SS Milwaukee Archival Collection
Milwaukee (1897) Canadian Pacific Line
Built by Swan & Hunter, Ltd., Newcastle, England. Tonnage: 7,317. Dimensions: 470' x 56'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 12 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Note: Built for Beaver Line (Elder, Dempster and Co.). Launched, November 7, 1896. Placed in service to New Orleans. Also in London-Quebec-Montreal trade. Ownership Change: Transferred to Canadian Pacific Line ownership in 1903. Fate: Torpedoed and sunk 260 miles from Fastnet, August 31, 1918, with the loss of one life. Sister ship: Mount Royal.
Milwaukee (1929) Hamburg-American Line
Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 16,699. Dimensions: 546' x 72' (574' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 16 knots. Motorship. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Passengers: 270 cabin, 287 tourist, 416 third. Service: Hamburg-Cobh- Halifax-New York. Other Services: Employed also as a cruise ship. Ownership Change: Ceded to Great Britain in 1945. Renamed: Empire Waveney (1945). Fate: Destroyed by fire at Liverpool on March 1, 1946. The gutted hulk was dismantled in 1947. Sister ship: St. Louis.
1932-09-18 SS Milwaukee Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie / Hamburg America Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 18 September 1932
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Cobh (Queenstown)
- Commander: Captain H. Molchin
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Sailing Schedules
Proposed Sailing List, Hamburg-Boulogne sur Mer-Southampton-New York, from 19 April 1929 to 15 August 1929. Ships Included the Albert Ballin, Cleveland, Deutschland, Hamburg, Milwaukee, Reliance, Resolute, St. Louis, Thuringia, and Westphalia. SS Hamburg Passenger List, 19 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e0152e801
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The SS St. Louis and the SS Milwaukee are being built by the Hamburg-American Line for Their North Atlantic Routes. SS New York Passenger List, 16 January 1929. GGA Image ID # 1dcd2e850d
Hamburg-Amerika Linie Cruises for the 1934-1935 Season. Cruising Ships Include the Oceana, Milwaukee, Resolute, Reliance, Caribia, and Cordillers. SS New York Passenger List, 9 August 1934. GGA Image ID # 1dcd7b2f11
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Excerpts from Information for Passengers
The "Milwaukee” of 16,754 Tons is exclusively engaged in cruising carrying its passengers to the Mediterranean and the Lands of the Midnight Sun, to the Atlantic Islands and to the West Indies. The "Milwaukee”, among other features, is equipped with up-to-date installations for medicinal baths, massages and similar treatments making her the world’s first "floating Spa.”
SS New York Passenger List -- 11 May 1939
