Hamburg America Line

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The Hamburg America Line (also known as the Hamburg-Amerika Line and the Hamburg Line) was established in Hamburg, Germany in 1847 under the name Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft (HAPAG) for shipping across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1970 the company merged with the Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) of Bremen to establish Hapag-Lloyd.

Its liner SS Amerika was the first ship to warn the RMS Titanic of icebergs. The Hamburg line docked in Hoboken, New Jersey rather than Manhattan.

Arguably one of its most famous ships was the MS St. Louis.

[edit] See also

• Holland America Line
• Norwegian America Line
• Scandinavian America Line
• Swedish America Line

[edit] References

• The history of the Hamburg-America Line
• Passenger Lists from the Hamburg-Amerika Linie