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The Fleets
Roland Line / Roland
Linie Aktien Gesellschaft 1905-1925
Bremen
A fortnightly service was started in 1893 by the Norddeutscher
Lloyd (NDL) the Roland Linie Aktien Gesellschaft, called Roland Linie.
The Roland Linie sailed from Bremen to New York with steerage passengers
and cargo. The NDL ended this service in 1897.
The Roland Linie AG was
founded at the end of 1905 as a independent shipping company to open
new routes to the west coast of North America, later extended to west
and east coast of South America and the Caribbean. The first ships the
TURPIN (ex Freiburg, 1899) and LAMBERT (ex Marburg, 1900) were purchased
from the Norddeutscher Lloyd and a new ship the HOLGER was taken over
from the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Yard at Wallsend on Tyne in 1906.
At the
beginning of World War I the Roland Linie owned fifteen ships. In 1914
the Roland Linie started a tramp shipping company the Hafenbetriebs
Gesellschaft Chile, Bremen in 1915 restyled as Globus Reederei GmbH.
Four ships were
lost during the conflict and after the armistice the rest of the fleet
had to be delivered to the Allies.
In 1920 the Roland Linie was back
on the seven seas again with several ships and at the end of that
year the sailings to the west coast of South America were started. At
the
end of 1922 the Roland Linie got the majority of shares of the Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo AG and Argo was merged into the Roland Linie AG in the beginning
of 1923. A new company Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo mbH was
founded and took over the European services from the Roland Linie.
The
Norddeutscher
Lloyd took over the Roland Linie AG at the end of 1925 and fleet
and personnel were merged into the Norddeutscher Lloyd in 1925/1926 which
transferred its European services to a new company the Roland Linie
Aktien Gesellschaft and existed under NDL banner, (later Hapag Lloyd)
untill
1992.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for their 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.
- Routes:
- West Coast of South America
- West Coast of Central America and Mexico
- West Coast of North America
- Bremen-London
- Bremen-Hull
- Bremen-Middlesbrough-Newcastle
- Hamburg-London
- Bremen- Finland
- Bremen-Reval
- Bremen-Hamburg-Canary Islands
- Hamburg-Bremen-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Mediterranean
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Adler |
1900 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | ex- Adler
built for DG Argo, 1914 to German
Imperial Navy renamed Kohlenschiff II, 1914 reverted to DG Argo,
1920 ceded to Great Britain and chartered back, 1921 reverted to
DG Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1938 renamed Aar,
1938 sold to F. Italo Groce, Geno, Italy renamed Ezilda Groce, 1950
scrapped. |
1,304 |
Aegina |
1923 |
built by AG Weser, Bremen | ex-
Aegina built for DG Argo, 1923 DG
Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Naimes, 1925 renamed Arta, 1925/1926 Roland
Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1935 to Atlas Levante Linie same name, 1941 sunk by British
destroyer Janus. |
2,452 |
Albatross |
1915 |
built by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin | ex- Albatross,
completed in 1917 for DG Argo,
1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, renamed Falke in service for Roland Linie, 1925/1926 Roland
Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 1953 company restyled as Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Söhne, Bremen, 1954 scrapped at Hamburg. |
985 |
Alda (1) |
1913 |
built by J. C. Tecklenborg A.G., Geestemünde | 1914
interned at Antofagasta, 1919 allocated to Great Britain, 1920 to Pacific
Steam Nav. Co. renamed Magellan, 1934 scrapped. |
6,706 |
Alda (2) |
1921 |
built by AG Vulcan, Stettin | 1925/1926 transferred
to Norddeutscher Lloyd not
renamed, 1936 renamed Eisenach, 1939 rebuilt to 4,423 tons, 1939
laid up at Punta Arenas, 1941 scuttled to avoid capture, 1941 refloated,
1942 to Cia. Oceanica renamed Oceanica, 1942 sold same name, 1943
renamed Ultramarino, 1951 re-purchased by NDL renamed Traunstein
in service of Roland Linie, 1960 laid up, 1960 scrapped. |
4,177 |
Alk |
1924 |
built by AG Neptun, Rostock | 1925/1926 Roland Linie
absorbed by Norddeutscher Lloyd,
1933 transferred to Argo Reederei
AG not renamed, 1937 to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co., Bremen
same name, 1945 allocated to Great Britain renamed Empire Contest,
1946 to USSR renamed Vereshyagin, 1960 out of Lloyd’s Register. |
1,175 |
Alrich (1) |
1913 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| 1914 interned at Rio de Janeiro, 1917 seized by Brazilian Government
Parnahyba, 1923 managed by Lloyd Brasileiro, 1927 purchased by Lloyd
Brasileiro, 1 May 1942 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
U.162 with the loss of 4 lives. |
6,692 |
Alrich (2) |
1921 |
built by F. Schickau AG, Danzig | ex- Glücksburg,
1923 purchased from Flensburger DC, Hamburg renamed Alrich, 1925/1926
transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1937 sold to Hamburg
Sudamerikanische DG renamed Sao Paulo, 9 April 1940 mined and
sunk near Bergen. |
4,983 |
Altair |
1922 |
built by Nordseewerke AG, Emden
| ex- Altair built for DG Argo,
1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Raimund, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1936 renamed Norderney, 1939 laid up at Para, 9 August
1941 sunk by British auxilary cruiser Pretoria Castle. |
3,667 |
Amsel |
1921 |
built by Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik vorm. Janssen & Schmilinsky
A.G., Hamburg | ex- Minna, 1923 purchased from Flensburger DC, Hamburg
renamed Amsel, 1927 sold to Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij.
