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The Fleets
A. Kirsten 1878-1975
/ Hamburg London Dampfschiffs Linie
1881-1928 1934-1940 1949-1975 / Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs Linie 1886-1898
/ Hamburg Calcutta Linie AG 1888-1897 / Hamburg Rotterdam Linie 1890-1940
1948-1970 / Rhein London Linie 1939 1950-1975
/ Hamburg Chicago Linie
1951-1963
Adolph Kirsten took over his fathers firm on 12 September
1866 and founded that same day the shipbrokers firm of A. Kirsten. In
the period of 1867 till 1872 A. Kirsten owned a sailing barque called
JESSIE.
In 1878 Adolph Kirsten started his own shipping company and ordered his
first steam ship from the Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft at Flensburg,
followed by several others between 1879 and 1880.
At first the ships were used on the Hamburg London route and in 1881
the Hamburg London Linie was started, there was much competition on this
route, the British General Steam Navigation Company and the German Gebrüder
Schiller & Co. from Hamburg, in 1881 A. Kirsten took over the four
ships of Gebrüder Schiller & Co., which were managed by F.G.
Schmidt. The company owned eight steamers in 1881.
The Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs Linie was founded in 1886 but experienced
stiff competition from DDG Kosmos.
In 1888 a line to India was opened the Hamburg Calcutta Linie, but already
in the end of 1896 the shipping to East India came nearly to a standstill
because of the plague and in February 1897 the Hamburg Calcutta Linie
was liquidated and its ships were sold.
In 1892 the Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs Linie was restyled as Hamburg
Pacific Dampfschiffs Linie AG and sold its smaller ships and purchased
from Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft at Flensburg bigger ships to
keep up with the DDG Kosmos.
The competition between these two shipping companies set pressure on
the freight rates and in 1898 sold its ships to the Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts
Gesellschaft Kosmos and the firm A. Kirsten became the shipping agent
for DDG Kosmos.
The Hamburg London Linie was a success and in 1890 a Hamburg Rotterdam
Linie was started, shipping agent in Rotterdam became Wambersie & Zoon
and took over the fleet of H.J. Perlbach & Co. which already had
a shipping line to Rotterdam. And Kirsten-Perlbach-P.A. van Es & Co.
opened a three weekly service in both the directions.
In 1914 the fleet consisted of twenty three steamers in the
Hamburg London Linie and six steamers in the Rotterdam Linie.
Post World War I, after the Treaty of Versailles, most of the ships had
to be delivered to the Entente.
The fleet started rebuilding with ships ordered by the German Imperial
Navy at Howaldtswerke, Kiel and completed as cargo ships for A. Kirsten
and in 1923 already twenty ships were in service again. In 1928 A. Kirsten
sold the Hamburg London Linie together with five ships to the Hamburg
Amerikanische Aktien Paketfahrt Gesellschaft (Hapag).
After the Nazis came in power in Germany in 1933 a new policy of dispersion
of shipping lines was followed and A. Kirsten was allowed to buy back
the Hamburg London Linie from the Hapag.
Between 1935 and 1939 an extensive new building program took place. At the beginning of World War II the company owned nineteen ships, when
the war was over only six were left.
In 1948 the Hamburg Rotterdam Linie was re-opened and in December 1949
sailings to Antwerp were again started and in 1950 the first new building
for the Rhein London Linie was delivered. Liner services together
with other shipping companies were also started from Basel to London
and to Hull. In 1950 second hand ships were purchased from Scandinavian Countries.
In 1951 the Hamburg Chicago Linie was started jointly with the firm
of Sartori & Berger from Kiel to the Great Lakes on this service
was already competition from the Fjell Line from Olsen & Ugelstad
and the Oranje Line from A. Veder, later Fjell Oranje Line.
In 1953 A. Kirsten took over two second hand ships well suited for the
Great Lakes service. A large new building was started in the fifties to
make up for the losses in World War II.
In 1961 Sartori & Berger ended the co-operation and started an own
service to North America jointly in 1962 with Van Nievelt Goudriaan & Co.
Stoomvaart Maatschappij (Nigoco),
Rotterdam. The service was continued by A. Kirsten as Kirsten Lea Linie, later that
year again as Hamburg Chicago Linie
Nigoco took over the Hamburg Chicago Linie, part of A. Kirsten & Co.
GmbH at Hamburg in 1963. The continuing losses in this venture were too
much, so in 1971 the ships were sold and the company liquidated.
Around 1960 the competition by air and road and RoRo ferries was growing
rapidly and most ships were sold.
The company started working with chartered ships. In 1964 A. Kirsten
was one of the founders of Noorzee Veerdiensten ( North Sea Ferries)
and participated with 10% in this venture.
The losses were continuing and in 1975 the company was declared bankrupt
and the company went into history.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for his assistance in
collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various
sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
see also Sammlung von Memorabilia über die Schiffe der A. Kirsten
Reederei (1827/1878 bis 1975) Collection of Memorabilia about the
vessels of A. Kirsten Shipping Company. http://www.kirsten-schiffe.de/ Jessica
Kirsten
- Routes:
- Hamburg-London
- Hamburg-Rotterdam
- Hamburg-West Coast of South America
- Hamburg-East Coast of India
- Hamburg-Hull
- Basel-Rotterdam-London
- Hamburg-Great Lakes
- Fleet Abbreviations:
- HPDL Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs
Linie
- HCL Hamburg Calcutta Linie
- HLL Hamburg London Linie
- HRL Hamburg
Rotterdam Linie
- Hapag Hamburg Amerikanische Aktien
Paketfahrt Gesellschaft
- RLL Rhein London Linie
- HChL Hamburg Chicago Linie
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| A. Kirsten |
Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs
Linie |
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| Hamburg Calcutta Linie |
Hamburg London Dampfschiffs
Linie |
Funnels & Flags:
Fleet:
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Hamburg Rotterdam Linie |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Adolph Kirsten |
1927 |
built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck
| In HLL service, 1939 in service for Kriegsmarine renamed V 105,
1940 renamed Sperrbrecher 35, 1941 renamed Sperrbrecher 135, 1943
returned to A. Kirsten, 26th August 1944 bombed and sunk, later raised
and scrapped. |
998 |
| Adriana (1) |
1890 |
built by C.S. Swan & Hunter, Wallsend | 1898 sold
to DDG Kosmos not renamed,
1900 renamed Abydos, 1910 sold to J. Mackintosh and Co., London,
1911 sold to Bombay & Africa Steam Nav.Co., Bombay, 1915 sold same
name, 1923 sold, 1924 scrapped. |
3,076 |
| Adriana (2) |
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see Celia (2). |
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| Adriana (3) |
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see Hermia (3). |
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| Adriana (4) |
1953 |
built by Kieler Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | ex- Adriana
built for A.H. Schwedersky Nachf. GmbH, Kiel, Managed by A. Kirsten,
1963 sold to Aug. Bolten, Wm. Miller’s Nachfolger, Hamburg, 1965
sold to Knud Knudsen Reederei, Rendsburg not renamed, 1965 renamed
Kamphörn, 1970 sold to Scheepvaart Bedrijf C.S. van der Schoot, Vlieland
(Mgr Scheepvaartkantoor Holwerda) renamed West Vlieland, 1976 sold
to Cyprus renamed Vlieland, 1976 foundered off Penmarch. |
1,600 |
| Adriana (5) |
1969 |
built by Bayerischen Schiffbau GmbH vorm. Anton Schellenberger,
Erlenbach | In RLL service, 1976 to Adraiana Schiffahrts GmbH & Co.
