
service, 1894 rebuilt to 5026 tons, 1909 scrapped. |
4,573 |
| Sachsenstein |
1968 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1979 sold to Chile renamed Renaico. |
7,485 |
| Salier |
1875 |
1896 wrecked on
Spanish coast; loss of 279 lives. |
3,083 |
| Sambas |
1901 |
1904 sold to
M.Pij, Batavia, renamed Valentijn. |
505 |
| Samsen |
1902 |
ex- Ellen
Rickmers, 1903 purchased from Rickmers
Line and
renamed Samsen, 1917 seized by Siam renamed Pin Samud. |
1,632 |
| Sandakan (2) |
1904 |
1914 seized by
Britain. |
1,793 |
| Scharnhorst
(1) |
1904 |
1919
seized by France, 1920 renamed La Bourdonnais (French
Line) |
8,130 |
| Scharnhorst (2) |
1935 |
1942 sold to
Japan converted to aircraft carrier Jinyo. |
18,184 |
| Schlesien (1) |
1907 |
1914
captured by Royal navy, 1915 renamed Maritime, then Waikawa for Union
SS Co. of NZ. |
5,536 |
| Schlesien (2) |
1912 |
ex- Karnak, 1921
purchased from the Shipping Controller, London renamed
Schlesien, 1935 scrapped. |
7,044 |
| Schleswig (1) |
1902 |
1919 to
France as war reparation, 1921 renamed General Duchesne. (picture) |
6,955 |
| Schleswig (2) |
|
see Askania. |
|
| Schwaben (1) |
1906 |
1919 ceded to
Britain as war reparation renamed Cragness. |
5,098 |
| Schwaben (2) |
1926 |
1944 sunk in
British air attack on Bergen, 1945 salvaged and 1947 to
Yugoslavia renamed Bosna. |
7,773 |
| Schwabenstein
(1) |
1954 |
1967 sold to C.
Y. Tung, registered Liberia renamed Oriental Ruler. |
8,955 |
| Schwabenstein (2) |
1968 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1980 converted to container ship, 1984 sold to
Greece renamed Karpathos. |
7,485 |
| Schwalbe (1) |
1858 |
1866
rebuilt to 667 tons, 1881 sold to DFDS,
Copenhagen, renamed Tula. |
521 |
| Schwalbe (2) |
1883 |
Far East coastal
service, 1894 sold to Straits SS Co., Singapore, renamed Lady
Mitchell. |
940 |
| Schwalbe (3) |
1920 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1934 to Argo Line. |
842 |
| Schwan (1) |
1858 |
1865
rebuilt to 630 tons, 1881 sold to DFDS,
Copenhagen, renamed Minsk. |
521 |
| Schwan (2) |
1884 |
African
coastal service, 1897 transferred to Argo
SS Co. |
1,232 |
| Schwan (3) |
1907 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
983 |
| Seydlitz |
1903 |
1933 scrapped. |
7,942 |
| Siegstein |
1957 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Macao renamed Minai |
2,998 |
| Sierra Cordoba
(1) |
1913 |
1917 seized by
Peru renamed Callao. |
8,226 |
| Sierra Cordoba
(2) |
1924 |
1935 sold to
Nazi Deutsche Arbeitsfront for Strength Through Joy cruising.
