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.
1897-08-26 SS Auguste Victoria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 26 August 1897
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton
- Commander: Captain C. Kaempff
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.
Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Hamburg, from 17 April 1902 to 30 October 1902. Ships Included The August Victoria, Columbia, Deutschland, and Fürst Bismarck. SS Pennsylvania Passenger List, 22 April 1902. GGA Image ID # 1ee4108b03
Sailing Schedule, Hamburg - Boulogne-sur-Mer - Plymouth - Southampton - Cherbourg - New York, from 21 June to 11 September 1902. Ships Included the Auguste Victoria, Blücher, Columbia, Fürst Bismarck, Graf Waldersee, Moltke, Palatia, Patricia, Pennsylvania, and Phoenicia. SS Pennsylvania Passenger List, 21 June 1902. GGA Image ID # 1ee40ad419
