SS Auguste Victoria Archival Collection
Auguste Victoria (1888) Hamburg-American Line.
Built by Vulcan Shipbuilding Co., Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 7,661. Dimensions: 461' x 56'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 18 1/2 knots. Masts and Funnels: Three masts and three funnels. Modifications: In 1896 she was lengthened to 522 feet and further altered by having her original three masts replaced by two new ones, lier gross tonnage thus increased to 8,479 tons. Ownership Change: Sold to the Russians in 1904 and renamed Kuban. War Service: Used as an auxiliary cruiser during the Russian-Japanese War. Fate: Broken up by ship-breakers in May, 1907. Sister ship: Columbia. Note: These two liners were very similar in appearance to the Fürst Bismark and Normannia.
SS Auguste Victoria Passenger Lists 1897
All Digitized Lists of Passengers for the SS Auguste Victoria Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route.
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton
Ladies' Salon on the Express Steamer SS Auguste Victoria, 1897. Die Hamburg Amerika Linie 1897-1907. GGA Image ID # 21656c6230
Excerpts from Information for Passengers
Information for Passengers - 11 May 1939
Pleasure cruising has been another important branch of the Company's business ever since, in the early [eighteen] nineties, the "Augusta Victoria” of the Hamburg- American Line sailed on the world’s first pleasure cruise.
SS New York Passenger List - 11 May 1939
Hamburg American Line (HAPAG) Sailing Schedule, 7 October 1900 to 19 January 1901
The SS Augusta Victoria, operated by the Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG), was scheduled for transatlantic voyages between 7 October 1900 to 19 January 1901.
The SS Auguste Victoria, operated by the Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG), was scheduled for transatlantic voyages between 17 April 1902 to 30 October 1902.
Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG) Sailing Schedule, 21 June to 11 September 1902
The SS Auguste Victoria, operated by the Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG), was scheduled for transatlantic voyages between 21 June and 11 September 1902.