(A. Kirsten became only managers till 1978), 1986 sold to M. Martens,
Hamburg renamed Adria, 1987 reflagged to Antigua, 1990 sold to Mastal
Shipping renamed Cito. |
499 |
| Alster |
1915 |
built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,
Hamburg | In HRL service, 1917-1918 in service for German Imperial
Navy, 1935 sold to Bugsier Rederei und Bergungs AG, Hamburg renamed
Lindenau, 1946 ceded to Norway renamed Vegarsnaes, 1947 sold to AS
Rona, Haugesund renamed Skogholt, 1949 sold to Sardamare, Cagliari,
Italy renamed Isola di Caprera, 1936 scrapped. |
997 |
| Artesia |
1891 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 17th June 1892 sunk in Strait of Magellan. |
2,813 |
| Astronom |
1863 |
built by M. Samuelson & Co., Hull | ex- Kestrell built
for J. Yeoman, Hull, ex- Astronom 1865, 1891 taken over with fleet
of H.J. Perlach & Co., Hamburg, in HRL service, 1911 scrapped. |
667 |
| Banda |
1890 |
built by Charles Conell & Co., Glasgow | In HCL-HPDL
service, 1898 sold to DDG Kosmos not
renamed, 1900 renamed Totmes, 1904 sold to Hapag,
Hamburg not renamed, 1905 renamed Caledonia, 1912 sold to Wm. Eisenach,
Stettin, renamed Wm. Eisenach, 1915 sold to Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft
Chile, Bremen renamed Hebe, 1919 ceded to Great Britain not renamed,
1922 scrapped. |
3,173 |
| Bangalore |
1896 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HCL service, 1897 sold to Hapag renamed
Alesia, 1914 taken over by Secretary of State for India, 1926 scrapped. |
5,060 |
| Baria |
1890 |
built by James Laing, Sunderland | In HCL-HPDL service,
1898 sold to DDG Kosmos not
renamed, 1900 renamed Kambyses, 6th October 1902 stranded and lost. |
3,155 |
| Baroda |
1889 |
built by London & Glasgow Engineering & Iron Shipbuilding
Co., Glasgow | In HCL service, 1897 sold to Hapag renamed
Calabria, 9th October 1916 stranded in Hurricane near St. Thomas,
later salvaged, 1916 sold to Carib SS Co., NY, renamed Carib, 1924
sold to Cia. Maritima del Nervion, Spain renamed Mar de Irlanda,
1924 scrapped. |
3,193 |
| Benares |
1890 |
built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow | In HCL service
1897 sold to Hapag renamed
Constantia, 1914 laid up in Cienfuegos, 1917 seized by Cuban Government,
renamed Maximo Gomez, 1929 scrapped. |
3,125 |
| Bhandara |
1896 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HCL service 1897 sold to Hapag renamed
Ambria, 1915 seized by Italy, renamed Piero Maroncelli., 30th May
1918 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB.49. |
5,043 |
| Bhopal |
1890 |
built by Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg | In HCL service,
1897 sold to Hapag renamed
Castilia, 1905 lost en route for Mexico. |
3,041 |
| Bianca (1) |
1886 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1898 sold to Rob. M. Sloman & Co., Hamburg renamed
Ragusa, 1911 sold to Beraldo & Devoto, Genoa, Italy renamed Probita,
1912 sold to SA di Navigazione Adriatico, Venice renamed Citta di
Venezia, 1923 scrapped. |
1,745 |
| Bianca (2) |
1899 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HLL service, 1903
sold to Theodor & F. Eimbcke, Hamburg, 1906 sold to Russian
East Asiatic Steamship Co., Odessa renamed Neva, 1918 nationalised
by the USSR. and renamed Ruseana, 1924 renamed Bolshevik, 1960 deleted
from register. |
1,389 |
| Bianca (3) |
1907 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 17th May 1916 torpedoed and sunk by Russian submarine
Volk. |
1,054 |
| Bianca (4) |
1921 |
built by Hamburger Elbe Schiffwerft
AG, Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg | In HLL-HRL service, 1926 renamed Elbe,
1932 Bianca, 1939 captured by British auxiliary cruiser Transsylvania
renamed Empire Warrior, 19th June 1941 bombed and later sunk. |
1,375 |
| Bianca (5) |
1970 |
built by Bayerischen Schiffbau GmbH vorm. Anton Schellenberger,
Erlenbach | In RLL service, 1975 sold to Julius Hauschildt Beteiligungs
GmbH & Co., Hamburg renamed Estestrom, 1986 reflagged to Cyprus,
1987 renamed Bianca, sold several times and in 1989 to Honduras renamed
Sea Bianca, 1994 sold Deep Blue Shipping, Valletta, Malta renamed
Alsena. |
499 |
| Capella |
1865 |
built by C. Mitchell & Co., Newcastle | ex- Capella,
1881 taken over with fleet of Gebrüder Schiller & Co. (Mgr F.G. Schmidt),
Hamburg, in HLL service, 1897 sold to Naviera Orientale, Pireaus,
Greece renamed Byzantion, 1930 sold to Hellenic Coast Lines, 2nd
December 1933 sunk in tow on way to the breakers. |
826 |
| Celia (1) |
1883 |
