Norddeutscher Lloyd

The Norddeutscher Lloyd (literally: North German Lloyd), was a German shipping line. It was dedicated to transatlantic transport. The line was founded on February 20, 1857. It merged with Hamburg America Line on September 1, 1970 to found the current Hapag-Lloyd.

This shipping company was known for having had several ships that won the Blue Riband. These include the SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse,Miller (1987), pp. 11-13.  the SS Bremen"Bremen sends plane from sea with mail", The New York Times, 23 July 1929, p. 1 and the SS Europa (in the 1930s).

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 Other websites 

 Gallery of NDL's fleets at Norway-Heritage
 Passenger list of NDL 1881-1938  GG Archives
 Postcards of NDL
 SS DRESDEN
 The Last Ocean Liners – North German Lloyd – trade routes and ships of North German Lloyd in the 1950s and 60s
 North German Lloyd History and Ephemera  GG Archives

Category:Defunct shipping companies
Category:1857 establishments in Europe
Category:1970 disestablishments in Europe
Category:20th-century disestablishments in Germany