Ocean Liners Hamburg & Hanseatic, circa 1970

Two sister ocean liners from German Atlantic Lines pass at sea, circa 1970. Here, as viewed from the SS Hanseatic, the SS Hamburg passes both to port and to starboard in salute to its sister. Video from the late days of ocean liners, just as transatlantic jets were flying above, leaving an entire transportation industry in the backwater of obsolescence. But that's progress. The video ends with views of tugs towing the SS Hanseatic to the mole at Funchal, Madeira Costa Concordia
SS Hanseatic [IMO 5321679] was in the German Atlantic Lines (Deutsche Atlantik Linie) fleet for about 6 years, 1967 to 1973, and the SS Hamburg [IMO 6810627] for about 5 years, 1969 to 1973. Other than being sisters in the DAL fleet, they aren't sisterships, as they were built to different designs by different yards. Neither is still afloat, one having sunk while under tow to scrap, and the other having been scrapped. It's the end of an era, and now ocean-going ships of this genre ply the cruise ship market, serving as floating hotels for tourists.
It was the disco era, also gone to obsolescence, thank god. This is a rare historic video, as not often during their short service were these vessels in circumstances where passing of this kind could occur.
Old family 8mm videos.

[@friedelglane731]

Ich war dabei damals auf der Hanseatic, habe oben bei den Buchstaben gestanden.

[@mrslinarcos]

I think the HANSEATIC, this one in particular was formally with Zim Lines as the ZION? Later she became the DORIC with Home Lines and ended her career with Regency Cruise Line.

[@MrWtonckens]

I have sailed on the Hanseatic across the Atlantic in June 1970 as a child with my mom, dad and two sisters from New York to Hamburg Germany, after the ship had docked we've cruised in a rented Volkswagen van for a day or two in Germany before we crossed the Dutch border to settle permanently in The Netherlands. It must have been one of the last passenger vessels in service before the airlines took over.