built by Blohm & Voss A.G., Hamburg | In HLL service,
26th August 1891 sprang leak in Baltic Sea near Sylt and sunk. |
1,175 |
| Celia (2) |
1906 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau
Gesellschaft, Flensburg | In HLL service, 27th September 1919 struck
mine and sunk, raised repaired and back in service, 1921 renaned
Adriana, 1928 sold to Hapag not
renamed, 1938 sold to L. Magiarotti fu. G., Genoa, Italy renamed
Adige, 1940 sunk at Malta, 1944-1945 raised, repaired renamed Cantakeit,
1947 sold to Italy renamed Salento, 1960 scrapped. |
1,060 |
| Celia (3) |
1944 |
built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck
| Hansa A type, 1945 ceded to Great Britain renamed Empire Gallant,
1947 sold to Borchard Ltd, London renamed Richard Borchard, 1960
to Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs Reederei Richard Borchard GmbH, Hamburg
renamed Fairwood, 1963 scrapped. |
1,923 |
| Celia (4) |
1955 |
built by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven | Sold while
building to F.A. Vinnen & Co., renamed Adolf Vinnen, 1979 scrapped. |
4,898 |
| Celia (5) |
1962 |
buily by Martin Jansen Schifswerft & Maschinenfabrik,
Leer | ex- Rocichmoor built for H. Kretzmer, Brake, Germany, 1970
purchased from Reederei Fox & Co., Brake renamed Celia, in RLL service,
1975 sold to H. Voss, Hamburg renamed Cherie, 1976 sold to Egon Holst,
Hamburg, 1977 sold to Libra Shipping BV, Panama renamed Mary Ann,
1978 sold renamed Amalia C, 1979 sold to Stevedoring Transport Mij.,
Panama renamed Natalie, 1980 sold renamed Jaqueline, 1981 sold renamed
Goldia, 1982 sold to Spain renamed Barlovento Primero and converted
into a dredger and sand carrier. |
299 |
| Cleopatra (1) |
1889 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 30th June 1891 strand and lost near Cape Virgins. |
2,742 |
| Cleopatra (2) |
1915 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HLL service, 1919
ceded to Great Britain, 1920 sold to Union
Steamship Co. of New Zealand renamed Koranui, 1953 sold to J.
Hagen, Noumea, renamed Neo Hebridais II, 1956 scrapped. |
1,225 |
| Cleopatra (3) |
1921 |
built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,
Hamburg | Planned for Imperial Navy but completed as Cleopatra for
A. Kirsten in HLL-HRL service, 1926 renamed Eider, 1935 renamed Cleopatra,
23rd January 1944 stranded near Reval, later sunk, salvaged towed
to Königsberg, 1945 captured by Russian forces, repaired renamed
General Bagramian, 1970 deleted from Lloyd’s Register. |
1,305 |
| Cleopatra (4) |
1953 |
built by H.C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg | In HChL service,
1961 sold to O. Schilling, Hamburg not renamed, 1962 sold to Cormoran
SA, Buenos Aires, 1989 scrapped. |
2,122 |
| Cordelia (1) |
1886 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1896 sold to Rob. M. Sloman & Co., Hamburg renamed
Asti, 3rd March 1909 sunk in collision with British steamer TOWARD
off Dungeness. |
1,745 |
| Cordelia (2) |
1902 |
built by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Sunderland |
In HLL service, 31st October 1916 stranded, salvaged, repaired and
back in service, 1918 sold to E.E. Aaby, Christiania, Norway renamed
Dagbjörn, 1935 scrapped. |
1,222 |
| Cordelia (3) |
1921 |
built by Hamburger Elbe Schiffwerft AG, Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
| In HLL service, 1941 in service Kriegsmarine, 2nd December 1941
mined and sunk. |
1,357 |
| Cordelia (4) |
1923 |
built by Trondhjems MV, Trondheim | ex- Bruse Jarl,
1950 purchased from Det Nordenfjelske DS, Trondheim renamed Cordelia,
1960 sold to Tramppilaiva OY, Helsinki renamed Travo, 1963 scrapped. |
1,907 |
| Cressida (1) |
1896 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | 1913 sold to A. Rurik,
St. Petersburg renamed Sviatitel Nicolai, 1918 captured by German
forces renamed Cressida, 1923 sold to F.W. Fischer, Rostock renamed
F.W. Fischer, 1931 laid up, 1933 scrapped. |
1,235 |
| Cressida (2) |
1913 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HLL service, 1920
ceded to Great Britain, to Gulf of Suez steamship Co., London renamed
Cressado, 1938 sold to Ellerman
Papayanni not renamed, 1942 sank off Skerries, Anglesey after
collision. |
1,212 |
| Cressida (3) |
1939 |
built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck
| In HLL service, 1939 in service for Kriegsmarine renamed V 102,
1940 renamed Sperrbrecher 32, 1941 renamed Sperrbrecher 132, 1946
allocated to the USA, 1947 to Dutch Government, 1947 sold to Wm.
