Ems | Norway Heritage

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1884 at Glasgow by John Elder & Co.	4,730 gross	429.8ft x 47ft	Norddeutscher Lloyd , Bremen, Germany

Werra class steamer, Norddeutscher Lloyd
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Werra class steamer, Norddeutscher Lloyd - deck plans and sectional view

The S/S Ems one of 3 Werra class steamers.
This image shows a Werra class steamer
deck plans and sectional view
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Picture of the S/S Ems, Norddeutscher Lloyd
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Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Ems
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Ems as the Lake Simcoe:

Picture of the Ems in Beaver Line colors as the S/S Lake Simcoe
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Lake Simcoe (ex Ems) - deck scene
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Lake Simcoe (ex Ems) - at Montreal
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Chronological History

Year	Event
1884	Feb. 27, launched
1884	June 4, maiden voyage Bremen - Southampton - New York
1884	Bremen → New York June 13
1886	Bremen → New York Oct. 11
1886	Bremen → New York Nov. 9
1887	Bremen → New York Apr. 8
1887	Bremen → New York July 1
1888	Bremen → New York Apr. 7
1888	Bremen → New York June 14
1888	Bremen → New York July 13
1888	Bremen → New York Aug. 14
1889	Bremen → New York Jan. 26
1889	Bremen → New York Mar. 25
1889	Bremen → New York Apr. 22
1889	Bremen → New York May 20
1889	Bremen → New York June 18
1889	Bremen → New York July 22
1889	Bremen → New York Aug. 19
1889	Bremen → New York Sept. 17
1889	Bremen → New York Oct. 15
1889	Bremen → New York Nov. 11
1889	Bremen → New York Dec. 9
1890	Bremen → New York Feb. 26
1890	Bremen → New York Mar. 25
1890	Bremen → New York Apr. 21
1890	Bremen → New York May 20
1890	Bremen → New York June 17. Also reported arrive 1890-06-16.
1890	Bremen → New York July 22. Also reported arrive 1890-07-23.
1890	Bremen → New York Aug. 18
1890	Bremen → New York Sept. 15
1890	Bremen → New York Oct. 14
1890	Bremen → New York Nov. 12
1890	Bremen → New York Dec. 9
1891	Bremen → New York Feb. 8
1891	Bremen → New York Mar. 10
1891	Bremen → New York Apr. 7
1891	Bremen → New York May 5
1891	Bremen → New York June 29
1891	Bremen → New York Aug. 3
1891	Bremen → New York Oct. 27
1891	Bremen → New York Nov. 23
1892	Bremen → New York Apr. 25
1892	Bremen → New York May 23
1892	Bremen → New York June 20
1892	Bremen → New York July 25
1892	Bremen → New York Aug. 22
1892	Bremen → New York Oct. 17
1894	March 17: departed Bremen for New-York
1894	Apr. 2: towed into Fayal, Azores, by the British steamer Wild Flower, she had sailed under canvas after braking the propeller frame a few days after departing Southampton
1894	Apr. 10: the passengers were picked up by the NDL steamer Kaiser Wilhem II at the Azores to be conveyed on to New York
1896	Rebuilt, masts reduced to two
1901	Taken over by Elder Dempster, renamed Lake Simcoe - used for Beaver Line service
1901	Aug. 20, first voyage Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1903	August, chartered by Canadian Pacific Line
1905	Sold and scrapped at Genoa