1945 captured by Britain, 1948 sank when under tow. |
11,492 |
| Sierra Morena |
1924 |
1935 sold to
Nazi Deutsche Arbeitsfront for Strength Through Joy cruising
renamed Der Deutsche. 1946 became Russian owned Asia |
11,430 |
| Sierra Nevada
(1) |
1913 |
1917 seized by
Brazil renamed Bage. |
8,235 |
| Sierra Nevada
(2) |
1922 |
1925
renamed Madrid. 1935 sold to Hamburg
South America Line. |
8,741 |
| Sierra Nevada
(3) |
1921 |
ex-
Antonio Delfino, 1932 chartered from Hamburg
South America Line renamed
Sierra Nevada, 1934 returned to owners renamed Antonio Delfino. |
13,502 |
| Sierra Salvada
(1) |
1913 |
1917 seized by
Brazil renamed Avare. |
8,227 |
| Sierra Salvada
(2) |
1922 |
ex- Cap
Norte, 1932 chartered from Hamburg
South America Line renamed
Sierra Salvada, 1934 returned to owners renamed Cap Norte. |
13,615 |
| Sierra Ventana
(1) |
1913 |
1919 seized by
France renamed Alba. |
8,262 |
| Sierra Ventana
(2) |
1923 |
1935 sold
to Italia
Line renamed
Sardegna. |
11,392 |
| Sigmaringen |
1900 |
ex-
Lowenburg, 1905 purchased from Hansa
Line and
renamed Sigmaringen, 1916 seized by Italy renamed Arnaldo da
Brescia. |
5,710 |
| Skutari |
1890 |
ex-
Serapis, 1905 purchased from Kosmos
Line and
renamed Skutari, 1913 sold to Campanella, Genoa, renamed Albaro. |
2,867 |
| Smyrna |
1912 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1935 to Atlas Levante Line, Bremen. |
1,660 |
| Specht |
|
see Grandon
(1) |
|
| Sperber (1) |
1870 |
ex- Stork, 1871
purchased from Capt.Kuhling and renamed Sperber, 1894 sold to
J.H. Bogel, Bremen. |
879 |
| Sperber (2) |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1933 to Argo Line. |
889 |
| Spiekeroog |
1944 |
1947 to French
Government renamed Jacques Duroux. |
2,818 |
| Spree (1) |
1890 |
1899 rebuilt
to 7840 tons renamed Kaiserin Maria Theresia. 1904 sold to
Russian Navy, renamed Ural. |
6,963 |
| Spree (2) |
|
see Agira. |
|
| Spreestein |
1957 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Macao renamed Minhao. |
2,998 |
| Stambul |
1889 |
1910
purchased from Deutsche
Levante Line, Hamburg, 1912
sold to Italy, renamed Cornigliano. |
2,663 |
| Star (1) |
1922 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1927 sold to K.N.S.M.,
Amsterdam renamed Odysseus. |
775 |
| Star (2) |
1927 |
1932 to Argo
Line, 1934 returned to NGL, 1935 to Atlas Levante Line renamed
Sparta. |
1,724 |
| Stettin |
1886 |
mostly Far East
branch line services, 1903 sold to G.McBain, Shanghai. |
1,816 |
| Steuben |
|
1938 see Munchen
(2) |
|
| Stolberg |
1889 |
ex-
Oceana, 1898 purchased from Kingsin Line and renamed Stolberg,
1903 sold to Hamburg
America Line, renamed Oceana. |
2,582 |
| Strassburg (1) |
1872 |
1896 sold for
scrap. |
3,025 |
| Strassburg (2) |
1900 |
1904
transferred to Hamburg
America Line, renamed Slavonia. |
5,057 |
| Strauss (1) |
1872 |
1890 sold
to DFDS,
Copenhagen, renamed Fano. |
844 |
| Strauss (2) |
1900 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1927 sold to Fried. Schmitz Rhein &
Seeschiffe Reederei, Duisburg renamed Ilse Reichel. |
986 |
| Strauss (3) |
1928 |
1933 to Argo
Line. |
1,756 |
| Stuttgart (1) |
1890 |
1908 scrapped. |
5,349 |
| Stuttgart (2) |
1924 |
1938 sold to
Nazi Deutsche Arbeitsfront for Strength Through Joy cruising.
