Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1903
Scope and Contents
The Immigration and Steamships database contains descriptive information about 320 passenger and immigrant vessels built from 1833 to 1929. Records may identify the vessel, year built, shipping line, builder and place of construction, tonnage and dimensions, machinery and speed, masts and funnels, passenger capacities, routes, and vessel history. Most records are associated with one or more images from Mystic Seaport Museum collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1903
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: North German Lloyd
Builder and location: "Vulkan," Stettin, Germany
Tonnage and dimensions: 19,361 tons; 684' x 72'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 23.5 knots
Masts and funnels: 3 masts, 4 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 775; 2nd class: 343; 3rd class: 770
Routes: Bremen-Southampton-NY
History: Largest express liner built to date. Won transatlantic speed record 1903. Renamed AGAMEMNON (1917), MONTICELLO (1927), U.S. Government. Scrapped at Baltimore 1940.
Legacy record identifier: Kaiser Wilhelm II1903
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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Mystic Connecticut 06355 USA
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