Red Star Line - Ships

Ships

Red Star Line ships had a black funnel with a white band bearing a five-pointed red star. The house flag was a white burgee with a red star.

Some Red Star ships were given names ending in "-land". Notable Red Star ships included:

  • Abbotsford chartered from Gourlay Brothers, Dundee, in 1874.
  • Adria chartered from the Hamburg America Line in 1899.
  • Arabic chartered from the White Star Line from 1926-1929.
  • Belgenland (1878) sold to Italy in 1905 and renamed SS Venere.
  • Belgenland (1914) completed as troopship Belgic for White Star Line. Transferred to Panama Pacific Line, renamed Columbia.
  • Berlin chartered from American Line for 7 voyages 1895-1898.
  • Cambroman chartered from the Dominion Line for 4 voyages 1907.
  • Conemaugh was the SS Sacrobosso. Purchased in 1890 after salvage. 1897 transferred to New York - Seattle trade, 1904 went missing at sea.
  • Finland
  • Friesland Sold to Italy in 1911 and renamed La Plata.
  • Gothland Bought in 1908 from White Star Line, renamed from Gothic. Transferred in 1911 to White Star Line's Australia service and name reverted to Gothic. Transferred again in 1913 to Red Star Line and name changed to Gothland. Scrapped in 1913.
  • Kroonland
  • Lapland
  • Pennland Launched in 1922 for American Line as SS Pittsburgh. Sold to Red Star Line in 1935 and renamed Pennland. Served as Allied troop ship in the Battle of Dakar in 1942.
  • Rhynland Sold to Italy in 1906, renamed Rhyna and scrapped.
  • Rusland, built as Kenilworth in 1872 for American Line. Purchased in 1877, ran aground on Long Island on 19 March 1877, subsequently broke in two and declared a total loss.
  • Vaderland (1872). Sold to France in 1879 and renamed Geographique.
  • Vaderland (1900). Renamed Southland in 1915. 1917 torpedoed and sunk off Irish coast; loss of 4 lives.
  • Westernland Launched in 1918 for White Star Line as Regina. Transferred to Red Star Line in 1930 and renamed Westernland. Transferred to Bernstein Red Star Line of Hamburg in 1935. Served as Allied troop ship in the Battle of Dakar in 1942.
  • Zeeland (1865). Bought as SSJava from Cunard Line in 1878. Sold to France in 1889.
  • Zeeland (1901). Launched 1900 and remained at Red Star until World War I 1914.

The pictures shown below are from a Red Star Line brochure that agents based in the United States and Canada gave out to potential passengers.

  • Smoke Room - Second Class - Finland

Red Star Line offices:

  • Main Office - 9 Broadway, New York
  • Boston - 84 State Street
  • Chicago - 90-96 Dearborn Street
  • Minneapolis - 121 S. Third Street
  • Montreal - 118 W. Notre Dame Street
  • New Orleans - 219 St. Charles Street
  • Philadelphia - 1319 Walnut Street
  • Portland, Maine - 1 India Street
  • San Francisco - 319 Geary Street
  • Seattle - 709 Second Avenue
  • St. Louis - 900 Locust Street
  • Toronto - 41 E. King Street
  • Washington - 1306 N.W. F Street
  • Winnipeg - 205 McDermot Avenue

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