(KNSM), Amsterdam renamed Proteus,
1934 sold to Norske Amerika
Linje, Norway renamed Le Norvegien II, 1952 sold to India renamed
Mahahursheed, 1960 scrapped at Karachi. |
1,065 |
Anatolia |
1923 |
built by AG Weser, Bremen | 1925/1926 transferred
to Norddeutscher Lloyd not
renamed, 1940 seized by Argentine to Cia. Argentina de Nav. Lloyd
not renamed, 1942 renamed Santa Fe, 1943 to Flota Mercante del Estado
renamed Rio Carcarana, 1956 sold renamed Anamar, 1969 scrapped. |
2,446 |
Angora |
1923 |
built by J. Frerichs & Co., Einswarden | ex- Elisabeth
Kimme, 1925 purchased from H. Kimme AG, Bremen renamed Angora, 1925/1926
transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1935 transferred to Atlas Levante Linie same
name, 1937 renamed Konya, 1939 sold to R.L. Bornhofen renamed Elisabeth
Bornhofen, 1944 bombed and sunk near Bergen. |
2,298 |
Ansgir (1) |
1918 |
built by AG Neptun, Rostock | 1920 ceded to Great
Britain, 1 December 1920 wrecked near Penzance. |
6,486 |
Ansgir (2) |
1921 |
built by Friedrich Krupp AG Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Launched as Octavia for Rhederei AG von 1896 but completed as Ansgir
for the Roland Linie, 1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1936 renamed Anhalt, 27 December 1941 beached
after being attacked by British destroyers. |
4,599 |
Antares |
1922 |
built by Nordseewerke AG, Emden
| ex- Antares built for DG Argo,
1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Ingram, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1936 renamed Borkum, 1939 captured by the British and
subsequently shelled by German submarine U.33, beached and lost. |
3,670 |
Antell |
1895 |
built by Wigham, Richardson & Co., Newcastle on Tyne
| ex- Hathor built for DGG Kosmos,
Hamburg, 1911 sold to Continentale Rhederei AG, Hamburg renamed Jenfeld,
1914 interned in Argentine, 1920 by own crew disabled, 1920 repaired
and sold in 1921 to Roland Linie, Bremen renamed Antell, 1921 allocated
as a war prize to The Shipping Controller, London, 1922 sold to Paulsen & Ivers,
Kiel renamed Real, 1927 sold to Societe Maritimes Coloniale, Marseille,
France renamed Ville de Damas, 1931 sold to SA Cooperative de Navigation,
Marseille, France not renamed, 1931 scrapped at La Spezia. |
3,610 |
Arcturus |
1922 |
built by Nordseewerke AG, Emden
| ex- Arcturus built for DG Argo,
1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Riol, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1936 renamed Helgoland, 1939 laid up at Puerto Colombia,
1941 sunk in ice off coast Finland. |
3,664 |
Arkadia |
1922 |
built by AG Weser, Bremen | ex- Arkadia built for DG
Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as
Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Aegina, 1925/1926
Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, Bremen same name,
1941 sunk by British destroyer Janus. |
2,453 |
Arta |
|
see Aegina. |
|
Athena |
1923 |
built by J. Frerichs & Co., Einswarden | ex- Irma
Kimme, 1925 purchased from H. Kimme AG, Bremen renamed Athena, 1925/1926
transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1933 sold to Sovtorgflot, Leningrad renamed
Ilmen, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by submarine. |
2,288 |
Atta |
1896 |
built by Richardson, Duck & Co., Stocton on Tees |
ex- Troja built for De Freitas 1900 transferred to Hamburg Amerikanische
Paketfahrt Aktien Gesellschafft (Hapag)
not renamed, 1914 purchased renamed Atta, 1919 ceded to Great Britain,
1922 sold to D. Lemos, Greece renamed Antonios, 1923 sunk after explosion
in the Atlantic. |
2,720 |
Attika |
1923 |
built by AG Weser, Bremen | 1925/1926 transferred
to Norddeutscher Lloyd not
renamed, 1938 sold to Hellenic Lines renamed Anghyra, 1944 sold renamed
Spartan, 1947 sold to Sweden renamed Nordic, 1950 sold to Germany
renamed Hubert Schröder, 1955 stranded and lost. |
2,447 |
Atto (1) |
1911 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| 1919 allocated to Great Britain, to David Steamship Co. renamed
St. Augustine Abbey, 1921 sold to Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij
(VNS), s’Gravenhage renamed Hoogkerk,
1945 used as stationary school ship, 1949 renamed Veteraan, 1958
scrapped at Rotterdam. |
5,169 |
Atto (2) |
1922 |
built by AG Vulcan, Stettin | 1925/1926 transferred
to Norddeutscher Lloyd not
renamed, 1935 transferred to Deutsche
Levante Linie same name, 1936 renamed Adana, 1941 sunk by British
warships. |
4,176 |
Bakara |
1913 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau
Gesellschaft, Flensburg | ex- Cannstatt, 1925 purchased from Deutsch
Australische DG renamed Bakara, 1925 renamed Witell, 1925/1926
transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1937 sold to Hamburg
Sudamerikanische DG renamed Rosario, 1946 to Denmark, 1948 sold
to Finland renamed Albertina, 1950 sold renamed Kotka, 1956 with
obsolete ammunition sunk in Atlantic. |
6,122 |
Baramba |
1912 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau
Gesellschaft, Flensburg | ex- Hobart, 1925 purchased from Deutsch
Australische DG renamed Baramba, 1925 renamed Justin, 1925/1926
transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1933 scrapped. |
6,053 |
Berengar |
1911 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | 1914 interned
at Talcahuano, Chile, 1921 allocated to Great Britain, 1923 sold
to Oakwin SS Co., Bideport renamed General Botha, 1927 purchased
by NDL renamed Berengar,
1934 chartered to Hamburg Sud, 1935 sold to Hamburg
Sud same name, 1937 renamed Petropolis, 1945 stranded in the
River Elbe and wrecked later scrapped. |
4,849 |
Billung |
1918 |
built by Haarlemsche Scheepsbouw Mij, Haarlem | ex-
Industrie, 1918 purchased by Van Nievelt Goudriaan en Co’s. Stoomvaart
Maatschappij, Rotterdam (Nigoco)
while building from Stoombootreederij J. & A. van der Schuyt, Rotterdam
renamed Adara, 1920 sold to Roland Linie, Bremen, Germany renamed
Billung, 1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1926 renamed Meise, 1944 sunk after Allied
air attack at Brest, 1946 wreck scrapped. |
821 |
Bonn |
1922 |
built by Atlas Werke AG, Bremen
| ex- Bonn built for DG Argo,
1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Sperber, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 1940 in service for German Kriegsmarine,
1945 ceded to France, 1946 renamed Etel, 1948 sold to L. Dreyfus & Cie.,
Dunkerque renamed Commandant G. Guena, 1949 sold to Cie de Nav. Paquet,
Dunkerque renamed Oued Noun, 1954 sold to Vietnam renamed Houng Khanh,
1991/1992 deleted from Lloyd’s Register. |
889 |
Boonah |
1912 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau
Gesellschaft, Flensburg | ex- Melbourne 1914 seized by Australia
at Sydney, from Deutsch-Australische
Line renamed Boonah, 1925 purchased from Australian Commonwealth
Line renamed Witram, 1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1937 sold to Hamburg
Sudamerikanische DG renamed Buenos Aires, 1 May 1940 torpedoed
and sunk by British submarine HMS Narwhal near Skagen. |
6,147 |
Bussard |
|
see Siegen. |
|
Cavalla |
1912 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | ex- Frankfurt
built for DG Argo, 1919 sold
to Deutsche Levante Linie renamed
Cavalla, 1920 transferred to Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt Aktien
Gesellschaft, Hamburg (Hapag)
but stayed under DLL flag, 1923 sold to Roland Linie same name, 1925/26
Roland Linie taken over by NDL,
1926 management to DLL, 1935 transferred to Atlas Levante Linie,
Bremen, 1939 sold to Aug. Bolten, Wm. Millers Nachf., Hamburg renamed
Falkenberg, 1945 sunk after torpedo hit off Christiansand, salvaged
allocated to the Netherlands Government renamed Juri, 1947 sold to
Panama same name, 1949 sunk after striking mine. |
1,661 |
Cöln |
1914 |
built by Seebeck AG, Gesstemünde
| ex- Cöln built for DG Argo,
1914 seized at Petrograd by Russian Government renamed Kotlin, 1916
renamed Lena, 1918 reverted to DG Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged with
Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo mbH
renamed Yalta, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1926 sold to Messageries
Maritimes, Marseilles renamed Etienne de Flacourt, 1928 transferred
to Soc. Marit. Indochinoise renamed Gouverneur General Piquet, 1934
sold to Union Maritime Mediteranee renamed Sargasse, 1938 sold renamed
La Marsa, 1942 seized by Italians renamed Tivoli, 1947 Carlotta,
1955 sold renamed Anna Rosa, 1959 sold renamed Andalu, 1959 scrapped. |
1,495 |
Condor |
|
see Koblenz. |
|
Dortmund |
1900 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G.,
Vegesack | ex- Dortmund built for DG
Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged with Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, renamed Strauss, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1927 sold to F. Schmitz, Duisburg renamed Ilse Reichel,
1931 sold to W. Luers, Hamburg renamed Egeran, 1939 disappeared at
sea. |
986 |
Durendart |
1906 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| 14 October 1914 sunk as a blockship in harbour of Tsingtau. |
3,844 |
Düsseldorf |
1909 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G.,
Vegesack | ex- Toreador built for J. D. Stürken, Bremen, ex- Düsseldorf
1916, 1918 captured by British warships off Norway renamed Poldorf,
1919 reverted to DG Argo, 1923
DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, renamed Falke in service for Roland Linie, 1925/1926 Roland
Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1934 to Argo Reederei
AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 1939 in service
for German Kriegsmarine renamed V 104, 1940 renamed Sperrbrecher
34, later Sperrbrecher 134, 8 August 1944 bombed and sunk of Lorient. |
997 |
Elster |
|
see Freiburg. |
|
Falke |
|
see Düsseldorf (2) |
|
Freiburg |
1922 |
built by Schiffbaugesellschaft
Unterweser mbH, Wesermünde | ex- Freiburg built for DG
Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Elster, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, Bremen same name,
1937 to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 1941 to Kriegsmarine
renamed Sperrbrecher 60, later Sperrbrecher 160, 16 August 1942 beached
off Den Helder after being mined.