Muller & Co., Rotterdam renamed Elsenburgh, 1952 rebuilt into
a motorship, 1961 sold to Seven Seas Shipping Co., Monrovia, Liberia
renamed, Gernik, 23rd December 1963 stranded in storm near Karpathos
and lost. |
1,046 |
| Cressida (4) |
1954 |
built by D.W. Kremer Sohn, Elmshorn | 1966 sold to
Colon Enterprises (Shipping) SA, Panama renamed Karin, 1970 sold
to Cyprus not renamed, 1972 sold to Robena Shipping Co., Famagusta
renamed Robin, 1974 scrapped. |
763 |
| Delia (1) |
1892 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1898 sold to DDG
Kosmos not renamed, 1900 renamed Denderah, 1912 sold to Rickmers
Reismuhlen Rhederei & Schiffsbau AG, Bremen (Rickmers)
renamed Denderah Rickmers, 1912 missing at sea. |
3,103 |
| Delia (2) |
1914 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HLL service, 1914
in service for German Imperial Navy, 1920 ceded to Great Britain,
1921 sold to Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. renamed Iceland,
1941 sunk by German ADMIRAL HIPPER off Azores. |
1,225 |
| Delia (3) |
1940 |
built by Boele & Fils, Tamise | Ordered for Plouvier
Maritime SA, Antwerp but completed for Kriegsmarine allocated to
A. Kirsten renamed Kirsten I, and completed as Sperrbrecher 186,
ceded by Belgium Government at building Yard, completed in 1949 renamed
Marguerite, 1950 sold to SA Armement L. Hermans, Brugge, 1966 sold
to Greece renamed Zacharias Z, 1972 sold to Cyprus, 1978 scrapped. |
1,791 |
| Desdemona (1) |
1889 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 15th June 1898 stranded and lost. |
2,475 |
| Desdemona (2) |
1915 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HLL service, 1920
ceded to Great Britain, 1921 sold to Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam
Packet Co. renamed Greenland, 6th December 1941 mined and sunk off
Southwold. |
1,225 |
| Desdemona (3) |
1920 |
built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,
Hamburg | Planned for Imperial Navy but completed as Desdemona for
A. Kirsten, in HLL service, 4th March 1944 mined and sunk. |
1,304 |
| Desdemona (4) |
1952 |
built by H.C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg | In HChL service,
1961 sold to O. Schilling, Hamburg not renamed, 1962 sold to Cormoran
SA, Buenos Aires, 9th September 1985 stranded and lost. |
2,122 |
| Diana (1) |
1889 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1897 stranded off Woodhouse Bay, salvaged, towed
to Valparaiso and abandoned, 1898 sold to Rob. M. Sloman & Co., Hamburg
renamed Capri, 1903 sold to Dampfschiffsrhederei Union, 1905 sold
to Furness, Withy & Co.,
West Hartlepool renamed Annapolis, 1907 Sold to Cie d'Armement Colonial,
Marseilles renamed Mangoro then to Soc. des Pecheries de Kerguelen,
Le Havre, 1915 sold to New Transvaal Chemical Co. Ltd, Port Natal
renamed Islandia, 1916 sold to Laurium Transport Co Ltd (L. Walford),
London, 1924 sold to D.F. Andreadis, Piraeus name unchanged, 1926
sold to Rosina S.S. Co. Ltd (C. Dixon), London renamed Saint Paraskevi,
1928 sold to Soc. de Gestion Maritime, Nantes renamed Guinee Francais,
1931 sold to C. Vlassis, Pireaus, Greece renamed Agia Paraskevi,
1934 scrapped. |
2,100 |
| Diana (2) |
1904 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 30th January 1918 stranded near Bergen after explosion
in boiler and lost. |
1,248 |
| Diana (3) |
1922 |
built by Hamburger Elbe Schiffwerft AG, Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
| In HLL service, 1946 allocated to the Dutch Government renamed
Putten, 1947 to the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij
(KNSM) renamed Niobe, 1958 scrapped. |
1,359 |
| Eider |
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see Cleopatra (3). |
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| Elbe (1) |
1884 |
built by S.P. Austin & Sons, Sunderland | ex- Elbe,
1889 purchased from W. Zoder, Hamburg not renamed, in HRL service,
4th December 1903 stranded and lost. |
1,152 |
| Elbe (2) |
1923 |
built by Hamburger Elbe Schiffwerft AG, Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
| In HRL service, 1924 sold to Reederei Röchling, Menzell & Co.,
Hamburg, 1927 sold to Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampfschiffs Rhederei,
Oldenburg renamed Ceuta, 1927 sold to Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot
Maatschappij (KNSM), Amsterdam
renamed Ajax, 1940 bombed and sunk by German warplanes west off St.
Catherine's Point. |
998 |
| Elbe (3) |
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see Bianca (4). |
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| Elve |
1903 |
built by Bremer Vulkan, Bremen | Sold while building
to P.A. van Es & Co., Rotterdam not renamed, 1915 sold to Nederlandsche
Stoomvaart Maatschappij Oceaan, Amsterdam, 1919 seized by British
Government, 17th October 1917 shelled and sunk by German submarine
U.22. |
1,087 |
| Emilia |
1957 |
built by Erste Donau Dampfschiffahrts Ges. Schiffswerft
Korneuburg, Korneuburg | | 1975 sold to Sea Wind Shipping Co., Pireaus
renamed Sea Wind, 1977 sold to Cyprus renamed Thasa, 1992-1993 deleted
from Lloyd’s Register. |
299 |
| Este |
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see Viola (3). |
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| Fulda |
1923 |
built by Hamburger Elbe Schiffwerft AG, Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
| In HRL service, 1924 sold to Reederei Röchling, Menzell & Co.,
Hamburg, 1927 sold to Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampfschiffs Rhederei,