1943 bombed and sunk at Gdynia. |
13,367 |
| Sumatra |
1889 |
East Indies -
Singapore feeder service, 1914 captured by HMAS Australia. |
584 |
| Tanglin |
1900 |
1906 sold to
Bengal SN Co., renamed Zira. |
1,999 |
| Tannstein |
1955 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Hong Kong renamed Meiru. |
5,572 |
| Targis |
1915 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1930 burned in South Atlantic. |
5,952 |
| Taube |
|
see Hornland. |
|
| Teo Pao |
1907 |
1919 to Britain
as war reparation, 1921 to Indo-China SN Co. renamed Lee Sang. |
1,655 |
| Therapia |
1901 |
1906
purchased from Deutsche
Levante Line, 1913 sold to
Baltischer Lloyd, Libau, renamed Baltika. |
3,781 |
| Thuringen |
1906 |
1914 captured by
Australian Navy renamed Moorina. |
5,003 |
| Torstein |
1955 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Hong Kong renamed Meiki. |
5,572 |
| Traunstein |
|
see Alda. |
|
| Trave (1) |
1886 |
1908 sold for
scrap. |
4969 |
| Trave (2) |
1928 |
1943 scuttled
off Iceland to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
7,956 |
| Travestein |
1954 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1973 sold to Hong Kong renamed Nanhua. |
6,752 |
| Trier (1) |
1898 |
1902 wrecked
near La Coruna, Spain; no loss of life. |
3,168 |
| Trier (2) |
1924 |
1936 wrecked off
Spain, salvaged and sold to Turkey as submarine depot ship
Erkin. |
9,415 |
| Tubingen (1) |
1900 |
ex-
Wartburg, 1905 purchased from Hansa
Line and
renamed Tubingen, 1917 seized by USA renamed Seneca. |
5,586 |
| Tubingen (2) |
1920 |
ex- Delaware,
1929 purchased from Norge-Mexico Gulf Line (W. Wilhelmsen)
renamed Tubingen, 1934 to Woermann Line, Hamburg. |
5,453 |
| Ulm (1) |
|
see Hornfels. |
|
| Ulm (2) |
1938 |
1942 sunk by
Royal Navy off Bear Island; loss of 120 lives. |
3,071 |
| Union |
1867 |
1870 wrecked on
Rattray Head, Aberdeen; no loss of life. |
2,800 |
| Vegesack |
1920 |
1922 sold
to Horn
Line, Lubeck, 1925 taken over
with Horn Line, 1933 sold to USSR renamed Ola. |
1,566 |
| Visurgis |
1936 |
1934 to Argo
Line. |
1,306 |
| Wachtel |
|
see Hornsriff. |
|
| Waldeck |
1916 |
1919 ceded to
France as war reparation renamed Dalny. |
6,582 |
| Wangerooge |
1944 |
1944 mined and
sunk off Stadtlandet. |
2,819 |
| Weimar |
1891 |
1908 sold to
Lloyd de Pacifico, Italy, renamed Santiago. |
4,996 |
| Werra (1) |
1882 |
1898-1899
chartered to Spain for trooping, 1901 scrapped. |
4,817 |
| Werra (2) |
1923 |
1935 sold
to Italia
Line, Genoa, renamed Calabria. |
9,476 |
| Werrastein |
1953 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1973 sold to Macao renamed Nancheng. |
6,737 |
| Weser (1) |
1858 |
1859 sold to
French Navy. |
2,266 |
| Weser (2) |
1867 |
1896 scrapped. |
28,70 |
| Weser (3) |
1922 |
1931 laid up,
1933 scrapped. |
9,444 |
| Weser (4) |
1929 |
ex- Schleswig,
1934 purchased renamed Weser, 1940 captured by Canadian Navy off
Manzanillo renamed Vancouver Island. |
6,607 |
| Weser Express |
1968 |
container ship,
1970 to Hapag-Lloyd, 1985 sold to Lykes Lines, New Orleans
renamed Charlotte Lykes. |
13,382 |
| Weserberg |
1944 |
1945 ceded to
Britain, 1947 to Straits SS Co., Singapore renamed Kampar. |
1,923 |
| Weserbruck |
1945 |
1945 ceded to
Britain renamed Empire Fraser. |
1,923 |
| Wesergau |
1943 |
1944 torpedoed
by Norwegian submarine, total loss. |
1,923 |
| Wesermarsch |
1943 |
1945 ceded to
Norway renamed Bragernes, 1946 to USSR renamed Dnjepropetrovsk. |
1.923 |
| Weserstein (1) |
1944 |
1945 bombed and
sunk by Russian aircraft off Pillau. |
1,923 |
| Weserstein (2) |