|
1,136 |
Ganelon (1) |
1906 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| 1907 sold to H.C. Horn, Schleswig
renamed Hilda Horn, 1911 sold to Deutsche
Levante Linie renamed Tinos, 1914 laid up at Piraeus, 1916 seized
by the Allies, transferred to French Government renamed Le Bourget,
1921 sold to Ch. Schiaffino & Cie., Algiers renamed Laurent Schiaffino,
1925 sold to Polish Government renamed Wilja, 1940 to Exile Polish
Government renamed Modlin, 1944 scuttled as a blockship at Normandy
coast, 1946 wreck salvaged and scrapped. |
3,587 |
Ganelon (2) |
1907 |
built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Newcastle
| 1919 allocated to Great Britain, 1920 to Ellerman & Bucknall renamed
City of Batavia, 1938 sold to Societa Anonima Industria Armamento
renamed Voluntas, 1941 seized by Argentine Government and purchased
by FME renamed Rio Teuco, 1946 reverted to owner renamed Voluntas
1949 renamed Volonta, 1955 wrecked at Ushant. |
5,586 |
Geier |
1924 |
built by AG Neptun, Rostock | 1925/1926 Roland Linie
absorbed by Norddeutscher Lloyd,
1933 transferred to Argo Reederei
AG not renamed, 1937 to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co., Bremen
same name, 1945 allocated to Norway renamed Slettness, 1946 to USSR
renamed Elets, 1964 out of Lloyd’s Register. |
1,174 |
Gerfrid (1) |
1913 |
built by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Ltd., Hull | ex- Federico Glavic built for Nav. a Vapeur Unione,
Ragusa, 1916 seized by German Government allocated to to Globus Reederei
renamed Gerfrid, 1919 allocated Great Britain, managed by C.T.
Bowring & Co., 1920 sold to St. Just SS Co, Cardiff renamed Royal
City. |
5,281 |
Gerfrid (2) |
1895 |
built by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast | ex-
Teenkai, 1922 purchased from China
Mutual Steam Nav. Co., London for Globus Reederei and renamed
Gerfrid, 1927 sold to Pereira Carneiro & Cia of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
renamed Merity, 1971 scrapped. |
4,742 |
Germar |
1883 |
built by Möller & Holberg, Stettin | ex- Gauss, 1919
purchased from DG Neptun, Bremen
for Globus Reederei and later renamed Germar, 23 March 1922 sunk
by ice near Hangö. |
442 |
Gernis |
1913 |
built by Wm. Doxford & Sons, Sunderland | ex- Harlow,
1914 purchased from J. & C. Harrison renamed Gernis, 1914 interned
at Sabang, 1918 to the Netherlands as a war reparation, to Nederlandsch
Amerikaansche Scheepvaart Maatschappij (HAL),
Rotterdam renamed Noorderdijk, 1931 sold renamed Provvidenza, 1940
torpedoed and sunk by British submarine Truant near Istrië. |
6,550 |
Gerrat (1) |
1883 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | ex- Leander, 1917 purchased
from DG Neptun, Bremen for
Globus Reederei and later renamed Gerrat, 1922 sold to Leonhardt & Blumberg,
Hamburg, 1923 renamed Eberhardt, 1926 sold to Reederei J. Ick, Hamburg,
1928 sold to L. & C. Podesta, Genoa renamed Sandrina Podesta, 1931
sold to SA Naviera, 1931 stranded and 1932 scrapped. |
574 |
Gerrat (2) |
1917 |
built by Schiffbaugesellschaft Unterweser mbH, Wesermünde
| ex- Oda built for DS Vesterhavet, Esbjerg, 1923 purchased for Gkobus
Reederei renamed Hentsch, 1923 renamed Gerrat, 1927 sold to C Rehder,
Hamburg. |
854 |
Gerwin |
1890 |
built by Eriksberg MV., Eriksberg | ex- Jason, 1918
purchased from DG Neptun, Bremen
for Globus Reederei and renamed Gerwin, 7 November 1921 sunk in storm
after striking submerged wreckage. |
344 |
Grandon |
1918 |
built by C. Boele & Zn, Slikkerveer | ex- Talita purchased
by Van Nievelt Goudriaan en Co’s. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam
(Nigoco) while building from
Stoombootreederij J. & A. van der Schuyt, Rotterdam, 1920 sold to
Roland line, Bremen, Germany renamed Grandon, 1925/1926 transferred
to Norddeutscher Lloyd not
renamed, 1926 sold to Argo Reederei,
Bremen renamed Specht, 1939 to German Kriegsmarine and converted
into a water boat, 1952 sold to Wilh. Jork Jr., Hamburg renamed Willy
Joerk, 1953 scrapped at Hamburg. |
761 |
Greif |
1923 |
built by Atlas Werke AG, Bremen | Ordered by DG
Argo, completed after merger with Roland Linie, 1925/1926 Roland
Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, Bremen same name,
1937 to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 12 November
1944 sunk by British warships near Egersud. |
996 |
Haimon (1) |
