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The FleetsDeutsche Levante Line
Founded in 1889 to operate services to the Eastern Mediterranean, North African
and Black Sea ports. Experimental services between the Mediterranean and New
York were operated between 1902 - 1904 but then ceased. In 1910 the company
amalgamated with Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas and in the same year took over the
fleets of A. C. de Freitas and the Adria Line from H. C. Horn. By 1912 the
company owned 54 ships and by 1914 Albert Ballinn and HAPAG owned a controlling
interest in the company. In Aug.1914 with the outbreak of the Great War, all
services were suspended and those in German ports were laid up. The remainder
either took refuge in neutral ports, were sunk or captured or taken over by
allied Turkey. After the end of the war, the company was obliged to surrender
all their ships over 1,600 gross tons to the Inter Allied Shipping Commission
as war reparations. By 1920 Deutsche Levante Line had disappeared as an independent
company and became an integral part of HAPAG. In 1935 under a German Government
system of rationalisation DLL separated from the parent
company.
In the later 1920s, North German Lloyd also became involved with DLL and even
put some of it's ships under DLL colours and flag. When the Nazi Government came
to power in Germany, they dismantled the large companies and Deutsche Levante
Line was reformed as a seperate company. 14 ships were transferred from HAPAG
and 3 from NGL into the new company. Most of their ships were lost during WWII
and the surviving ones taken over by the Allies. The company was slowly rebuilt
during the 1950s, but in 1956 the majority of shares were purchased by Rudolf
A. Oetker who controlled Hamburg Sudamerikanische
Line. In 1967 the funnels and
colours of DLL were replaced by those of Hamburg Sud and by 1970 the company
had disappeared completely.
Many thanks to 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.
Routes:
- 1889-1914 Hamburg / Bremen / Antwerp / Rotterdam to Eastern Mediterranean,
North Africa and Black Sea Ports
- 1902-1904 Black Sea and Mediterranean
ports to New York.
- 1920 - 1939 Hamburg - Western Mediterranean ports,
later to Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea.
- 1949 - 1967 Hamburg - Mediterranean.
Funnel:
Black with broad white band containing reproduction of houseflag.
Fleet: |
 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Abana |
1929 |
owned by NGL but managed by DLL, 1935 returned to NGL. |
2,867 |
| Abessinia |
1920 |
1929 returned to HAPAG. |
1,566 |
| Achaia (1) |
1907 |
1910 transferred from Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas to DLL, 1914
seized by British at Alexandria renamed Alexandria, 1916 mined and sunk off
Oran. |
2,733 |
| Achaia (2) |
1923 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL in 1926. 1931 sold to
H. Schuldt, Flensburg renamed Troyburg. |
2,288 |
| Adalia |
1921 |
1923-1940 managed for Hapag, 1940 sunk after collision with
ss Mendoza in Flushing Roads. |
3,214 |
| Adana |
1922 |
ex- Atto, 1936 purchased from NGL renamed
Adana, 1941 sunk by Royal Navy off Libya. |
4,176 |
| Adria |
1955 |
1967 taken over by Hamburg Sud, sold to Hansa Line, Bremen. |
3,156 |
| Aegina (1) |
1906 |
1910 transferred from Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas to DLL,
1914 laid up at Smyrna, 1914 placed in Turkish sea transport division Osmanli
Seyrisefain Idaresi, Istanbul, 1915 scuttled as a blockship off Smyrna,
later refloated repaired, 1919 allocated to Great Britain, 1920 renamed
Izmir, 1921 sold to Gart Line, Glasgow renamed Gartland. |
1,832 |
| Aegina (2) |
1922 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL in 1926. 1935 returned
to NGL. |
2,447 |
| Agais |
1952 |
1965 sold to U. C. Hansen, Flensburg. |
2,778 |
| Agira |
1929 |
owned by NGL but managed by DLL, 1935 returned to NGL. |
2,867 |
| Akka |
|
see Stettin. |
|
| Aleppo (1) |
1921 |
1923 sunk in collision with s/s UGUAGLIANZA in River Elbe. |
976 |
| Aleppo (2) |
1943 |
ex- Alegrita, 1958 purchased from Sweden renamed Aleppo,
1964 sold to Greece renamed Nissos Serifos. |
1,812 |
| Alexandria |
1920 |
1932 returned to HAPAG. |
1,575 |
| Alimnia |
|
see Ostsee. |
|
| Amantea |
|
see Galata (3) |
|
| Ambria |
1922 |
1926 transferred to HAPAG. |
1,381 |
| Anatolia (1) |
1905 |
1910 transferred to DLL from Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas,
1914 laid up at Piraeus, 1916 seized by the Allies, allocated to Great
Britain renamed Poltolia. |
1,831 |
| Anatolia (2) |
1922 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL in 1926. 1935 returned
to NGL. |
2,246 |
| Ancona |
1898 |
1927 owned by NGL but managed by DLL, 1928 sold to Brazil
renamed Pirangy. |
3,810 |
| Andros (1) |
1878 |
ex- Rosario, 1892 purchased by F. Laeisz, Hamburg from Hamburg
South America Line renamed Andros managed by DLL, 1900 purchased
by DLL, 1911 sold to Fratelli Cerutti di Antonio, Varazze renamed Varazze. |
1,824 |
| Andros (2) |
1911 |
owned by Levante Kontor GmbH, Hamburg managed by DLL, 1913
transferred to DLL, 1914 seized by British at Alexandria, 1915 renamed
Huntsworth, 1920 sold to Norway renamed Cederic. |
