My Cruise to the West Indies; S.S. New York
New York: Hamburg-American Line, 1936. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. 34, [2] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Common Nautical Terms. Cover states S. S. New York from New York March 14, 1936. Cover has some wear and soiling. None of the notes pages have comments. J Wagner was the Ship's Captain. E. T. Braun was the Cruise Director. The itinerary was New York, LaGuayra, Curacao, Cartagena, Colon, Kingston, Havana, and back to New York. The total distance was 5222 miles. The Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft (HAPAG), often referred to as the Hamburg America Line or Hamburg-American Line, was a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg, in 1847. Among those involved in its development were prominent citizens such as Albert Ballin (Director General), Adolph Godeffroy, Ferdinand Laeisz, Carl Woermann, August Bolten, and others, and its main financial backers were Berenberg Bank and H. J. Merck & Co. It soon developed into the largest German, and at times the world's largest, shipping company, serving the market created by German immigration to the United States and later immigration from Eastern Europe. On 1 September 1970, after 123 years of independent existence, HAPAG merged with the Bremen-based North German Lloyd to form Hapag-Lloyd AG. S/S New York, Hamburg America Line:
Built 1926 Oct. 26, launchedAtlantic Journey
1927 Apr. 1, maiden voyage Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York
1929 Re-engined, new service speed: 19 knots
1934 Rebuilt to 645.6ft length, new tonnage: 22,337 gross, service speed now 20 knots
1940 Accommodation ship at Kiel
1945 Apr. 3, capsized during air attack on Kiel
1947 Refloated
1949 Scrapped
She had capacity for 247 first, 321 second and 464 third class passengers. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Souvenir, Logbook, Cruise, West Indies, S. S. New York, Spanish Main, La Guayra, Caracas, Curacao, Willemstad, Cartagena, Panama, Canal Zone, Colon, Jamaica, Cuba
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