1906 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| 1907 sold to H.C. Horn, Schleswig
renamed Horncap, 1911 sold to Deutsche
Levante Linie renamed Pyrgos, 1919 allocated to Great Britain,
1921 sold to Belgian Government same name, 1921 sold to Armement
Deppe, Antwerp renamed Roumanie, 1942 sunk by German submarine U
617 in Northern Atlantic. |
3,588 |
Haimon (2) |
1911 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| 1919 allocated to Great Britain, to Reardon Smith Line renamed
Quebec City, 1927 Sold to Norddeutscher
Lloyd renamed Haimon (for Roland Linie Aktien Gesellschaft),
1935 scrapped at Bremen. |
4,924 |
Haimon (3) |
1898 |
built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | ex- Antonina, 1922
purchased from Hamburg Sudamerikanische
DG renamed Haimon, 1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1927 renamed Ancona, 1927 sold to Brazil renamed
Pirangy, 1957 sold not renamed, 1960 sold for scrap, 1961 scrapped. |
3,810 |
Hanna Kimme |
1923 |
built by J. Frerichs & Co., Einswarden | ex- Hanna
Kimme, 1925 purchased from H. Kimme AG, Bremen not renamed, 1925/1926
transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1926 renamed Achaia, 1931 sold to Flensburger
Dampfer Co., Flensburg renamed Troyburg, 1941 stranded and lost. |
2,268 |
Hebe |
1890 |
built by C. Connel & Co., Glasgow | ex- Banda built
for Hamburg Calcutta Linie, Hamburg, ex- Totmes for DGG
Kosmos, 1904 to Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt Aktien Gesellschafft
(Hapag), 1905 renamed Caledonia,
1912 sold to Wm. Eisenach, Stettin, renamed Wm. Eisenach 1915 sold
to Hafenbetriebs Gesellschaft Chile, Bremen (subsidiary of Roland
Linie) renamed Hebe, 1915 transferred to Globus Reederei, 1920 ceded
to Great Britain not renamed, 1922 scrapped. |
3,035 |
Hera |
1889 |
built by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Sunderland |
ex- Rüdesheimer built for DDG Hansa,
ex- Paula Peters, 1915 sold to Hafenbetriebs Gesellschaft Chile,
Bremen (subsidiary of Roland Linie) renamed Hera, 1915 transferred
to Globus Reederei, 1916 torpedoed and sunk by Russian submarine
Volk off Norrkoping. |
2,848 |
Holger |
1906 |
built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Newcastle
| 1915 interned at Buenos Aires, 1921 allocated to Great Britain,
1925/1926 transferred to NDL with
Roland Line not renamed, 1932 sold to Sovtorgflot, Odessa renamed
Tashkent, 1960 out of Lloyd’s register. |
5,555 |
Ibis |
1920 |
built by Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | ex- Lotte built
for Rob M. Sloman Jr., Hamburg, ex- Albert Sauber 1920, 1923 purchased
by Roland Linie renamed Ibis, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo
Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co., Bremen
same name, 1952 company restyled as Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Söhne,
Bremen, 1954 scrapped. |
593 |
Ilmar |
1918 |
built by Wilton's Scheepsw. & Machine Fabr., Rotterdam
| ex- Eigen Hulp III, 1918 purchased after building for Stoomboot
Reederij v/h J.& A. Schuijt, Rotterdam by Van Nievelt Goudriaan en
Co’s. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam (Nigoco)
and renamed Menkar, 1920 sold to Roland Linie, Germany renamed Ilmar,
1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1926 renamed Lerche, 1933 sold to Argo Reederei,
Bremen not renamed, 1935 sold to Fisser & Doornum, Emden renamed
Franziska Hendrik Fisser, 1946 sold to Denmark renamed Vejsnaes,
1948 sold to Finland renamed Olivia, 1958 sold not renamed, 1963
scrapped at Abö. |
1,148 |
Ingram |
|
see Antares. |
|
Justin (1) |
1918 |
built by Boele's Scheepswerven & Machinefabriek, Bolnes
| ex- Ed. Munch purchased while building from Danish owner by Van
Nievelt Goudriaan en Co’s. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam (Nigoco)
renamed Mirfak, 1919 stranded near Noordwijk, 1920 refloated and
repaired, 1920 sold to Roland Line, Bremen renamed Justin, 1922 sold
to Reederei AG von 1896, Hamburg renamed Olympia, 1927 sold to Hanseatisch
Dampfschifffahrt Ges., Hamburg not renamed, 1930 sold to Ozean Dampfer
AG, Hamburg renamed Breitenburg, 1935 sold to Sovtorgflot, Leningrad
renamed Ohkta, 1960 deleted from Register. |
1,360 |
Justin (2) |
|
see Baramba. |
|
Karpin |
1918 |
built by J. & A. van der Schuit's Scheepswerven, Papendrecht
| ex- Jan van Arkel, 1918 purchased from Stoomboot Reederij v/h J.& A.