2,991 |
| Andros (3) |
1910 |
1926 owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL, 1935 owned by DLL,
1940 taken over by German Navy, 1945 bombed and sunk off Swinemunde. |
3,048 |
| Angora (1) |
1920 |
tug, 1920-1925 managed for Hapag. |
241 |
| Angora (2) |
1923 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL
in 1926. 1935 transferred to DLL ownership renamed Konya, 1939 sold to
R. Bornhofen, Hamburg renamed Elisabeth Bornhofen. |
2,289 |
| Ankara (1) |
1937 |
1940 German naval requisition, 1943 mined and sunk off Bizerta. |
4,768 |
| Ankara (2) |
1953 |
ex- Babitonga, 1959 transferred from Hamburg Sud management
renamed Ankara. 1967 returned to Hamburg Sud, 1971 sold to Greece. |
4,609 |
| Antiochia |
1921 |
1928 transferred to HAPAG. |
3,106 |
| Apollonia |
|
see Pommern. |
|
| Aquila |
1908 |
ex- Alba, 1940 seized from Greece renamed Aquila, 1944 bombed
and sunk off Norway. |
3,530 |
| Arabia |
1921 |
1926 went missing off Southern Ireland on voyage Hamburg
- Limerick. |
1,385 |
| Arcadia |
1922 |
1928 transferred to HAPAG. |
1,441 |
| Argos (1) |
1883 |
ex- Bahrenfeld, 1899 purchased from Gläfke & Hennings,
Hamburg renamed Argos, 1900 sold to Hamburg South America Line, renamed
Triest. |
1,480 |
| Argos (2) |
1889 |
ex- Heimburg, 1899 purchased from DGG
Hansa Line, Bremen renamed Argos, 1906 sold to Northern SS Co., Petersburg
renamed Eduard Barry. |
1,810 |
| Arkadia (1) |
1906 |
1910 transferred from Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas, to DLL,
1914 laid up at Lisbon, 1916 seized by Portuguese Government renamed Esposende. |
1,781 |
| Arkadia (2) |
1927 |
ex- Amsel, 1935 transferred from Argo Line renamed Arkadia,
1941 German naval transport, 1943 mined and sunk off Constanzia. |
1,756 |
| Arta (1) |
1898 |
ex- Livland, 1905 purchased from Dampfschiff
Ges. Argo by Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas renamed Arta, 1910 transferred to
DLL, 1914 transferred to German Navy, 1915 returned to owners, 1920 allocated
to Great Britain, 1920 bought back but registered for Cargadoors & Scheep.
Kantoor Levant, Rotterdam, renamed Pontos, 1925 transferred to German flag
same name, DLL managers, 1927 sold to F. Spampinato, Catania renamed Eraclito. |
2,338 |
| Arta (2) |
1922 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL in 1926. 1935 transferred
to Atlas Levant Line, 1941 German naval transport, 1941 sunk by Royal Navy. |
2,452 |
| Artushof |
1919 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient Line, Stettin, 1930
sold to Theodor Gribel, Stettin. |
1,478 |
| Athen (1) |
1936 |
1940 German Navy minesweeper, 1940 mined and damaged off
Boulogne, 1942 returned to DLL, 1946 handed to USSR renamed General Brussilov. |
4,451 |
| Athen (2) |
1951 |
1956 DLL taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1967 sold to Greece. |
2,699 |
| Athena (1) |
1905 |
1910 transferred from Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas to DLL,
1914 laid up at Piraeus, later interned, 1916 seized by the Allies, allocated
to Britain, renamed Huntsclyde, 1922 sold to F.G. Reinhold, Danzig renamed
Ostsee, 1922 transferred to Seereederei Danzig renamed Marmara, 1925 taken
over by Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie, Stettin managed by DLL, 1930 transferred
to Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen
renamed Albania managed by DLL, 1932 sold to USSR renamed Morzovec. |
2,016 |
| Athena (2) |
1923 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL in 1926. 1933 sold to
USSR renamed Ilmen. |
2,288 |
| Athos (1) |
1882 |
ex- Mexico, 1899 purchased from Gläfke & Hennings, Hamburg
renamed Athos, 1899 sold to Hamburg
South America Line renamed Fiume. |
1,346 |
| Athos (2) |
1891 |
ex- Marxburg, 1900 purchased from DGG
Hansa Line, Bremen renamed Athos, 1914 seized by Russian Government
at Mariupol, 1914 sunk by Turkish cruiser Midilli in Black Sea. |
2,177 |
| Atlas (1) |
1938 |
1941 German naval requisition, reconstruction not completed
by end of war and completed 1949 for MOWT as Empire Glencoe. |
4,637 |
| Atlas (2) |
1951 |
1959 renamed Naguilan, 1967 taken over
by Hamburg Sud, 1969 sold to Oldendorff, Hamburg renamed Nordhaff. |
2,699 |
| Attika (1) |
1906 |
1907-1910 managed for Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas, 1910 sunk
off Dardanelles. |
1,781 |
| Attika (2) |
1922 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL in 1926. 1935 returned
to NGL. |
2,453 |
| Austria |
1889 |
1910 purchased with A. C. de Freitas fleet, 1919 allocated
to Britain, 1921 sold to the Steamers Trading Co., Liverpool renamed Yula. |
2,939 |
| Avola |
|
see Oderland. |
|
| Babylon |
1895 |
1911 purchased with A. C. de Freitas fleet, 1920 allocated
to Britain, 1920 sold to Greek Government same name. |
2,498 |
| Bagdad |
1902 |
1911 purchased with A. C. de Freitas fleet, 1919 allocated
to Britain not renamed, 1921 sold to Rob M. Sloman jr., Hamburg renamed
Alicante. |
2,364 |
| Belgrad |
1937 |
1940 converted to minesweeper, 1944 scuttled at Bordeaux,
1945 salvaged and 1951 became French owned Nicole Schiaffino. |
4,418 |
| Bogados |
1891 |
ex- Antares, 1912 purchased from Argo Line, Bremen renamed
