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The Hamburg-American Line Building. Located at 45 Broadway, this was the site of the first building erected by the Dutch on Manhattan Island. Purchased in 1907 by the Hamburg-American Line, this now defunct building was remodeled and, for a time, had a reputation as the finest steamship offices in the country. [ Continued ]
The Hamburg-American Packet Company
[ From King's Handbook of New York City, pp. 82 - 83 ( Boston: Moses King, 1893 ) ]
"The Hamburg-American Packet Company, running a weekly expressline from New York (Hoboken) via Southampton to Hamburg, and a regular service from New York direct to Hamburg, was founded in 1847, and sent out its first steam vessel in 1856; and now owns 54 steamships. It numbers among the modern vessels of its fleet the magnificent Fürst-Bismarck, Augusta Victoria, Normannia, and Columbia, twin-screw express mail steamships of from 10,000 to 12,000 tons each, and 13,000 to 16,000 horse-power, with a speed of between 19 and 20.75 knots an hour. The Fürst-Bismarck has made the voyage between New York and Southampton in 6 days and 11.75 hours, the fastest time ever made between those ports. They take passengers from New York to London regularly in less than a week. The express-boats are built of steel and teakwood, with double bottoms and numerous water-tight compartments, double keels, Edison incandescent lights, and richly decorated saloons, music-rooms and smoking-rooms, and large state-rooms, some of them with connected bath-rooms, and others en suite. The first-cabin fares are from $75 to $25." [ Continued ]
[ Image from King's Views of New York, p. 17 ( Moses King, 1908 ) ]
