SS Cincinnati Archival Collection

SS Cincinnati of the Hamburg-American Line, 17,000 Tons, c1910. GGA Image ID # 1f8bc95a24

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Cincinnati (1908) Hamburg-American Line

Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 16,339. Dimensions: 582' x 65' (600' o.l.). Twin-screw, 16 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Four masts and two funnels. Passengers: 243 first, 210 second, 2,305 third. Service: Commenced Hamburg-Boulogne-Southampton-Boston service in 1913. Renamed: Covington (1917). World War I Service: American troopship. Fate: Sunk by German submarine in North Atlantic, July 1, 1918. Sister ship: Cleveland.

1910-06-30 SS Cincinnati Passenger List

First and Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Cincinnati of the Hamburg America Line, Departing 30 June 1910 from Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain Schülke.

1910-09-08 SS Cincinnati Passenger List

First and Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Cincinnati of the Hamburg America Line, Departing 8 September 1910 from Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain Schülke.

1912-08-03 SS Cincinnati Passenger List

First and Second Class Passenger List from the SS Cincinnati of the Hamburg American Line, Departing Saturday, 3 August 1912 from Hamburg for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain Schülke.

The New Hamburg-American Line Ocean Liners SS Cincinnati and SS Cleveland, 1909. SS Deutschland Passenger List, 7 October 1909. GGA Image ID # 1e424dd9cd

Passenger Trips by the Zeppelin Airship LZ6, 1910. Everyday round trips lasting from 1 1/2 to 2 hours are undertaken from Baden-Baden over the adjacent beautiful hills and valleys of the Black Forest and occasionally also to Strasburg around the Cathedral and back, visiting at the same time the battlefields of Weissenburg-Wörth. In addition, excursions from Baden-Baden to Stuttgart and Mannheim are contemplated, and the airship will land in these cities for exchanging passengers. The Fare for a round trip is M 200.-, or to a unique destination, M 200.— to M. 250. SS Cincinnati Passenger List, 8 September 1910. GGA Image ID # 1f8baaaa5d

Summer Voyages to the Land of the Midnight Sun, 1911, By the Luxurious Twin-Screw Steamers Kronprinzessin Cecilie, Cincinnati, Blücher, and Meteor. Eight Delightful Cruises to Norway, Spitzbergen, North Cape, Iceland, Orkney, and Faroe Islands, England, Ireland, Scotland, and to the Seaside Resorts of Europe. Duration 13 to 24 Days, Cost $62.50 And * Upward, Including All Expenses Aboard. SS Graf Waldersee Passenger List, 24 May 1911. GGA Image ID # 1f0774c2d4

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Southampton-Boulogne-Cherbourg-New York and New York-Plymouth-Cherbourg-Hamburg, from 12 May 1909 to 19 June 1909. Ships Included the Amerika, Blücher, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Deutschland, Graf Waldersee, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Pennsylvania, President Grant, and President Lincoln. SS Blücher Passenger List, 12 May 1909. GGA Image ID # 1f892ff7a1

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Boulogne sur Mer-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York, from 7 October 1909 to 15 February 1910. Ships Included the Amerika, Blücher, Bulgaria, Cincinnati, Deutschland, Graf Waldersee, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Pennsylvania, President Grant, and the President Lincoln. SS Deutschland Passenger List, 7 October 1909. GGA Image ID # 1e41f7f6aa

Sailing Schedule, European Ports-New York, from 30 April 1910 to 16 November 1910. Ships Included the Amerika, Blücher, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Deutschland, Graf Waldersee, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Oceana, Pennsylvania, President Grant, and President Lincoln. NOTE:—All steamers eastbound to Hamburg call at Plymouth and Cherbourg, except the steamer GRAF WALDERSEE, which will sail to Hamburg directly. The steamer PENNSYLVANIA, which will carry Second Class passengers only, will sail directly from New York to Hamburg and from Hamburg to New York. The steamer GRAF WALDERSEE will also carry Second Class passengers only, beginning with her 11 September 1910 sailing from Hamburg. After that date, she will sail directly from and to Hamburg. Hamburg-American Gazette, May 1910. GGA Image ID # 2128049286. Click to View Larger Image.

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Cherbourg, from 4 October 1912 to 20 February 1913 and Hamburg-Philadelphia from 7 October 1912 to 17 December 1912. Ships Included the Amerika, Cincinnati, Corcovado, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Patricia, Pennsylvania, President Grant, President Lincoln, Pretoria, Prinz Adalbert, Prinz Oskar, and Victoria Luise. Assignment of Ship's Captains Included with Hamburg-New York Ships. SS Patricia Passenger List, 28 September 1912. GGA Image ID # 1ed91a7f1a

Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-Philadelphia, Hamburg-Boston, Genoa-Naples-Palermo-NewYork, and New York-Gibraltar-Naples-Genoa, from 28 October 1913 to 22 January 1914. Ships Included the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Moltke, Prinz Adalbert, and Prinz Oskar. SS Pretoria Passenger List, 25 October 1913. GGA Image ID # 1ee4c70e9d

Senior Officers and Staff of the SS Cincinnati for the Voyage of 30 June 1910. GGA Image ID # 1f894475a9

Senior Officers and Staff of the SS Cincinnati for the Voyage of 8 September 1910. GGA Image ID # 1f8b73b9cf

Title Page, SS Cincinnati Cabin Passenger List, 30 June 1910. GGA Image ID # 1f8a4a220e

Title Page, SS Cincinnati Cabin Passenger List, 8 September 1910. GGA Image ID # 1f8b391de7

Title Page, SS Cincinnati Cabin Passenger List, 3 August 1912. GGA Image ID # 1f8abe7a07

The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Service, 1910. SS Cincinnati Passenger List, 8 September 1910. GGA Image ID # 1f8b22e477