Bogados, 1914 laid up at Piraeus, 1916 seized by the Allies allocated to
France renamed Moulin Blanc. |
2,942 |
| Bosforos |
1911 |
owned by Levante Kontor GmbH, Hamburg managed by DLL, 1913
transferred to DLL, 1914 placed in Turkish sea transport division renamed
Bosforus, 1915 sunk by British submarine E 11 off Bandirma. |
2,995 |
| Bosporus (1) |
1911 |
ex- Ursula Rickmers, 1917 purchased from Rickmers
Line renamed Bosporus, 1919 allocated to Britain, 1920 sold to SS
Co. Glenloy, Glasgow renamed Glenluss. |
4,185 |
| Bosporus (2) |
1890 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient Line, Stettin, 1925
sold to Turkey renamed Nedjat. |
2,581 |
| Bukarest |
1939 |
1939 became Luftwaffe aircraft maintenance ship, 1945 to
MOWT renamed Empire Ettrick. |
4,558 |
| Byblos |
1959 |
1967 taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1969 sold to Flensburg owners
renamed Bockholm. |
4,449 |
| Byzanz |
1893 |
1911 purchased with A. C. de Freitas fleet, 1913 sold to
H. Schmidt, Flensburg renamed Pollux. |
1,799 |
| Cairo (1) |
1921 |
1925 sold to Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs, Hamburg renamed
Holstenau. |
1,414 |
| Cairo (2) |
1934 |
owned by NGL but managed by DLL, 1935 returned to NGL. |
3,183 |
| Cairo (3) |
1936 |
1939 German naval requisition, 1941 converted to commerce
raider renamed Stier, 1942 damaged in battle with U.S Liberty ship STEPHEN
HOPKINS and later sank. |
4,778 |
| Cairo (4) |
1953 |
1956 DLL taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1967 sold to Panama
renamed Santa Katerina. |
2,699 |
| Castel Pelesch |
1913 |
1914 laid up at Sabang, later interned, 1918 allocated
to the Netherlands Government as a war loss replacement transferred to
Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd, Amsterdam renamed Gaasterland. |
3,464 |
| Cattaro |
1923 |
1928 transferred to HAPAG. |
1,424 |
| Cavalla |
1912 |
ex- Frankfurt, 1919 purchased from Argo Line, Bremen renamed
Cavalla, 1920 transferred to Hapag but stayed under DLL flag, 1923 sold
to Roland Line. |
1,570 |
| Cerigo |
1922 |
1927 transferred to HAPAG. |
1,426 |
| Chios (1) |
1890 |
1906 sold to Northern SS Co., St. Petersburg renamed Consul
Thorsoe. |
1,694 |
| Chios (2) |
1891 |
ex- Stassfurt, 1906 purchased from German
Australian Line renamed Chios, 1911 sank in bad weather in the Bay
of Biscay. |
3,231 |
| Chios (3) |
|
see Louise. |
|
| Chios (4) |
1912 |
1927 owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL 1935 owned by DLL,
1944 mined and sunk. |
1,731 |
| Cyrene |
1958 |
1967 taken over by Hamburg Sud, sold to Hansa Line, Bremen. |
2,353 |
| Damaskus (1) |
1953 |
1956 DLL taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1958 chartered to HAPAG
renamed Luneburg, 1964 sold to Belgium renamed Caribia. |
4,525 |
| Damaskus (2) |
1953 |
ex- Belmonte, 1958 transferred from Hamburg Sud management
renamed Damaskus, 1967 returned to Hamburg Sud, 1971 sold to Greece. |
4,420 |
| Delos (1) |
1882 |
ex- Asia, 1894 purchased from D.H. Wätjen & Co., Bremen
renamed Delos, 1899 sold to Gjerdsö & Bakkevik, Haugesund renamed Haraldsvang. |
1,680 |
| Delos (2) |
1889 |
ex- Olympo, 1899 purchased from Plate SS Co., London renamed
Delos, 1914 seized by Belgian Government in Antwerp, 1914 at the conquest
of Antwerp returned and laid up, 1918 seized by Belgian Government again,
1921 sold to Byron SS Co., London renamed Maid of Delos, 1922 foundered. |
2,214 |
| Delos (3) |
1922 |
1927 owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL 1935 owned by DLL,
1940 German naval transport, 1942 damaged off Tobruk, gounded and abandoned. |
2,589 |
| Derindje (1) |
1912 |
1912 purchased from Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas, 1914 placed
in Turkish sea transport division Osmanli Seyrisefain Idaresi, Istanbul,
renamed Derince, 1914 sunk by Russian destroyers off Tirebolu. |
3,373 |
| Derindje (2) |
1916 |
1919 allocated to Great Britain, 1920 allocated to Greece
but sold instead to Zodiac Shipping Co., London renamed Chief Scout, 1920
sold to Hapag, Hamburg but registered for Cargadoors & Scheepvaart Kantoor
Levant, Rotterdam, renamed Derindje. |
3,063 |
| Deutschland |
1921 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient Line, Stettin, 1928
rebuilt to 1778 tons, 1930 taken over by North
German Lloyd renamed Aquila. |
1,602 |
| Durazzo |
1922 |
1922 transferred to HAPAG. |
1,468 |
| Elmenhorst |
1945 |
1945 to MOWT renamed Empire Galleon. |
1,923 |
| Enos |
1911 |
1914 laid up at Lisbon, 1916 seized by Portuguese Government
renamed Leca, 1916 sunk by German submarine UC 18 in the Bay of Biscay. |
1,911 |
| Eresos |
1893 |
ex- Amerika, 1912 purchased from Argo Line, Bremen renamed
Eresos, 1914 placed in Turkish sea transport division renamed Erezos, 1915
sunk at entrance of River Sakarya by Russian destroyer. |
3,022 |
| Erika |
1957 |
1964 purchased from Karl Gross, Bremen, 1967 taken over
by Hamburg Sud, 1970 sold to Greece renamed Sovereign Crystal. |
3,170 |
| Erymanthos |
1911 |
1914 captured near Malta by British gunboat Hussar, 1915
renamed Huntsland, 1918 sunk by German submarine UC 77 north of Le Havre. |
2,934 |
| Eupatoria |
1922 |
1928 transferred to HAPAG.