van der Schuijt, Rotterdam by Van Nievelt Goudriaan en Co’s. Stoomvaart
Maatschappij, Rotterdam (Nigoco)
renamed Megrez, 1920 sold to Roland Line, Bremen renamed Karpin,
1922 sold to Unterweser Reederei renamed Bockenheim, 1924 sold to
Norway renamed Askild, 1942 stranded and lost near Cape Race. |
2,029 |
Koblenz |
1922 |
built by Atlas Werke AG, Bremen
| ex- Koblenz built for DG Argo,
1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Condor, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 1939 in service for German Kriegsmarine,
20 April 1944 bombed and sunk off Schiermonnikoog by British warplanes. |
889 |
Lambert |
1900 |
built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool
| ex- Marburg, 1906 transferred from Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL)
renamed Lambert, 1908 destroyed by fire. 1926 transferred to NDL
with Roland Line not renamed, 1932 scrapped. |
5,967 |
Möwe |
1912 |
built by Seebeck AG, Gesstemünde | ex- Möwe built
for DG Argo, 1915 in sevice for
German Imperial Navy, 1918 reverted to DG Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged
with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo
mbH, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1926 sold to Messageries
Maritimes, Marseilles renamed Maréchal Galliénni, 1954 scrapped. |
1,251 |
Murla (1) |
1920 |
built by J. & A. van der Schuit's Scheepswerven, Papendrecht
| Launched without a name for Dutch owner, 1920 purchased and named
Murla, 1922 sold to Schleppschiffahrtsgesellschaft renamed Heddernheim. |
1,970 |
Murla (2) |
1918 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| ex- Forst, 1924 purchased from Deutsch
Australische DG renamed Murla, 1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1932 sold to Sovtorgflot, Russia renamed Minsk,
1960 not registered anymore. |
5,850 |
Naimes (1) |
1907 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | 1919 allocated
to Great Britain, 1919 managed by Andrew
Weir & Co., 1920 sold to Glover Bros, London renamed Woron, 1927
sold to A/B Naxos Prince (R. Mattson manager), Finland renamed Kastelholm,
6 June 1941 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.559. |
5,332 |
Naimes (2) |
|
see Aegina. |
|
Olivant |
1906 |
built by Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg
| 1914 interned at Havana, 1917 seized by Cuba. |
3,841 |
Pera |
1918 |
built by Nüscke & Co. AG, Stettin | ex- Trostburg,
1923 purchased from DDG Hansa renamed
Pera, 1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1926 sold to Messageries
Maritimes renamed Le Myre de Vilers, 1928 transferred to Cie.
Maritime Indo-Chinois renamed Governeur General Paul Doumer, 1935
reverted to MM not renamed, 1938 sold renamed Laos, 1942 lost in
storm. |
1,467 |
Phönix |
1913 |
built by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin | ex- Phönix
built for DG Argo, 1923 DG Argo
merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 1939 in service for German Kriegsmarine
