S.S. Barmen, Hamburg America Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1889 at Walker-on-Tyne by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. 2,646 gross 310ft x 39ft Hamburg America Line

Chronological History

Year Event
1889 Sept. 23, launched for Deutsche-Australische as the "Barmen"
1894 Purchased by HAPAG, name remained "Barmen"
1894 May 19, first voyage for HAPAG Hamburg-Philadelphia-Baltimore
1894 Renamed Bolivia
1918 Sold to German owners, renamed "Schwinge"
1919 Surrendered to Britain
1921 Became the "Ems", German owners
1924 Scrapped at Hamburg

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