|
3,172 |
| Euripos (1) |
1878 |
1892-1893 managed for F. Laeisz, Hamburg, 1893 sunk after
collision with SS Roumelia. |
1,653 |
| Euripos (2) |
1907 |
ex- Minna Horn, 1911 purchased from H. C. Horn renamed
Eupiros, 1914 laid up at Lisbon, later interned, 1916 seized by Portuguese
Government renamed Caminha, 1917 sunk by German submarine UC 71 in the
Bay of Biscay. |
2,763 |
| Feodosia |
1922 |
1928 transferred to HAPAG. |
3,075 |
| Galata (1) |
|
see Paros (2) |
|
| Galata (2) |
1905 |
ex- Mansfeld, 1913 purchased from Continentale Rhederei,
Hamburg renamed Galata, 1914 laid up at Lisbon, 1916 seized by Portuguese
Government renamed Faro. |
4,044 |
| Galata (3) |
1906 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient
Line, Stettin, 1930 taken over by North
German Lloyd but still under DLL management renamed Amantea, 1932 sold
to USSR renamed Kola. |
2,654 |
| Galata (4) |
1952 |
1956 DLL taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1971 sold to Greece. |
2,676 |
| Galilea |
1922 |
1939 laid up at Trieste, 1941 became naval transport and
1943 torpedoed and sunk off Tripoli. |
1,927 |
| Gallipoli |
1907 |
ex- Dorothea Rickmers, 1917 purchased from Rickmers
Line renamed Gallipoli, 1919 allocated to Britain, 1921 sold to Byron
SS Co., London renamed Maid of Lemnos. |
4,177 |
| Georgia |
1922 |
1928 transferred to HAPAG. |
2,967 |
| Goslar |
1897 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient Line, Stettin, 1926
sold to Hugo Ferdinand, Rostock renamed Helga Ferdinand. |
2,157 |
| Gotenhof |
1915 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient Line, Stettin, 1930
sold to Theodor Gribel, Stettin. |
1,454 |
| Greifswald |
1902 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient Line, Stettin, 1924
sold to Turkey renamed Yelkendji Zade Riffat. |
1,712 |
| Haidar Pascha |
1912 |
ex- Hornfels, 1912 purchased from H. C. Horn, Lubeck by
Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas managed by DLL renamed Haidar Pascha, 1912 purchased
by DLL, 1914 seized by Great Britain at Alexandria, 1915 renamed Huntsbridge,
1917 sunk by German submarne UB 49 southwest of Cape Spartel. |
3,424 |
| Heraklea |
1922 |
1922 managed by DLL for Hapag, 1931 management ended, 1937
purchased by DLL, 1940 transferred to Mittelmeer Reederei, 1941 torpedoed
off Cap Ras. |
1,927 |
| Imbros (1) |
1893 |
ex- Pelotas, 1897 purchased by F. Laeisz, Hamburg from Hamburg
South America Line renamed Imbros managed by DLL, 1900 purchased
by DLL, 1914 laid up at Girgenti, 1915 seized by Italian Government renamed
Legnano. |
2,380 |
| Imbros (2) |
1906 |
1927 owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL 1933 sold to Orion
Schiffahrts, Rostock renamed Fortuna. |
2,700 |
| Ionia |
1922 |
1923 transferred to HAPAG. |
3,102 |
| Ismailia |
1956 |
1956 DLL taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1958 renamed Cap Castillo. |
4,042 |
| Italia |
1895 |
1911 purchased with A. C. de Freitas fleet, 1914 laid up
at Torre Anunziata, 1916 seized by Italian Government, 1917 sunk by German
submarine UC 35 off Savona. |
3,498 |
| Kalymnos |
1893 |
ex- Arcturus, 1912 purchased from Argo Line, Bremen renamed
Kalymnos, 1914 captured by British destroyer HMS Savage, 1915 sold to Prince
Line renamed Polish Prince. |
2,932 |
| Karpathos |
1893 |
ex- Andromeda, 1912 purchased from Argo Line, Bremen renamed
Karpathos, 1919 allocated to Great Britain, 1921 sold to Byron SS Co. renamed
Maid of Tenos. |
2,957 |
| Kawak |
1895 |
ex- Oberon, 1912 purchased from Spielmann & Co, Hamburg
by Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas renamed Kawak managed by DLL, 1913 purchased
by DLL, 1914 captured by HMS Chatham, 1915 sold to Prince
Line renamed Polar Prince, 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Cape Spartel
by UB 50. |
3,457 |
| Kerkplein |
1921 |
1940 seized from Dutch owners, 1944 taken over by Oldenburg
Portuguese Line, 1945 returned to owners. |
5,207 |
| Kerkyra |
1907 |
ex- Neuenstein, 1912 purchased from Seetransport, Hamburg
by Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas managed by DLL renamed Keryra, 1913 purchased
by DLL, 1914 placed in Turkish sea transport division, 1919 allocated to
Britain, 1921 sold to Radnor SS Co., London. |
2,564 |
| Konya |
|
see Angora. |
|
| Kreta |
1923 |
1927 transferred to HAPAG, 1939 sold back to DLL, 1940
