Kronprinz Wilhelm, 1901
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: 1901
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: 14,908 tons; 637' x 66'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 23 knots
Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 4 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 593; 2nd class: 363; 3rd class: 696
Routes: Bremen-Southampton-NY
History: Broke transatlantic speed record on her maiden voyage, Sept. 1901. Armed commerce raider during WWI. Interned at Newport News, Va. 1915, escorted to Philadelphia 1916. Seized 1917 by US at Philadelphia, became VON STEUBEN (troopship). Same name for US Shi
Legacy record identifier: Kronprinz Wilhelm1901
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
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