Voyage to America

Ludwig and Margaret Knollinger, along with their eight children, left the province of
Wurtemburg, Germany, boarded the Ship Wieland at Hamburg, Germany and arrived
in New York City on the 7th of April, 1881. He was 57 years old and she, 54.
[Germans to America, Vol 37, Dec 1880-April 1881, p.337]


The WIELAND
The "Wieland" was built in 1874 by A.Stephen & Sons, Glasgow for the Adler
Line of Hamburg but didn't sail for them. She was a 3,507 gross ton vessel,
length 375.3ft x beam 39.9ft, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron
construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation
for 90-1st, 100-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 16/6/1874 for
Adler, she was bought in 1875 by Hamburg America Line, and on 7/7/1875
sailed on her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Havre and New York. In 1882,
she was rebuilt with two funnels and on 29/8/1894 commenced her last voyage
from Hamburg to New York. On 6/10/1894 she commenced a single round voyage
from Hamburg to South America and was then sold to another German company.
She was damaged by fire in Shanghai on 15/10/1895 and was scrapped the
following year. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.392]

The steamship WIELAND was built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow (Ship
No. 171), and launched on 16 June 1874 for the Adler (Eagle) Line of
Hamburg. 3,504 tons; 114,4 x 12,2 meters/375 x 40 feet (length x breadth);
straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion,
service speed 13 knots; accommodation for 90 passengers in 1st class, 100
in 2nd class, and 800 in steerage; crew of 110. The WIELAND never ran for
the Adler Line. The Adler Line, which had been founded in 1873 in direct
competition with the Hamburg American Line (HAPAG), was purchased by the
latter company for 11,400,000 Reichsmarks on 7 May 1875, and on 25 June
1875, the WIELAND was transferred to HAPAG control. 7 July 1875, maiden
voyage, Hamburg-Havre-New York. 1882, rebuilt; higher superstructure, 2
funnels. 29 August 1894, last voyage, Hamburg-New York. 6 October 1894, 1
roundtrip voyage, Naples-New York. 1895, sold to Ph. A. Lieder, Hamburg and
Shanghai; transport in the Chinese-Japanese War. 15 October 1895, seriously
damaged by fire at Shanghai. 3 January 1896, sent to Singapore for
scrapping [Arnold Kludas and Herbert Bischoff, Die Schiffe der Hamburg-
Amerika-Linie, Bd. 1: 1847-1906 (Herford: Koehler, 1979), pp. 34-35
(photograph); Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An
Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with
the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 1
(1975), p. 392].