Oldenburg renamed Palos, 1945 ceded to Great Britain, 1946 to the
USSR renamed Kramzin, 1970 deleted from Lloyd’s Register. |
997 |
| Gemma |
1868 |
built by C. Mitchell & Co., Newcastle | ex- Claremont
built for Milburn & Co., Newcastle, ex Gemma 1873, 1881 taken over
with fleet of Gebrüder Schiller & Co. (Mgr F.G. Schmidt), Hamburg,
in HLL service, 1914 sold to Sardegna Trasporti Marittima, Cagliari,
Italy renamed Sardegna, 1917 sold to F. Lagoria fu C., Genoa, 1918
sold Ravano & Corrago, Genoa same name, 1925 scrapped. |
850 |
| Hamburg |
1872 |
built by Humphreys & Pearson, Hull | ex- Hamburg,
1891 taken over with fleet of H.J. Perlach & Co., Hamburg, in HRL
service, 1905 scrapped. |
779 |
| Hermia (1) |
1883 |
built by Blohm & Voss A.G., Hamburg | In HLL service,
1st February 1887 struck rocks in Magellan Strait and foundered. |
1,180 |
| Hermia (2) |
1876 |
built by J. Laing, Sunderland | ex- Rouen built for
Adam Bros. & Co., Newcastle, 1889 purchased from J.C. Stracker, Newcastle
renamed Hermia, in HLL service, 1906 sold to R. Ferreiros, Montevideo,
Uruguay renamed Josefita, 1931 sold to Soc. Metalurgica Duro Felgura,
Gijon, Spain renamed Sama, 10th September 1937 sunk after being bombed,
1938 salvaged, repaired, 1966 scrapped. |
792 |
| Hermia (3) |
1910 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau
Gesellschaft, Flensburg | In HLL service, 1928 Hamburg London Linie
sold to Hapag, 1934 Hamburg
London Linie resold to A. Kirsten, 1940 renamed Adriana, 29th December
1940 mined and sunk in River Elbe. |
1,046 |
| Jessica (1) |
1880 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 20th May 1885 sunk after collision with Danish
steamer CHRISTIANSBORG in Baltic Sea. |
769 |
| Jessica (2) |
1878 |
built by London & Glasgow Engineering & Iron Shipbuilding
Co., Glasgow | ex- Rambler built for H. Martini & Co., Glasgow, 1888
purchased from Marshall, Dodson & Co., Glasgow renamed Jessica, in
HLL service, 25th November 1907 stranded and lost in Baltic Sea. |
606 |
| Jessica (3) |
1908 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 1914 in service for German Imperial Navy, 1928
Hamburg London Linie sold to Hapag,
1934 Hamburg London Linie resold to A. Kirsten, 1945 ceded to Norway
renamed Varnes, 1947 repurchased by A. Kirsten renamed Jessica, 1952
scrapped. |
1,047 |
| Julia |
1957 |
built by Erste Donau Dampfschiffahrts Ges. Schiffswerft
Korneuburg, Korneuburg | | In RLL service, 1975 sold to Sea Calm
Shipping Co., Pireaus renamed Calm Sea, 1979 sold renamed Calm I,
1985-1986 deleted from Lloyd’s Register. |
299 |
| Krautsand |
1950 |
built by Stader Schiffswerft GmbH, Stade | ex- Krautsand,
1974 purchased from G. Behrmann, Hamburg not renamed, In RLL service,
1975 sold to K. Blohm, Hamburg renamed G-A, 1988 sold to L. Gronquist,
Porvoo, Finland renamed Prima, 1995 sold to Sweden renamed Erika. |
417 |
| Lavinia (1) |
1887 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1896 sold to Kalikaknoff, Russia and resold to
M.G. Sheveloff renamed Vladimir, 3rd August 1897 stranded off Cape
Yamoff and lost. |
1,749 |
| Lavinia (2) |
1902 |
built by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Sunderland |
In HLL service, 1914 in service for German Imperial Navy, 1921 ceded
to Great Britain, 1921 repurchased, 1928 sold to Hapag not
renamed, 1935 sold to Fairplay, Richard Borchard not renamed, 1935
renamed Amalia, 1939 sold to Israel renamed Amal, 1949 sold to Italy
renamed Fran, 1959 scrapped. |
1,224 |
| Lavinia (3) |
|
see Portia (2). |
|
| Lealott |
|
see Volumnia (2). |
|
| Lucetta (1) |
1956 |
built by Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff, Büsum
| In RLL service, 1960 sold to Bundesmarine renamed Pfälzerland,
1973 sold, 1978 sold to Atlas Marine, Georgeton renamed Recreana,
1981 sold to Panama renamed Samano, 1986 sold to Columbia renamed
Old Providence. |
299 |
| Lucetta (2) |
1952 |
built by H.C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg | ex- Ulmbrüder
7 built for Gebr. Ulmann, Hamburg, ex- Oste I 1956, ex- Oste 1956,
ex- Chemitank I 1962, 1965 purchased from Lloyd Seeschiffahrt GmbH,
Hamburg renamed Lucetta, 1972 sold to K.H. Broeckmeulen Handel & Scheepvaart
Bedrijf, Ridderkerk and used as an inland navigation vessel. |
355 |
| Luciana (1) |
1898 |
built by J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland | In HPDL
service, 1898 sold to DDG Kosmos not
renamed, 1900 renamed Anubis, 1914 interned at Callao, 1918 seized
by Peru renamed Paita, 1921 sold same name, 1923 renamed Apurimac,
1945 sold idem, 1947 sold idem, 1954 laid up, 1955 scrapped. |
4,763 |
| Luciana (2) |
1953 |
built by Kieler Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | ex- Luciana
built for A.H. Schwedersky Nachf. GmbH, Kiel, Managed by A. Kirsten,
1959 sold to Patzlaff & Zuckschwerdt GmbH vorm. Weichsel Dampfschiffahrt
AG, Kiel not renamed, 1963 sold to Aug. Bolten, Wm. Miller’s Nachfolger,
Hamburg,1964 sold to Flensburger Reederei AG von 1961, Flensburg
renamed Hans Schmidt, 20th January 1972 sunk by explosion in engine
room in heavy weather. |
1,559 |
| Lutetia |
1877 |
built by J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland | ex- Lutetia
built for Bell & Symonds, Newcastle, 1899 purchased from W. France & Co.,
Hull not renamed, in HLL service, 1903 missed at sea. |
834 |
| Maas |
1904 |
built by Bremer Vulkan, Bremen | In HRL service, 1917
in service for Imperial German Navy, 1919 returned to A. Kirsten,
1924 renamed Holstenau, 1927 sold to Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs
AG, Hamburg, 1939 sold to Kriegsmarine and converted into an accommodation,
1950 scrapped. |
1,097 |
| Mariana |
1954 |
built by Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff, Büsum
| In RLL service, 1971 sold to H. van Zoest, Rotterdam renamed Regina,
1973 in inland navigation, 1974 sold to L. Langevoort renamed Tina
L, 1981 sold to Panama renamed Tina, 1982 renamed Cortina, 1984 scrapped. |
299 |
| Minerva |
1863 |
built by M. Samuelson & Co., Hull | ex- Minerva, 1891
taken over with H.J. Perlach & Co., Hamburg, in HRL service, 1907
sold to Cia. Arenera el Carmelo, Buenos Aires not renamed, 23rd February
1915 stranded and lost. |
684 |
| Miranda (1) |
1887 |
built by J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland | Launched
as Royal Jubilee, completed as Foyle, 1889 purchased from Mercantile
Steam Navigation Co., London renamed Miranda, 10th August 1895 stranded
near Quessant and lost. |
2,571 |
| Miranda (2) |
|
see Rhein (2). |
|
| Miranda (3) |
1956 |
built by Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff, Büsum
| In RLL service, 1974 sold to E.B. Taylor, Nassau, Bahama’s renamed
Marcella II, 1987-1988 deleted from Lloyd’s Register. |
299 |
| Modestia |
1893 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1898 sold to DDG
Kosmos not renamed, 1900 renamed Menes, 1912 sold to Armement
Deppe, Belgium for Cie Nationale Belge de Transports Maritimes renamed
Syrie, 25th December 1918 missing at sea. |
3,310 |
| Mosel |
1911 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HRL service, 1935
sold to Fairplay, Richard Borchard renamed Alisa, 1936 sold to Atid
Navigation Co., Haifa, 1937 sold to Egypt renamed Port Sudan, 1939
sold renamed Star of Mex, 30th January 1947 stranded and lost. |
912 |
| Nerissa (1) |
1882 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 1916 sold to KG Baltische Redderei GmbH, Hamburg
not renamed, 1924 company restyled as Baltische Reederei, 1928 sold
to L. Podesta, Genoa, Italy renamed Paola Z. Podesta, sold several
times within Italy, 1938 sold to Achille Lauro, 1941 to Italian Navy,
8th October 1941 sunk by British aerial torpedo near Favignana. |
882 |
| Nerissa (2) |
1937 |
built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck
| In HLL service, 1939 in service for Kriegsmarine, later renamed
Schiff 200, 1940 returned to owner, 28th June 1944 sunk by Russian
warships. |
992 |
| Nerissa (3) |
1953 |
built by D.W. Kremer Sohn, Elmshorn | In HLL service,
1967 sold to Colon Enterprises (Shipping) SA, Panama renamed Viking,
1970 sold to Greece, 1970 sold to Myconos Shipping, Famagusts, Cyprus
renamed Mathios, 1973 sold renamed Isabel Marina, 1978 sold to Navitrade
Pte. Singapore renamed Silver River, 1979 sold to Panama renamed
Hong Joo, 1988 sold to Thai Maritime Nav. Co., Bangkok renamed S.C.C.2,
1992-1993 deleted from Lloyd’s Register. |
766 |
| Octavia |
1897 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1898 sold to DDG
Kosmos not renamed, 1900 renamed Sesostris, 4th March 1907 stranded
and wreck sold, 1917 raised and repaired renamed Frances L. Skinner
for USA owner, 1919 sold, 1921 sold to Uruguay renamed Oran, 1922
sold to Spain same name, 1926 sold renamed Felipe, 1934 scrapped
at Bilbao. |
4,718 |
| Olivia |
1884 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 1914 seized by Russians at Petrograd, 1915 renamed
Oranienbaum, 1916 renamed Terek, 1922 reverted to A. Kirsten, 1922
sold to Emil R. Retzlaff, Stettin renamed Bodwild, 1931 sold to Internationale
Seefrachtenkontor, Stettin, 1932 sold to J. Vollmer & C. Eggert,
Hamburg, 7-8th October 1934 sunk in collision with Norwegian steamer
RAFTSUND. |
879 |
| Olympia |
1872 |
built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,
Hamburg | ex- Olympia, 1888 purchased from AG Deutsche Dampfschiffs
Rhederei zu Hamburg, Hamburg not renamed, in HPDL service, 21st February
1893 sank by ice near Aarhus. |
1,011 |
| Ophelia (1) |
1879 |
built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,
Hamburg | In HLL service, 1911 sold to G. Medda, Genoa, Italy, 1912
sold to F. Zippitelli, Genoa, 1917 sold renamed Mercurio, 1924 sold
to A. Papele, Catania, 1928 scrapped. |
801 |
| Ophelia (2) |
1912 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 1914 in sevica as a hospital ship, 1914 captured
by British warship renamed Huntley, 21st December 1915 torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine UB.10. |
1,153 |
| Ophelia (3) |
1935 |
built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck
| In HLL service, 1942 in service for Kriegsmarine renamed Sperrbrecher
172, 1945 allocated to Great Britain, 1948 sold to Atkinson & Prickett,
Hull renamed Wensleydale, 1949 sold to Fairplay Towage & Shipping,
London renamed Fred Borchard, 8th October 1950 developed heavy list
and turned over, and sank on 13th October 1950. |
1,446 |
| Ophelia (4) |
1953 |
built by H.C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg | In HChL service,
1969 sold to Evron Shipping (Hellas) Co., Pireaus, Greece not renamed,
27th September 1969 damaged by fire in engine room, declared total
loss. |
2,204 |
| Paulina |
1954 |
built by Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff, Büsum
| In HLL service, 1971 sold to H.K. Broekmeulen, Panama renamed Johann
B, 1979 renamed Judea and under Dutch flag, 1977 in inland navigation,
1978 sold to J. Bartelos renamed Jozina B and lengthened. |
299 |
| Portia (1) |
1879 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 1911 sold to G. Medda, Genoa, Italy, 1912 sold
