Hamburg America Line

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Hamburg America Line was a major German transatlantic shipping company that operated prominent passenger and cargo services between Europe and the Americas from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cargo shipping line
passenger shipping line
shipping company
transatlantic shipping company
abbreviation HAPAG
alsoKnownAs HAPAG
Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
country Germany
dissolved 1970
era 19th century
20th century
fleetType cargo ships
ocean liners
steamships
foundedInCity Hamburg
headquartersLocation Hamburg
historicalPeriod interwar period
post–World War II era
pre–World War I era
inception 1847
industry freight transport
maritime transport
passenger transport
mergedInto Hapag-Lloyd
linked to: Hapag-Lloyd AG
nationality German
notableRoute Hamburg–New York
Hamburg–South America
Hamburg–Southampton–New York
notableShip SS Bismarck
SS Imperator
SS Vaterland
operated emigrant transport services
operatedIn Caribbean Sea
Europe
North America
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

South America
West Indies
transatlantic routes
peakStatus one of the world’s largest shipping companies
servedPort Cuxhaven
Hamburg
Hoboken
New York City
Southampton
serviceType cargo service
mail service
passenger service
successor Hapag-Lloyd
linked to: Hapag-Lloyd AG

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White Star Line competitor Hamburg America Line
DELAG foundedBy Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
linked to: Hamburg America Line
Hamburg America Line alsoKnownAs HAPAG
linked to: Hamburg America Line
Hamburg America Line alsoKnownAs Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
linked to: Hamburg America Line
Hamburg America Line abbreviation HAPAG
linked to: Hamburg America Line