1953 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1973 sold to China renamed Nantao. |
6,795 |
| Weserstrand |
1945 |
1945 ceded to
Britain renamed Empire Gala, 1946 to USSR renamed Podolsk. |
1,923 |
| Weserstrom |
1944 |
1945 ceded
to Britain renamed Empire Galena, 1947 to General
Steam Nav. Co. renamed
Albatross. |
1,923 |
| Weserwald |
1944 |
1945 ceded to
Britain renamed Empire Galveston, 1946 to USSR renamed
Volochaevsk. |
1,925 |
| Weserwehr |
1944 |
1945 ceded
to Britain renamed Empire Gangway, 1947 to Clarke
SS Co., Montreal, 1950 renamed
Novaport. |
1,923 |
| Westfalen |
1906 |
1944 mined and
sunk off Sweden; loss of 150 lives. |
5,097 |
| Wido |
1923 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 renamed Dessau (2), 1947 scuttled
in North Sea with cargo of surplus gas ammunition. |
5,933 |
| Wiedstein |
1959 |
1970 to
Hapag-Lloyd, 1972 sold to Hong Kong renamed Mintsung. |
3,049 |
| Wiegand |
1922 |
1925 taken over
with Roland Line, Bremen, 1946 seized by USSR renamed Mikhail
Frunze. |
5,869 |
| Wigbert |
1920 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1934 to German Africa /
Woermann Line. |
3,648 |
| Willehad |
1894 |
1917 seized by
USA renamed Wyandotte. |
4,761 |
| Winfried |
1920 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1935 to Deutsche Levante Line,
Hamburg renamed Yalova. |
3,751 |
| Witell |
1913 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 to Hamburg
South America Line, 1937
renamed Rosario. |
6,079 |
| Witram |
1911 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1936 to Hamburg
South America Line, 1937
renamed Buenos Aires. |
6,097 |
| Wittekind |
1894 |
1900 rebuilt to
5640 tons, 1917 seized by USA renamed Iroquois. |
4,997 |
| Wittenberg |
1895 |
ex- Thekla, 1898
purchased from Kingsin Line and renamed Wittenberg, 1912 sold to
Continentale Reederei, Hamburg, renamed Hochfeld. |
3,689 |
| Wolfram |
1921 |
1925 taken over
with Hamburg Bremer Afrika Line, 1934 to German Africa /
Woermann Line. |
3,648 |
| Wurzburg |
1900 |
1916 seized by
Portugal renamed Sao Vicente. |
5,085 |
| Yalta (1) |
1914 |
1925 taken
over with Roland Line, Bremen, 1926 sold to Messageries
Maritimes renamed
Etienne de Flacourt. |
1,495 |
| Yalta (2) |
|
see Horncap. |
|
| Yorck |
1906 |
1933 scrapped. |
8,909 |
| Zander |
1921 |
ex- Max
Weidtmann, 1928 taken over with Weidtmann Lane, Hamburg renamed
Zander, 1933 to Argo Line. |
776 |
| Zeppelin |
1915 |
1920
ceded to Britain as war reparation became Ormuz of Orient
Line, 1927 repurchased by NGL
renamed Dresden (2) 1934 wrecked on Norwegian coast; loss of 4
lives. |
14,167 |
| Zieten |
1903 |
1916 seized by
Portugal renamed Tungue. |
8,043 |
| |
|
The following 25 ships were used
on Far East coastal services |
|
|
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Bangkok |
1896 |
ex- Charon, 1899
taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co fleet, renamed Bangkok,
1911 sold to Japan, renamed Kiodo Maru No.13. |
1,920 |
| Chow Fa |
1888 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1919 ceded to Britain as war
reparation. |
1,646 |
| Chow Tai |
1896 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1914 seized by Britain. |
1,777 |
| Devawongse |
1888 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1912 sold to China. |
1,643 |
| Kedah |
1888 |
ex- Hydra, 1899
taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, renamed Kedah,
1905 sold to Japan. |
990 |
| Kelantan |
1886 |
ex- Medusa, 1899
taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, renamed Kelantan,
1902 sold to Japan after collision. |
967 |
| Keong Wai |
1895 |
