SS Köln Archival Collection
Köln (1871) North German Lloyd
Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 2,555. Dimensions: 311' x 39'. Single-screw, 12 knots. Inverted engines. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull. Launched: August 11, 1870. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton- New Orleans, April 1, 1871. Other Service: Also was used in service to New York. Modifications: Compound engines in 1884. Fate: Scrapped in 1896.
Köln (1899) North German Lloyd
Built by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemunde, Germany. Tonnage: 7,409. Dimensions: 428' x 54'. Twin-screw, 12 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines Two masts and one funnel. Service: Mainly in the Baltimore and Gulf services. Renamed: Amphion (1917) United States Government. Sister ships: Frankfurt and Hannover. Fate: Sold for scrap, 1924
Köln (1921) North German Lloyd
Built by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Germany. Tonnage: 9,264. Dimensions: 474' x 60'. Single-screw, 12 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Four masts and one funnel. Service: In South American service. Modifications: Coverted to Cargo Ship in 1934. Fate: Wrecked near Swedish coast in 1940.
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, Bremen-Baltimore, and Bremen-Galveston, from 6 October 1903 to 13 December 1904. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Hannover, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Köln, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Main, Neckar, Oldenburg, Rhein, and Willehad. SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Passenger List, 6 October 1903. GGA Image ID # 1ebbf5ff3c. Click to View Larger Image.
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York, Bremen-Baltimore, and Bremen-Galveston, from 11 May 1905 to 2 November 1905. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Friedrich der Grosse, Gneisenau, Grosser Kurfürst, Hannover, Köln, Main, Neckar, and Prinzess Alice. SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse First and Second Class Passenger List, 23 May 1905. GGA Image ID # 21087c14bc
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York and Bremen to Baltimore, From 10 October 1906 to 29 August 1907. (Note: Bremen-New York Is for 1907, a Continuation From Previous Schedule). Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Darmstadt, Frankfort, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Halle, Hannover, Köln, Main, Neckar, Prinzess Alice, and Rhein. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 213e5f2762
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New York and Bremen to Baltimore, From 10 October 1906 to 29 August 1907. (Note: Bremen-New York Is for 1907, a Continuation From Previous Schedule). Ships Included the Barbarossa, Brandenburg, Bremen, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Darmstadt, Frankfort, Friedrich der Grosse, Grosser Kurfürst, Halle, Hannover, Köln, Main, Neckar, Prinzess Alice, and Rhein. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 213e5f2762
Sailing Schedule, Bremen to Various Ports, from 18 October 1906 to 14 February 1907. Ships Included the Breslau, Coblenz, Frankfurt, Hannover, Köln, Mainz, and Wittekind. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 213fabc415
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Baltimore (Direct), from 27 March 1907 to 9 October 1907. Ships Included the Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Gera, Hannover, Köln, Main, Rhein, Stuttgart, Weimar, and Wittekind. Ships Carry Cabin and Steerage Passengers. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f766813b3
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Galveston, Bremen-Cuba, Bremen-Savannah, Bremen-London, and Bremen-Hull, from 9 April 1907 to 12 September 1907. Ships Included the Amerika, Breslau, Cassel, Chemnitz, Frankfurt, Hannover, Hansa, and Köln. SS Chemnitz Passenger List, 6 April 1907. GGA Image ID # 1f766f1fa7
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Baltimore Line, Bremen-Philadelphia Line, and the River Plate Line, from 3 February 1912 to 25 December 1912. Ships Included the Brandenburg, Breslau, Chemnitz, Coburg, Eisenach, Frankfurt, Giessen, Gotha, Hannover, Javorina, Köln, Main, Neckar, Norderney, Rhein, Sigmaringen, and Wittekind. SS Berlin First and Second Cabin Passenger List, 20 January 1912. GGA Image ID # 20d81054a8. Click to View Larger Image.
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Boston, from 8 October 1913 to 25 March 1914. Ships Included the Cassel, Frankfurt, Hannover, and Köln. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f68b8de76
Sailing Schedule, Bremen-New Orleans-Bremen, from 8 October 1913 to 22 April 1914. Ships Included the Cassel, Frankfurt, Hannover, and Köln. SS Grosser Kurfürst Passenger List, 8 Novmeber 1913. GGA Image ID # 1f68e9f070
Sailing Schedule, Norddeutscher Lloyd Canadian Service, from 16 July 1928 to 15 December 1928. Ships Included the Crefeld, Köln, München, Seydlitz, and Stuttgart. Service to the West Coast of North America, from 18 August 1928 to 25 October 1928. Ships Included the Spree, Witell, and Witram. SS Columbus Passenger List, 28 July 1928. GGA Image ID # 1e60c1ad2b
Sailing Schedule, Canada, Boston, and North American West Coast Services, from 11 April 1929 to 16 November 1929. Ships Included the Crefeld, Dresden, Havel, Isar, Karlsruhe, Köln, Lützow, Saale, Schwaben, Stuttgart, and Yorck. SS Columbus Passenger List, 13 April 1929. GGA Image ID # 1e641aa34d
