Victoria Luise, 1899

Item

Identifier: imm-0313

Staff Only

Image of Victoria Luise (1899); mkey 106974

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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: 1899

Extent

From the Collection: 320 record(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Vessel Details

Line: Hamburg-American Line

Builder and location: "Vulkan," Stettin, Germany

Tonnage and dimensions: 16,502 tons; 660' x 67'

Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 17.5 knots

Masts and funnels: 2 masts, 4 funnels

Passengers: 1st class: 487

Routes: Hamburg-NY

History: Built as DEUTSCHLAND at a cost equivalent to $3.2 million. Converted to Hapag cruising ship 1911, renamed VICTORIA LUISE; 487 1st class passengers. 1912 resumed Hamburg-NY voyages. Became auxiliary cruiser during WWI; not surrendered to Allies because of

Legacy record identifier: Victoria Luise1899