Paddle Steamer Resources by
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German
North Sea Coast and
Islands
Ballin's
Dampfschiff-Rheederei-Gesellschaft / Nordsee-Linie Dampfschiffahrts
AG
Founded in 1889 by Albert
Ballin, who was the director and driving force of the HAPAG company's
ocean liner business and as such, one of the most important
businessmen in Imperial Germany. The company became the Nordsee-Linie
in 1897 before being absorbed into the HAPAG company in 1904.
Poster
advertising Ballin's daily Imperial mail service with Prinzessin
Heinrich, Prinzess Elisabeth and Balder
Freia (1889-1896) : launched 1885 -
scrapped in 1929
Cobra (1890) : launched 1889 - scrapped in 1922
Prinzessin Heinrich (1896) : scrapped in 1923
Screw Steamers
Silvana (1897) - sold for
scrap Nov 1924
Kaiser (1905) - ordered by Nordsee, but when built, went straight to
the HAPAG fleet - scrapped in 1954
Vessels passing to
HAPAG : PS Cobra, PS Prinzessin Heinrich, SS Silvana, TS
Kaiser
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German
North Sea Coast and Islands