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German
North Sea Coast and
Islands
Hamburg-Amerikanischen
Packetfahrt (HAPAG)
Founded in May 1847, this
Hamburg based company was to become one of the largest operators of
ocean liners, especially famous in the heyday of German shipping up
until the First World War. After the decline of ocean passenger
shipping, the company became a major cargo transporting conglomerate.
In the passenger shipping field, the company, now known as
HAPAG-Lloyd, operate a large number of cruise liners worldwide as
well as river cruisers in Europe.
In 1904, HAPAG absorbed Ballin's Company (later the
Nordsee-Linie).
Paddle
Steamers
Helgoland (1866) : renamed
Blankensee in 1872
Cuxhaven (1866-1884) : launched 1864 - lost 1891
Helgoland (1872-1879) : laid up in 1875 - scrapped in 1913
Cobra (1904-1919 and 1920-1921) : launched 1889 - scrapped in
1922
Prinzessin Heinrich (1904-1923) : scrapped in 1923.
Willkommen (1899-1924) : launched 1895 -
scrapped in 1929
Screw
Steamers
Sylvana (1904-1919 and
1920-1924) : launched 1897 - scrapped 1924/5
Kaiser (1905-1939) : scrapped in 1954
Adler (1912-1934) : launched 1904 - sunk in 1947
Koningin Luise (1913-1914) : sunk in 1914
Bubendey (1913-1930) : scrapped in 1986
Cobra (1926-1942) : sunk in 1942
Motor
Vessel
Koningin Luise (1934-1941) :
sunk in 1941 - raised and scrapped in 1947
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