renamed V 106, 1940 renamed Sperrbrecher 36, later Sperrbrecher 136,
25 August 1944 scuttled by own crew at St. Nazaire. |
1,166 |
Prutan |
1912 |
built by C. Lühring, Hammelwarden | ex- Adler, 1916
purchased from Partenreederei D. Adler, Oldenburg renamed Prutan,
1925/1926 transferred to NDL with
Roland Line not renamed, 1926 sold to Baltische Reederei, Hamburg
renamed Piteälf, 1933 sold to Mathies Reederei, Hamburg same name,
1949 stranded in River Weser and lost. |
333 |
Raimund (1) |
1915 |
built by AG Weser, Bremen | 1919 allocated to France,
1920 awarded to Messageries Maritimes as
war reparations renamed Yalou, 1940 seized by Germans at Marseilles,
1942 transferred to Italy renamed Rovereto, 1943 burned at Bizerta
after air attack. |
6,783 |
Raimund (2) |
|
see Altair. |
|
Rapot (1) |
1918 |
built by J. & A. van der Schuit's Scheepswerven, Papendrecht
| ex- Stad Rotterdam, 1918 purchased while building from Stoombootreederij
J. & A. van der Schuyt, Rotterdam bij Van Nievelt Goudriaan en Co’s.
Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam (Nigoco)
renamed Alamak, 1920 sold to Roland Linie, Bremen renamed Rapot,
1922 sold to Unterweser Reederei, Bremen renamed Gonzenheim, 1924
sold to Norway renamed Blink, 1931 foundered in White Sea off Cape
Orloff. |
1,918 |
Rapot (2) |
1920 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | Ordered as
Crefeld, launched as Rapot for Roland Linie, Bremen, 1920 sold while
building to Van Nievelt Goudriaan en Co’s. Stoomvaart Maatschappij,
Rotterdam (Nigoco) renamed
Aldebaran, 1940 seized by Germans, 1945 reverted to Nigoco, 1950
sold to Italy renamed Aldebaran D, 1958 sold not renamed, 1961 sold
to Fratelli Grimaldi not renamed, 1961 scrapped at La Spezia. |
7,698 |
Rapot (3) |
1923 |
built by Friedrich Krupp AG Germaniawerft, Kiel |
1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1935 chartered to Hamburg
Sudamerikanische DG and 1938 purchased by Hamburg Sudamerikanische
DG renamed Santos, 1940 bombed and sunk in the Scheldt, later raised
and repaired, 1944 bombed and sunk by Allied warplanes near Wangerooge. |
5,943 |
Reiher |
1909 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | ex- Reiher
built for DG Argo, 1923 DG Argo
merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 1938 renamed Flamingo, 1939 to German
Kriegsmarine renamed Sperrbrecher 39, later Sperrbrecher 139, 8 August
1944 sunk off Lorient after being bombed. |
1,045 |
Riol (1) |
1907 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | 1914 interned
at Valparaiso, 1921 allocated to Great Britain, 1921 to Reardon Smith
Line not renamed, 1927 sold to Yugoslavia renamed Preradovic, 1940
sold to Crest Shipping renamed Fircrest, 1940 torpedoed and sunk
by German submarine U.124 while in convoy HX65A. |
5,329 |
Riol (2) |
|
see Arcturus. |
|
Roland (1) |
1912 |
built by AG Weser, Bremen | 1914 interned at Rio de
Janeiro, 1917 seized by Brazilian Government renamed Ayuroca, 1923
managed by Lloyd Brasileiro,
1927 purchased, 10 June 1945 sunk in collision with Norwegian s/s
GENERAL FLEISCHER near New York. |
6,872 |
Roland (2) |
1921 |
built by AG Vulcan, Stettin | 1925/1926 transferred
to Norddeutscher Lloyd not
renamed, 1936 renamed Hameln, 1939 rebuilt to 4351 tons, 1942 seized
by Mexico to Cia. Mexicana de Nav. renamed Oaxaca, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine U.171. |
4,162 |
Schwalbe |
1920 |
built by Atlas Werke AG, Bremen | ex- Schwalbe built
for DG Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged
with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo
mbH, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 13 December 1940 stranded near Üto or
mined and sunk. |
842 |
Schwan |
1907 |
built by AG Neptun, Rostock | ex- Schwan built for
DG Argo, 1916 in service for German Imperial Navy, 1919 ceded to
Great Britain, 1921 reverted to DG
Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 1938 renamed Pinguin, 1939-1945 in service
as a pilots ship, 1945 returned to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co.,
rebuilt and modernised, 1954 scrapped. |
1,212 |
Siegen |
1921 |
built by Schiffbaugesellschaft
Unterweser mbH, Wesermünde | ex- Siegen built for DG
Argo, 1923 DG Argo merged with Roland Linie and restyled as Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft
Argo mbH, 1923 renamed Bussard, 1925/1926 Roland Linie absorbed by Norddeutscher
Lloyd, 1933 transferred to Argo Reederei AG, 1937 to Argo Reederei
Richard Adler & Co., Bremen, 5 March 1942 stranded and lost off Kristansand. |
986 |
Smyrna |
1912 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | ex- Heidelberg
built for DG Argo, 1914 seized
at St. Petersburg by Russian Government renamed Ije, 1918 reverted
to DG Argo, 1919 sold to Deutsche
Levante Linie renamed Smyrna, 1920 transferred to Hapag but
stayed under DLL flag, 1923 sold to Roland Linie same name, 1925/26
Roland Linie taken over by NDL, 1926 management to DLL, 1935 transferred
to Atlas Levante Linie, Bremen, 1939 sold to Aug. Bolten, Wm. Millers
Nachf., Hamburg renamed Süllberg, 1942 sunk off North Africa by British
submarine Umbra. |
1,661 |
Sperber |
|
see Bonn. |
|
Star |
1922 |
built by Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik vorm. Janssen & Schmilinsky
A.G., Hamburg | ex- Rudolf, 1923 purchased from Flensburger DC, Hamburg
renamed Star, 1927 sold to Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij.