naval transport, 1946 delivered to USSR as war reparations renamed Yalta. |
2,359 |
| Kypros |
1894 |
ex- Marienburg built in 1894 for DGG
Hansa, 1904 purchased from DDG Hansa by F. Laeisz, Hamburg renamed
Kypros managed by DLL, 1906 purchased by DLL, 1920 allocated to Great
Britain, 1921 sold to Rob M. Sloman, Hamburg renamed Almeria. |
2,210 |
| Kythera |
|
see Ostsee. |
|
| Kythnos |
1902 |
1914 laid up in Eleusis Bay, 1916 seized by the British,
1918 allocated to French Government renamed Monastir. |
1,913 |
| Larissa |
|
see Oderland. |
|
| Lemnos (1) |
1883 |
ex- Denderah, 1898 purchased by F. Laeisz, Hamburg from
Kosmos Line, Hamburg renamed Lemnos managed by DLL, 1900 purchased by DLL,
1901 sunk after colision with SS Helios off Blankenese. |
2,253 |
| Lemnos (2) |
1888 |
1906 purchased from F. Laeisz, Hamburg, 1914 laid up at
Ancona, 1915 sunk by Austrian Hungarian warships, 1917 salvaged, seized
repaired renamed San Giusto. |
2,487 |
| Leros (1) |
1883 |
ex- Slavonia, 1898 purchased from Hamburg
America Line renamed Leros, 1906 stranded and lost, 1907 wreck salvaged
and scrapped. |
2,215 |
| Leros (2) |
1906 |
ex- Hornsund, 1911 purchased from H. C. Horn renamed Leros,
1914 laid up at Constantinople, 1914 placed in Turkish sea transport division
Osmanli Seyrisefain Idaresi, Istanbul, 1915 sunk by British submarine,
later salvaged and repaired, 1919 allocated to Roumania renamed Oituz. |
2,679 |
| Lesbos |
1890 |
1914 seized by Belgian Government in Antwerp, 1914 at the
conquest of Antwerp returned and laid up, 1918 seized by Belgian Government
again not renamed, 1919 wrecked at Cross Sands off Yarmouth. |
1,928 |
| Levante (1) |
1939 |
1940 German naval requisition, 1945 to MOWT renamed Empire
Kent. |
4,769 |
| Levante (2) |
1951 |
1953 to Atlas Levante Line, Bremen, 1965 sold to Oldendorff,
Hamburg, 1966 renamed Don Pedro. |
2,699 |
| Libanon |
1952 |
1956 DLL taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1971 sold to Greece. |
4,435 |
| Lipsos (1) |
1884 |
ex- Gothia, 1898 purchased from Hamburg
America Line renamed Lipsos, 1913 sold to Wm. Eisenach, Stettin renamed
Anna Strowig. |
2,381 |
| Lipsos (2) |
1902 |
ex- Ceres, 1913 purchased from Soc. Les Affreteurs Reunis,
Rouen renamed Lipsos, 1914 seized by Belgian Government in Antwerp, 1914
at the conquest of Antwerp returned and laid up, 1919 seized by British
Government, 1920 sold to Shakespeare Shipping Co., Glasgow renamed Ovid. |
3,978 |
| Livadia |
1923 |
1926 transferred to HAPAG. |
2,970 |
| Louise |
1898 |
1911 purchased from C. Hirschberg,
Hamburg, 1912 renamed Chios, 1914 placed in Turkish sea transport division
Osmanli Seyrisefain Idaresi, Istanbul renamed Kios, 1915 sunk by British
submarine E 11 off Akbash in Marmara Sea. |
3,304 |
| Macedonia |
1922 |
ex- Cuba, owned by HAPAG but
1931 put under DLL management and renamed Macedonia, 1935 owned by DLL,
1942 German naval transport, torpedoed off Sousse, Tunisia, beached and
broke in two. |
2,875 |
| Manissa |
1921 |
ex- Ulm, 1935 transferred from NGL renamed
Manissa, 1937 wrecked off Antalya. |
3,970 |
| Marienburg |
1919 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient Line, Stettin, 1926
sold to Kohlen Import und Poseiden AG, Konigsberg renamed Koholyt. |
884 |
| Marmara |
1953 |
1962 sold to Rostock owners renamed Elbe. |
2,693 |
| Milos (1) |
1882 |
ex- Ceara (Hamburg
South America Line), 1892 sold to foreign buyers, 1894 purchased
by DLL renamed Milos, 1894 lost without a trace. |
1,990 |
| Milos (2) |
1898 |
ex- Gellivara, 1898 purchased from Angier Line, London
renamed Milos, 1901 sold to the Hanseatische Dampfer Compagnie, Hamburg
renamed Hans Menzell. |
2,706 |
| Milos (3) |
1896 |
ex- Lynrowan, 1901 purchased from Liver Shipping Co., Liverpool
renamed Milos, 1916 seized by Portugal, renamed Sines. |
2,823 |
| Milos (4) |
1906 |
1927 owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL 1935 owned by DLL,
1944 mined and sunk. |
2,702 |
| Morea |
1922 |
1940 attempted to break through British blockade by captured
off Iceland and renamed Empire Seaman. |
1,927 |
| Mudros |
1899 |
ex- Asia, 1912 purchased from Argo Line, Bremen renamed
Mudros, 1914 laid up at Syracuse, 1915 taken over by Italian Government,
1916 seized by Italians, 1918 sunk in Straits of Sicily by German submarine
U 34. |
3,137 |
| Naguilan |
|
see Atlas (2) |
|
| Nauplia |