1900 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1917 seized by China. |
1,777 |
| Kong Beng |
1883 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1904 sold to Japan, renamed Taiwa
Maru. |
1,359 |
| Korat |
1895 |
ex- Centaur,
1899 taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, renamed
Korat, 1911 sold to Japan, renamed Daito Maru. |
1,900 |
| Kudat |
1882 |
ex- Hecuba, 1899
taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, renamed Kudat,
1905 sold to Japan, renamed Matsushima Maru. |
918 |
| Loo Sok |
1891 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1912 wrecked. |
1,604 |
| Machew |
1894 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1919 ceded to Britain as war
reparation. |
1,600 |
| Menam (1) |
1885 |
ex- Bangkok,
1899 taken over with Scottish Oriental SS Co., renamed Menam,
1905 sold to Singapore, renamed Bangkok became barge. |
397 |
| Mongkut |
1883 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1904 sold to Japan, renamed
Shikoku Maru. |
1,354 |
| Patani (1) |
1885 |
ex- Hecate, 1899
taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co fleet, renamed Patani,
1904 sold to Japan, renamed Ikuta Maru. |
968 |
| Phra Chom Klao |
1882 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1904 sold to Japan, renamed Kanju
Maru. |
1,680 |
| Phra Chula Chom Klao |
1883 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1904 sold to Japan, renamed Manju
Maru. |
1,661 |
| Phra Nang |
1890 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1913 sold to Hong Kong. |
1,603 |
| Ranee (1) |
1881 |
1899 taken over
with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, 1900 sold to Penang,
renamed Pin Seng. |
617 |
| Sandakan (1) |
1872 |
ex- Deucalion,
1899 taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, renamed
Sandakan, 1903 sold to Tung See & Co., Shanghai. |
2,111 |
| Singora |
1894 |
ex- Cerberus,
1900 taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, renamed
Singora, 1910 sold to Japan, renamed Tamon Maru No.1. |
1,754 |
| Sulu |
1886 |
ex- Banjermassin,
1900 taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, renamed
Sulu, 1900 sold to Singapore, renamed Tan Auco. |
428 |
| Taichiow |
1883 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1904 sold to Japan, renamed
Taishu Maru. |
1,359 |
| Tringganu |
1890 |
ex- Gorgon, 1900
taken over with East Indian Ocean SS Co. fleet, renamed
Tringganu, 1911 sold to Japan, renamed Taiyo Maru. |
986 |
| Wong Koi |
1896 |
1899 taken over
with Scottish Oriental SS Co., 1919 ceded to Britain as war
reparation. |
1,777 |
| |
|
Ships
used for Far East passenger river and coastal services |
|
|
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Mei Dah |
1900 |
1901 purchased
from Melchers & Co, 1917 seized by China, renamed Hwah Ta. |
1,682 |
| Mei Lee |
1901 |
1901 purchased
from Melchers & Co, 1917 seized by China, renamed Hwah Lee. |
1,682 |
| Mei Shun |
1900 |
1901 purchased
from Melchers & Co, 1911 destroyed by fire, rebuilt and sold to
Japan, renamed Kurenai Maru. |
1,682 |
| Mei Yu |
1901 |
1904 rebuilt to
1114 tons, 1913 sold to China SS Co. |
1,430 |
| Meklong |
1901 |
1914 captured by
Australian Navy. |
438 |
| Pitsanulok |
1901 |
1917 seized by
Siam, renamed Phan Samudh. |
2,019 |
| Shantung |
1899 |
1901
purchased from Rickmers
Line, 1911 sold to Lim Apat,
Muntok, renamed Maras. |
1,685 |
| Tacheen |
1901 |
1917 seized by
Siam, renamed Chen Thale. |
440 |
| Tsintau |
1900 |
1901
purchased from Rickmers
Line, 1917 seized by USA,
renamed Yuma. |
1,685 |
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