to Cav. Pedamonte, Genoa renamed Spica, 1915 sold to A. Varischini,
Libya, 1918 sold to E. Tocchi, Rome, 1920 sold to Soc. Maritima Coloniale,
Tripoli, Libya renamed Megenin, 1926 scrapped. |
769 |
| Portia (2) |
1911 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck
| In HLL service, 1914-1919 in service for German Imperial Navy,
1921 ceded to Great Britain, 1921 repurchased by A. Kirsten, 1928
Hamburg London Linie sold to Hapag, 1934 Hamburg London Linie resold
to A. Kirsten, not renamed, 1940 renamed Lavinia, 1945 sunk as a
blockship, 1948 raised, repaired and renamed Portia, 1962 scrapped. |
1,189 |
| Rhein (1) |
1897 |
built by J. C. Tecklenborg A.G., Geestemünde | In
HRL service, 1914-1919 in service for navy, 1926 sold to L. Podesta,
Genoa, Italy renamed Alessandro, 1929 sold to Naviera Italie, Genoa,
1933 sold to Ligura Sicula di Nav., Genoa, 1936 sold to Achille Lauro,
Genoa, 1940 to Italian Navy, 28th June 1940 mined and sunk. |
669 |
| Rhein (2) |
1917 |
built by Scheepsbouwwerf De Merwede,
Hardinxveld | ex- Noordstroom built for Hollandsche Stoombooot Maatschappij,
Amsterdam (HSM), 1926 purchased
from Murrell Steamship Co., West Hartlepool renamed Rhein, In HLL-HRL
service, 1942 renamed Miranda, 8th July 1944 bombed and sunk. |
736 |
| Roland |
1855 |
built by T.D. Marshall, Shields | ex- Propeller built
for Lever, London, ex- Roland 1861, 1891 taken over with fleet of
H.J. Perlach & Co., Hamburg, in HRL service, 1904 scrapped. |
610 |
| Roma |
1882 |
built by Blohm & Voss A.G., Hamburg | ex- Roma, 1888
purchased from O.L. Eichmann, Hamburg not renamed, in HPDL service,
3rd August 1891 foundered at English Narrow in Smith Canal. |
1,949 |
| Silvia (1) |
1886 |
built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,
Hamburg | In HLL service, 1917 sold to Emil R. Retzlaff, Stettin
not renamed, 1923 renamed Swanhild, 1931 sold to Sedina Schiffahrtskontor
GmbH, Stettin, resold to F. Ursino di F., Catania, Italy renamed
Doris Ursino, 1942 to Italian Navy, 4th January 1943 stranded at
Reggio di Calabria and lost. |
893 |
| Silvia (2) |
1938 |
built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck
| In HLL service, 1939 in service for Kriegsmarine renamed V 103,
1940 renamed Sperrbrecher 33, 25th May 1941 heavy damaged by crashed
British airplane near Texel, stranded and wrecked, wreck later scrapped. |
1,049 |
| Tamora |
1955 |
built by Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff, Büsum
| In HLL-RLL service, 20th December 1972 sunk in collision in fog,
raised repaired returned to service, 1976 sold to Shangri La Shipping
Enterprises Co., Limassol, Cyprus renamed Burrasca, 1977 sold to
Honduras renamed Sylvia. |
299 |
| Timandra (1) |
1898 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HLL service, 1914
in service for German Imperial Navy, 1917 sold to H. Kayser & Sohn,
Hamburg not renamed, 1918 renamed Ruth Kayser, 1918 sold to Schröder,
Hölken & Fischer, Hamburg renamed Hedwig Fischer, 1921 sold to Albis
Reederei, Hamburg renamed Albis, 25th November 1922 stranded and
lost. |
1,257 |
| Timandra (2) |
1912 |
built by Nüscke & Co., AG, Stettin | ex- Borussia
built for Rhein & Seeschiffahrts Gesellschafft, Cologne, 1939 purchased
from Köln Londoner Schiffahrts GmbH, Cologne, renamed Timandra, 1946
ceded to Great Britain renamed Empire Confal, 1945 to General
Steam Nav. Co., London renamed Woodwren, 1953 renamed Artemis
and converted to coal hulk at Gravesend. |
948 |
| Timandra (3) |
1951 |
built by D.W. Kremer Sohn, Elmshorn | In HLL service,
1971 sold to Iliadis & Co., Saloniki, Greece renamed Aghia Trias,
1971 sold to Argo Maritime Co. same name, 1975 sold to Seaways Maritime
Co. renamed Aldebaran, 1980 sold to Kathiawad Shipping Co., Panama
renamed Jetpur Nagar, 7th October 1980 damaged in Iraq Iran War and
declared total loss. |
499 |
| Titania (1) |
1879 |
built by Mounsey & Foster, Sunderland | ex- Mercedes
built for Adamson & Ronaldson, London, ex- C. Fellinger, 1886 purchased
from Stoomvaart Maatschappij Insulinde, Amsterdam (SMI)
renamed Titania, in HPDL service, 1898 sold to DDG
Kosmos not renamed, 1898 resold to US Government renamed Marcellus,
9th August 1910 sunk in collision with steamer ROSARIO DI GIORGIO
near Cape Hatteras. |
2,013 |
| Titania (2) |
1912 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HLL service, 1914-1919
in service for German Imperial Navy as a hospital ship, 1920 ceded
to France, 1922 sold to P.A. Lapicque & Co., Haiphong renamed Song
Bo.,1924 sold to Cie. Indo Chinoise de Nav., 1932 sold to Fock Ning
Co., Shanghai renamed Foo Tong, sold several times and in 1937 renamed
Mei Lee, 1938 sunk as a blockship. |
1,187 |
| Titania (3) |
1912 |
built by F. Schickau, Elbing | ex- Badenia built for
Rhein & Seeschiffahrts Gesellschafft, Cologne, 1939 purchased from
Köln Londoner Schiffahrts GmbH, Cologne, renamed Titania, 1946 ceded
to Great Britain renamed Empire Conexe, 1945 to General
Steam Nav. Co., London renamed Ringdove, 1950 scrapped. |
921 |
| Titania (4) |
1951 |
built by D.W. Kremer Sohn, Elmshorn | In HLL service,
1965 sold to H. & A. Köhlmann, Hamburg, 1968 sold to Aug. Bolten,
Wm. Miller’s Nachfolger, Hamburg renamed Boa Nova, 1970 sold to Greece,
1977 sold renamed Aspis, 30th June 1980 on fire, abandoned by crew
and probably sunk. |
499 |
| Uranus |
1870 |
built by T. & W. Smith, North Shields | ex- Bamborough
built for W. Johnson, ex- Uranus 1874, 1891 taken over with fleet
of H.J. Perlach & Co., Hamburg, in HRL service, 1914 sold to Aug.