1901 |
1926 owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL 1932 sold to Reederei
Treuhand Gesellschaft. |
3,966 |
| Naxos (1) |
1878 |
ex- Hamburg, 1892 purchased by F. Laeisz, Hamburg from Hamburg
South America Line renamed Naxos managed by DLL, 1900 purchased by
DLL, 1902 sold to Deutsche Ost-Afrika
Linie, Hamburg renamed Khalif. |
1,644 |
| Naxos (2) |
1894 |
ex- Harzburg, 1904 purchased from DDG
Hansa by F. Laeisz, Hamburg renamed Naxos managed by DLL, 1906 purchased
by DLL, 1914 laid up at Lisbon, later interned, 1916 seized by Portuguese
Government renamed Aveiro, 1918 sunk by German submarine UB 53 in Ionian
Sea. |
2,209 |
| Nicea |
1922 |
1936 sold to Kriegsmarine and rebuilt as submarine tender,
1938 renamed Donau. |
1,927 |
| Norderney |
1931 |
1946 acquired from Kriegsmarine, 1956 DLL taken over by
Hamburg Sud, 1968 scrapped. |
513 |
| Oderland |
1922 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient
Line, Stettin, 1927 rebuilt to 1819 tons, 1930 taken over by North
German Lloyd but still managed by DLL renamed Avola. 1935 transferred
to Atlas Levante Line renamed Larissa. 1941 mined and sunk. |
1,581 |
| Odessa |
1913 |
1915 scuttled at Alexandria, 1919 wreck seized by French
Government, salvaged sold to Greece repaired renamed Podesta. |
3,475 |
| Olympos (1) |
1911 |
1919 war reparations to Britain, 1921 to Ellerman & Bucknall
Line renamed Rialto. |
2,948 |
| Olympos (2) |
1906 |
1927 owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL 1932 scrapped. |
2,693 |
| Orestes |
1918 |
1940 seized from Konink. Nederlandsche Stoom. Maats, Amsterdam,
1945 returned to K.N.S.M. |
2,663 |
| Ostmark |
1889 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient Line, Stettin, 1925
sold to Latvian-English SS Co, Riga renamed Mary. |
1,234 |
| Ostsee |
1901 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche Orient
Line, Stettin, 1930 taken over by North
German Lloyd but still managed by DLL renamed Alimnia, 1935 transferred
to Atlas Levante Line renamed Kythera, 1939 sold to Hugo Ferdinand, Rostock
renamed Gerda Ferdinand. |
3,727 |
| Otranto |
1922 |
1924 sold to Norway renamed Hansi. |
987 |
| Palmyra (1) |
1944 |
1945 to Norwegian Government renamed Brunlanes, 1946 sold
to Fred Olsen Lines, 1947 sold
to L. Harboe-Jensen, Oslo renamed Basis. |
2,954 |
| Palmyra (2) |
1944 |
ex- Baltic Oak, 1957 purchased from United Baltic Corp.,
London renamed Palmyra. 1962 sunk off Ushant in collision with British
tanker BRITISH MARINER. |
1,794 |
| Parnassos |
1911 |
1914 laid up at Bilbao, 1919 allocated to France, 1921
sold to Soc. d'Armement, Frisch & Co., Marseille renamed Sainte Maxime. |
2,860 |
| Paros (1) |
1879 |
ex- Buschir, 1896 purchased from T. Werth & Co., Bremen
renamed Paros, 1905 captured off Vladivostock by Japanese auxiliary cruiser
Hong Kong Maru and taken as a prize sold to K. Isigaki, Uraga renamed Kasama
Maru, 1915 wrecked. |
2,398 |
| Paros (2) |
1891 |
ex- Bellagio, 1905 purchased from Dampschiffs
Rhederei Union, Hamburg renamed Paros, 1906 renamed Galata, 1913 sold to
Soc. di Nav. Sicilia, Palermo renamed Apollonia. |
2,864 |
| Paros (3) |
1898 |
ex- Richmond Castle, 1906 purchased from Lancashire Shipping
Co., Liverpool renamed Paros, 1914 seized by the British at Alexandria,
1915 sunk by German submarine U 38 west of Bardsey Island. |
3,576 |
| Patmos |
1902 |
1914 laid up at Constantinople, 1914 placed in Turkish
sea transport division Osmanli Seyrisefain Idaresi, Istanbul, 1916 mined
and sunk, salvaged and in 1917 again in service, 1919 allocated to Great
Britain, 1920 sold to Byron SS Co., London renamed Lord Broughton. |
1,907 |
| Patria |
1939 |
ex- Ste. Christine, 1942 taken over from Vichy France renamed
Patria, 1943 bombed and sunk off Messina. |
1,341 |
| Pera (1) |
1888 |
ex- Porto Alegre, 1898 purchased from Hamburg
South America Line renamed Pera, 1913 sold to Soc. di Nav. Sicilia,
Palermo renamed Misurata. |
2,499 |
| Pera (2) |
1905 |
ex- Heimfeld, 1914 purchased from Continentale Rhederei,
Hamburg renamed Pera, 1919 allocated to Great Britain, 1921 sold to Bolton
SS Co., renamed Rubens. |
4,002 |
| Pera (3) |
1918 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL in 1926. 1926 sold to Messageries
Maritimes renamed Le Myre de Villers. |
1,467 |
| Pera (4) |
1922 |
1926 owned by NGL but managed by DLL, 1931 sold to H. Schuldte,