(KNSM), Amsterdam renamed Odysseus,
1952 sold to Panama renamed Aias, 1955 sold renamed Aeolos, 1957
sold renamed Maria Teresa, 1961 renamed Madrid, 1961 sold idem, 1963
sank. |
1,065 |
Strauss |
|
see Dortmund. |
|
Targis (1) |
1920 |
built by T. van Duijvendijk's Scheepswerf, Lekkerkerk
| ex- Ledaal, 1921 purchased from Dutch owner renamed Targis, 1922
sold to Sauber & Co., Hamburg renamed Albert Sauber, 1926 sold renamed
Torsol, 1936 sold renamed Jan. |
1,928 |
Targis (2) |
1917 |
built by J. Frerichs & Co., Einswarden | ex- Wolfram
built for from Hamburg Bremer Afrika Linie, 1919 allocated to Great
Britain as a war reparation renamed Netley Abbey, 1921 purchased
by Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij (VNS),
s’Gravenhage from David Steamship Co. renamed Rijperkerk, 1923 damaged
by fire in Mediterraenean and wreck sold, 1925 purchased renamed
Targis, 1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1930 burnt out in the Atlantic and sank. |
5,897 |
Turpin |
1899 |
built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool
| ex- Freiburg, 1906 transferred from Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL)
renamed Turpin. |
5,152 |
Wido (1) |
1920 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | Ordered as
Köln, launched as Wido for Roland Line, Bremen, 1920 sold while building
to Van Nievelt Goudriaan en Co’s. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam
(Nigoco) renamed Alderamin,
1932 temporary laid up, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
U 338 in Atlantic Ocean in Convoy SC 122 with the loss of 15 lives. |
7,698 |
Wido (2) |
1919 |
built by De Baanhoek v/h Th. Nederlof, Sliedrecht
| ex- Matar, 1920 purchased from Van Nievelt Goudriaan en Co’s. Stoomvaart
Maatschappij, Rotterdam (Nigoco)
renamed Wido, 1922 sold to Reederei Dampfschiffahrt Ges. von 1896,
Hamburg renamed Ostara, 1927 sold to Hanseatisch Dampfschifffahrt
Ges., Hamburg not renamed, 1933 sold to Argo Reederei, Bremen not
renamed, 1944 captured by Allied forces at Ghent, 1945 mined and
heavily damaged, 1948 scrapped at Ghent. |
1,297 |
Wido (3) |
1923 |
built by Friedrich Krupp AG Germaniawerft, Kiel |
n1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1936 renamed Dessau, 1947 scuttled with obsolete
gas ammunition. |
5,942 |
Wiegand (1) |
1911 |
built by Bremer Vulkan A.G., Vegesack | 1914 interned
at Montevideo, 1917 seized by Uruguay renamed Artigas, the United
States Shipping Board chartered Artigas from the Uruguayan government
at Montevideo, Uruguay, during the summer of 1918 and subsequently
turned the ship over to the Navy for use in the Naval Overseas Transportation
Service (NOTS), 1927/1928 sold to E. G. Culucundis & S. C. Costomeni
, Greece renamed Elias G. Culucundis, 1930 sold to the Atlanticos
Steamship Co., Ltd. not renamed, 1933/34 renamed Argentina, she then
began operations for the Tramp Shipping Development Co.,1934 deleted
from Lloyd’s Register. |
4,849 |
Wiegand (2) |
1922 |
built by Friedrich Krupp AG Germaniawerft, Kiel |
1925/1926 transferred to Norddeutscher
Lloyd not renamed, 1946 allocated to USSR renamed Mikhall Frunze,
1968 scrapped. |
4,600 |
Witell (1) |
1917 |
built by De Baanhoek v/h Th. Nederlof, Sliedrecht
| ex- Solsvik (launched for Stoomboot Reederij v/h J.& A. Schuijt),
1918 purchased from O.R. Olsen, Bergen, Norway by Van Nievelt Goudriaan
en Co’s. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam (Nigoco)
renamed Markab, 1920 sold to Roland Linie, Hamburg renamed Witell,
1922 sold to Reederei A.G. von 1896, Bremen renamed Oceana, 1927
sold to Hanseatische Dampfschiffahrt Ges., Hamburg not renamed, 1930
sold to Flensburger Dampf Co., Hamburg renamed Hasselburg, 1931 sold
to Ozwan Dampfer AG, Hamburg same name, 1935 sold to Sovtorgflot,
Archangel renamed Lahkta, 1966 deleted from Register. |
1,356 |
Witell (2) |
|
see Bakara. |
|
Witram (1) |
1920 |
built by AG Neptun, Rostock | 1920 ceded to Great
Britain, 1921 purchased from The Shipping Controller, London by Vereenigde
Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij (VNS),
s’Gravenhage renamed Heemskerk, 1941 west of Foynes bombed by German
warplanes and abandoned, wreck later torpedoed and sunk by German
submarine U.105. |
6,486 |
Witram (2) |
|
see Boonah. |
|
Yalta |
|
see Cöln. |
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