Bolten, Wm. Miller’s Nachfolger, Hamburg, 13th January 1915 stranded
and lost. |
926 |
| Valeria (1) |
1888 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1898 sold to DDG
Kosmos not renamed, 1898 sold to Rob. M. Sloman & Co., Hamburg
renamed Livorno, 1900 missing at sea. |
2,022 |
| Valeria (2) |
1904 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 14th October 1910 foundered off Osel. |
1,253 |
| Valeria (3) |
1913 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | In HLL service, 21st
March 1918 sank by British auxiliary cruiser near Nordfjord. |
1,216 |
| Valeria (4) |
1937 |
built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck
| In HLL service, 1941 in service for Kriegsmarine, 1942 renamed
Sperrbrecher 176, 1943 returned to owner, 29th August 1944 bombed
and sunk near Light Vessel Elbe I, wreck raised in 1968 and scrapped. |
1,450 |
| Valeria (5) |
1957 |
built by H.C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg | In HChL service,
1962 sold to Van Nievelt Goudriaan & Co. Stoomvaart Maatschappij
(Nigoco), Hamburg renamed Polaris,
1971 sold to Steran Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Anemos, 1972 renamed
Tania, 1978 sold same name, 1981 sold to Saudia Arabia renamed Elhawi
Star, 10th December 1982 foundered in heavy weather. |
2,372 |
| Vesta (1) |
1879 |
built by Palmers & Co. Shipbuilding & Iron Company,
Jarrow | ex- Vesta, 1881 taken over with fleet of Gebrüder Schiller & Co.
(Mgr F.G. Schmidt), Hamburg, in HLL service, 1882 sold to G, Beyer,
Malmo, 1883 sold to Syd Svenska Angfartygs AB, Malmo, 1894 sold to
Skanska Angfartygs AB, Malmo, 1899 sold to Det Forenede DS, Copenhagen,
1917 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.88 in Atlantic, 5 lives
lost. |
1,003 |
| Vesta (2) |
1882 |
built by Blohm & Voss A.G., Hamburg | In HLL service,
1917 sold to Emil R. Retzlaff, Stettin renamed Borghild, 1931 sold
to Sedina Schiffahrtskontor GmbH, Stettin, later resold to Berger & Vollmer,
Stettin, 1932 sold to M. Berger & O. Rethwisch, Stettin renamed Leonore,
1934 scrapped. |
882 |
| Viola (1) |
1879 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 1911 sold to Migliorino, Genoa, Italy, 4th January
1914 foundered. |
769 |
| Viola (2) |
1912 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HLL service, 1914-1919 in service for German Imperial Navy,
1919 seized by French warships, to France, 1922 sold to Worms & Cie.
renamed Pontet Canet, 1942 ceded by Germany to Mittelmeer Reederei
GmbH, 1943 to Italy renamed Salemi, 2nd February 1944 torpedoed by
British submarine and destroyed by shellfire from British warships
near Capri. |
1,156 |
| Viola (3) |
|
built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik,
Hamburg | In HLL-HRL service, 1926 renamed Este, 1935 renamed Viola,
7th January 1945 mined and sunk in Bommelfjord. |
991 |
| Virgilia (1) |
1887 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1890 disappeared at sea. |
1,946 |
| Virgilia (2) |
1911 |
built by Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | In HLL service,
1914 seized by Russians at Petrograd, 1916 renamed Svir, 1918 captured
by German auxiliary cruiser MOEWE and returned to A. Kirsten, 22nd
July 1936 heavy damaged in collision and later sunk. |
1,079 |
| Virgilia (3) |
1924 |
built by Helsingör Jernskibs & Maskinbyggeri, Helsingör
| ex- Martin Carl built for AS DS Heimdal, Copenhagen, ex- Daklint,
1950 purchased from DS Dania AS, Copenhagen renamed Virgilia, 1956
sold to G. Freymann, Hamburg renamed Seevogel, 7th December 1959
stranded off Öland, abandoned, broke in two and sank. |
1,404 |
| Virgilia (4) |
1957 |
built by H.C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg | 1964 sold to
O. Schilling, Hamburg not renamed, 1971 sold to Liberia same name,
1974 sold to Korpa Shipping Co. SA, Pireaus renamed Maria, 20th May
1981 damaged by fire and abandoned by crew, towed to beach and beached,
declared total loss, 1986 returned to service as Farida II, 1989
sold for scrapping but stranded in tow off Manora. |
2,374 |
| Volumnia (1) |
1892 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| In HPDL service, 1898 sold to DDG
Kosmos not renamed, 1900 renamed Pentaur, 1912 sold to E.T. Olufsen,
Durban, 1915 sold to Christian Salvesen, Leith, 1921 sold to Spain
renamed Dolores de la Torre, 1924 hulked in Santander, 1939 sunk
in aerial attack at Barcelona. |
3,134 |
| Volumnia (2) |
1958 |
built by H.C. Stülcken Sohn,
Hamburg | 1962 chartered to L. Adams, Hamburg renamed Lealott, 1966
renamed Volumnia, 1969 sold to Seereederei Ulsnis H.P. Vith & Co.
KG, Hamburg renamed Ulsnis, 1972 reflagged to Cyprus, 1976 renamed
Dexena, 1981 sold to Sang Thai Nav., Bangkok renamed Sang Tahai Steel,
1985-1986 deleted from Lloyd’s Register. |
2,373 |
| Wega |
1872 |
built by C. Mitchell & Co., Newcastle | ex- Wega,
1881 taken over with fleet of Gebrüder Schiller & Co. (Mgr F.G. Schmidt),
Hamburg, in HLL service, 1899 sold to Naviera Orientale, Pireaus,
Greece renamed Athinai, 30th August 1917 shelled and sunk by German
submarine UC.74 in Mediterranean Sea. |
940 |
| Werra |
1920 |
built by Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | Planned for Imperial
Navy but completed as Werra for A. Kirsten, in HRL service, 1935
sold to Robert Rühr, Kiel not renamed, 1935 renamed Elisabeth, 1956
scrapped. |
663 |
| Weser |
1923 |
built by Hamburger Elbe Schiffwerft AG, Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
| In HRL service, 1924 sold to Reederei Röchling, Menzell & Co.,
Hamburg, 1927 sold to Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampfschiffs Rhederei,
Oldenburg renamed Musel, 1927 sold to P.A. van Es & Co., Rotterdam
renamed Maas, 1940 seized by Germans, 1944 in German service bombed
and sunk in dock at te Le Havre, 1946 raised and scrapped. |
997 |
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