Flensburg renamed Norburg. |
2,392 |
| Pergamon (1) |
1943 |
1945 bombed and sunk off Trondheim. |
2,998 |
| Pergamon (2) |
1920 |
ex- Destrian, 1950 purchased from Ellerman
Line renamed Pergamon, 1956 DLL taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1964 scrapped. |
3,458 |
| Phonizien |
1956 |
1967 taken over by Hamburg Sud, 1970 sold to Flensburg owners
renamed Kekenis. |
2,007 |
| Pindos |
1911 |
1914 seized by British at Alexandria, 1916 renamed Huntscape,
1920 sold to A/S Det Selmerske Rederi, Trondheim renamed Daisy Moller. |
2,936 |
| Pommern |
1900 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche Orient
Line, Stettin, 1930 taken over by North
German Lloyd, Bremen but still managed by DLL, renamed Apollonia, 1933
scrapped. |
3,179 |
| Pompeji |
1939 |
1940 German naval transport, 1945 to MOWT renamed Empire
Blackwater. |
2,917 |
| Pontos |
|
see Arta |
|
| Prinkipo |
1921 |
1925 sold to Norway renamed Ottar Jarl. |
1,419 |
| Pylos |
1896 |
ex- Rodney, 1900 purchased from Trafalgar SS Co., London
renamed Pylos, 1920 stranded and lost. |
2,177 |
| Pyrgos (1) |
1887 |
ex- Altona, 1899 purchased from Gläfke & Hennings, Hamburg
renamed Pyrgos, 1908 sunk after collision with SS Violet at the entrance
of River Elbe. |
1,927 |
| Pyrgos (2) |
1906 |
ex- Horncap, 1911 purchased from H. C. Horn renamed Pyrgos,
1919 allocated to Great Britain, 1921 sold to Armement Deppe, Antwerp renamed
Roumanie. |
3,588 |
| Rethymno |
1923 |
1925 sold to Norway renamed Kong Halfdan. |
1,424 |
| Rheinland |
1922 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche Orient Line, Stettin, 1926
sold to Worms & Cie., Le Havre renamed Canteleu. |
1,577 |
| Rhodos |
1890 |
1914 laid up at Lisbon, 1916 seized by Portuguese Government
renamed Belem. |
1,925 |
| Rimage |
1914 |
ex- Hildur, 1941 seized from USSR renamed Rimage, 1945
bombed and sunk off Aalesund. |
1,830 |
| Rodosto |
1903 |
ex- Helene Rickmers, 1912 purchased from Rickmers
Line by Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas managed by DLL renamed Rodosto
1913 purchased by DLL, 1914 placed in Turkish sea transport division,
1916 captured by Russians renamed N 149, 1918 reverted to Germany renamed
Rodosto, 1919 seized by France, 1920 sold to Italy. |
3,662 |
| Roma |
1889 |
1911 purchased with A. C. de Freitas fleet, 1919 allocated
to Britain, 1921 sold to Emiel R. Retzlaff, Stettin renamed Erda. |
2,606 |
| Sabratha |
1958 |
1967 taken over by Hamburg Sud, sold to Hansa Line, Bremen. |
2,353 |
| Samos (1) |
1890 |
1916 laid up at Venice, 1916 seized by Italian Government,
1917 renamed Tortona. |
1,922 |
| Samos (2) |
1922 |
1927 owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL 1935 owned by DLL,
1940 German naval transport, 1941 torpedoed and sunk off Benghazi. |
2,576 |
| Sebenico |
1923 |
1924 sold to Lübecker Wyburger DG., Lübeck renamed Imatra. |
1,053 |
| Seriphos |
1892 |
ex- Rio, 1902 purchased from Hamburg
South America Line renamed Seiphos, 1914 laid up at Piraeus, later
interned, 1916 seized by the Allies, 1917 to the Shipping Controller
renamed Huntsgolf. |
3,185 |
| Sivas |
1928 |
ex- George M. Livanos, 1938 purchased from Livanos Bros,
Piraeus renamed Sivas, 1940 German naval requisition, 1945 laid up at Grimstad
after grounding damage, 1946 scrapped. |
3,832 |
| Skyros |
1896 |
ex- Leonis, 1899 purchased from Leonis SS Co., West Hartlepool
renamed Skyros, 1914 laid up at Constantinople, 1914 placed in Turkish
sea transport division Osmanli Seyrisefain Idaresi, Istanbul renamed Skiros,
1915 sunk by Russian destroyer Pronsitelnyi off Kilia. |
2,634 |
| Smyrna |
1912 |
ex- Heidelberg, 1919 purchased from Argo Line, Bremen renamed
Smyrna, 1920 transferred to Hapag but stayed under DLL flag, 1923 sold
to Roland Line. |
1,571 |
| Sofia (1) |
1915 |
1919 allocated to Britain renamed St. Andrews, 1925 sold
to Woermann Linie, Hamburg renamed
Wagogo. |
4,145 |
| Sofia (2) |
1934 |
owned by HAPAG but managed by DLL, 1935 owned by DLL, 1938
sold to Oldenburg Portuguese Line renamed Telde. |
2,978 |
| Sofia (3) |
1939 |
1940 German naval requisition, engines removed and became
accommodation hulk at Kiel, 1946 to USSR renamed Nadir. |
4,446 |
| Spalato |
1923 |
1924 sold to Norway renamed Turid. |
989 |
| Sparta |
1927 |
ex- Star, 1935 transferred from Argo Line renamed Sparta,
