the Hermann Built in 1865 by Caird & Company
in Greenock, Scotland
~ Tonnage: 2873 ~ Dimensions:
337' X 40'
Single Screw, 13.5 knots. Compound engines.
Originally had inverted engines with a speed of 11 knots.
Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull.
Passengers 80 first trip, 120 second , 500 third.
Service: Breman to South hampton,New York.
Made her final voyage to New York
in 1893.
Scrapped in 1896. Running mates America Deutshland,
Hansa, Union and Weser. The ships of the North German
Lloyd lines ran a weekly service between Bremen and
New York and carried 28,501 passengers in 1866.
the S.S. America 1863 North German Lloyd
Built by Caird & Company
in Greenock, Scotland
~Tonnage: 2752 ~ Dimensions 328' x
40'
Single Screw, 11 knots. Inverted engines in 1872.
Speed increased to 14 knots. Two masts and one funnel.
Iron hull. Passengers 76 first trip, 107 second, 180 third.
Maiden voyage Bremen to South Hampton N.Y., May 24, 1863.
Sold to Italians in 1894 and renamed 'Orazio'.
Scrapped at Spezia in 1895.
