Built as a iron cargo-passenger vessel under yard 37 by Caird & Co, Greenock, Scotland for the Hamburg America Line.
05 May 1855 launched under the name HAMMONIA, one sister the BORUSSIA. Hammonia is the latinised name for the town Hamburg
Tonnage 2.259 grt, 1.465 net., dim. 85.3 x 11.7 x 7.62m.
One 2-cyl oscillating steam engine, 1.400 hp, speed 10 knots.
Accommodation for 54 first class, 146 second and 310 tweendeck passengers, crew 77.
Barque rigged, three masts. Clipper bow.
She was the first steamer of the Hamburg America Line.
15 July 1855 registered.
1855 After completing chartered by the French Government for the repatriating of troops from the Crimea War.
01 July 1856 made her first sailing from Hamburg to New York, her outward voyage she made in 16 days and the homeward voyage in 14 days.
September 1858 her powder room exploded neat the mouth of the Elbe for no apparent reason, in which four passengers were injured.
06 February 1864 made her last voyage from Hamburg via Southampton to New York
1864 Sold to the Allan Line, renamed BELGIAN.
21 April 1864 made her first voyage for her new owners from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal.
1868 Made her last voyage from Liverpool to Portland.
1872 Sold to Mississippi & Dominion Line.
03 September 1872 made her first voyage for the new line from Liverpool to New Orleans.
After two round voyages in 1873 renamed in MISSOURI.
Made then one round voyage more to New Orleans, before shifted to the service on 30 April 1873 from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. Made two round voyages.
17 September 1873 again in the service from Liverpool to New Orleans.
01 October 1873 grounded on the Gingerbread Shoal, Bahamas, she became a wreck without loss of live.
The liner depict on the stamp is the BREMEN built in 1939.
On German 1965 70p sg 1395, scott 925.
Source: North Atlantic Seaways by N.R. P. Bonsor. Merchant Fleets in profile Vol. 4 by Duncan Haws.
Some web-sites.
HAMMONIA
Re: HAMMONIA
The ship depict on the stamp (below) is the HAMMONIA.