1941 German naval transport, 1945 bombed and sunk at Oreglia, 1947 salvaged
and repaired for Italian owners. |
1,724 |
| Stambul (1) |
1889 |
ex- Cintra, 1889 purchased from Hamburg
South America Line renamed Stambul, 1912 sold to Tito Campanella
Cantieri Savoia, Genoa renamed Cornigliano. |
2,643 |
| Stambul (2) |
1904 |
ex- Maria Rickmers, 1912 purchased from Rickmers
Line by Bremer Dampferlinie Atlas managed by DLL renamed Stambul
1913 purchased by DLL, 1914 placed in Turkish sea transport division
renamed Istanbul, 1918 back to Germany as wreck repaired reverted to
Stambul, 1919 allocated to Britain, 1921 sold to the British Africa Steam & Coaling
Co., Capetown renamed Cape Point. |
3,569 |
| Stettin |
1924 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche-Orient
Line, Stettin, 1930 taken over by North
German Lloyd but still under DLL management renamed Akka, 1940 naval
transport, 1945 delivered to MOWT renamed Empire Calder. |
2,646 |
| Stralsund |
1897 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche Orient Line, Stettin, 1926
sold to Italy renamed Doride. |
1,510 |
| Syra |
1923 |
1932 transferred to HAPAG |
2,359 |
| Syrte |
1956 |
1967 taken over by Hamburg Sud, sold to Hansa Line, Bremen. |
3,174 |
| Taygetos |
1911 |
1914 laid up at Lisbon, later interned, 1916 seized by
Portuguese Government renamed Sagres, 1917 sunk by submarine in Mediterranean. |
2,986 |
| Tenedos |
1889 |
ex- Milano, 1902 purchased from Rob. M. Sloman, Hamburg
renamed Tenedos, 1914 laid up at Constantinople, 1914 placed in Turkish
sea transport division Osmanli Seyrisefain Idaresi, Istanbul, 1915 sunk
by British submarine off Akbash. |
3,564 |
| Thasos (1) |
1879 |
ex- Theben built for DDG
Kosmos, 1894 sold to unknown foreign
buyers, 1895 purchased by DLL renamed Thasos, 1895 wrecked off Vlieland. |
1,686 |
| Thasos (2) |
1902 |
1931 stranded off Lulea and damaged,
1920 DLL taken over by Hapag, 1920 vessel repaired and 1921 renamed Volos
management by DLL, 1931 stranded and lost. |
1,907 |
| Therapia |
1902 |
1906 sold to Norddeutscher
Lloyd, Bremen not renamed. |
3,781 |
| Thessalia |
1921 |
ex- Mexico, owned by HAPAG but
1931 put under DLL management renamed Thessalia, 1935 owned by DLL, 1940
German naval transport, 1942 bombed and sunk off Tobruk. |
2,875 |
| Tinos (1) |
1872 |
ex- Argentinia, 1894 purchased by F. Laeisz, Hamburg from Hamburg
South America Line renamed Tinos managed by DLL, 1900 purchased by
DLL, 1909 scrapped. |
2,152 |
| Tinos (2) |
1906 |
ex- Hilda Horn, 1911 purchased from H. C. Horn renamed
Tinos, 1914 laid up at Piraeus, 1916 seized by the Allies, transferred
to French Government renamed Le Bourget. |
3,587 |
| Tinos (3) |
1914 |
1935 transferred from HAPAG, 1941 German Naval Transport,
1941 bombed and sunk at Benghazi. |
2,826 |
| Tripoli |
1961 |
ex- Axenfels, 1965 purchased from Hansa
Line, Bremen renamed Tripoli, 1967 taken over by Hamburg Sud, returned
to Hansa Line. |
5,495 |
| Troja |
1922 |
1928 transferred to HAPAG. |
2,391 |
| Uhlenhorst |
1909 |
ex- Koidula, 1941 seized from USSR renamed Uhlenhorst, 1948
returned to former Estonian owners, now in U.K. renamed Dabaibe. |
4,024 |
| Vaterland |
1922 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche Orient Line, Stettin, 1927
rebuilt to 1773 tons, 1930 taken over by North
German Lloyd renamed Alaya, 1935 transferred to Atlas Levant Line renamed
Ithaka, 1940 German naval transport, 1941 torpedoed and sunk off Greece. |
1,600 |
| Volos (1) |
1902 |
1914 laid up in Venice, 1915 taken over by Italian Government,
1916 seized by Italian Government renamed Padova. |
1,903 |
| Volos (2) |
|
1921 see Thasos (2) |
|
| Walter |
1954 |
1964 purchased from Karl Gross, Bremen, 1967 taken over
by Hamburg Sud, 1971 sold to Greece. |
4,389 |
| Weimar |
1899 |
1924 taken over with Deutsche Orient Line, Stettin, 1926
sold to Japan renamed Kairyu Maru. |
2,069 |
| Yalova |
1920 |
ex- Winfried, 1935 transferred from NGL renamed
Yalova, 1940 German naval transport, 1941 torpedoed and beached at Aghios
Georgios, Aegean Sea. |
3,751 |
| Yalta (1) |
1914 |
owned by NGL which merged with DLL in 1926. 1926 sold to Messageries
Maritimes renamed Etienne de Flacourt. |
1,495 |
| Yalta (2) |
1920 |
1926 owned by NGL but managed by DLL, 1931 sold to H. Schuldt,
Flensburg renamed Hansburg. |
2,369 |
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