Major routes

Hamburg - Cherbourg - Southampton - New York

Hamburg - Panama - West Indies - Central America - west coast of USA

Hamburg - Panama - Brazil - west coast of South America

Hamburg - China - Japan

Southampton agent

Wainwright Bros & Co Ltd; Wm H Muller & Co (London) Ltd

Ship colours

Company ship

Grey hull. Yellow funnels with black, white and red top.

Timeline

1847	Hamburg-America founded in Hamburg. North Atlantic service starts with sailing ship Deutschland
1889	The company introduces its first twin-screw fast steamships Augusta Victoria and Columbia, followed by Normannia and Furst Bismarck
1889	Hamburg-American Line`s new vessel Pennsylvania is the largest ship in the world and can carry 2725 passengers
1905	Hapag opens its first travel agency in Berlin
1914	At the outbreak of the First World War, Hapag has 175 ocean-going ships, making it the world`s largest shipping line. It loses its entire fleet as a result of the war
1926	Hapag rebuilds its fleet, now owning 118 ships
1930s	Partnership between Hamburg-American and Norddeutcher Lloyd shipping companies begin
1945	The Second World War results in the total loss of the fleet
1966	Hapag transports the first standard containers in the North Atlantic trade
1970	Hapag and Norddeutcher Lloyd merge to form Hapag-Lloyd. The new company diescontinues passenger liner journeys across the Atlantic