Page 3 of 43 departing bremen, germany 29 november 1910 departing southampton, england 30 november 1910 departing cherbourg, france 30 november 1910 arriving new york 7 december 1910 district of new york. Front cover of north german lloyd steamship passenger book. Page 21 of 43 departing bremen, germany 29 november 1910 departing southampton, england 30 november 1910 departing cherbourg, france 30. The german vessel set steam for a commerce raiding mission in the atlantic ocean. In particular he argues that wilhelm was not responsible for starting world war i, a charge that has been laid at his feet.
It wasnt until gunther grass wrote a book about the story in 2002 that some light was shed on. The liner was constructed in stettin now szczecin, poland for the north german lloyd ndl, and entered service in 1897. She had a varied career, starting off as a worldrecordholding passenger liner, then becoming an auxiliary warship from 19141915 for the imperial german navy. A page dedicated to north german lloyds speed queen from the 1930s. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Determined to show the world that the german empire had what it took. Page 21 of 43 departing bremen, germany 29 november 1910 departing southampton, england 30 november 1910 departing cherbourg, france 30 november 1910 arriving new york 7 december 1910 district of new york port of new york affidavit of surgeon. Ss bremen 1896 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Trond austheims database of emigrant ship arrivals around the world, 18701894. In the middle is his grandson wilhelm ii, the last german kaiser, whose name was given to ss kaiser wilhelm ii 1903, blue riband 1904. The maiden voyage proved successful for the north german lloyd line and victorious for germany, as the new liner took the blue ribband from cunards lucania. The book has been digitalized and is accessable at. Clarks view is that wilhelm was weak, disorganized and impetuous, but not the militaristic warmonger he has been accused of being. The sad story of ss burdigala, former ss kaiser friedrich.
A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four. Passenger lists of ships to new york 1900 to present. Norwegian departures 100 years of emigrant ships from norway indexed by year 18251925. A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four stacker of the north. But these ships did not escape their share of bad fortune. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Breakfast held by norddeutscher lloyd bremen at ss. After the fire she was rebuilt by ag vulcan stettin, lengthened to 575 ft, and her tonnage was increased to 11,540 grt. Her popularity prompted north german lloyd to build three more superliners, namely the kronprinz wilhelm 1901, ss kaiser wilhelm ii 1903 and finally the kronprinzessin cecilie. Artist impression photo booklet postcard publisher.
Kaiser wilhelm ii, named for the german emperor, was a 19,361 gross ton passenger ship built at stettin, germany, completed in the. Henry kupjack is raising funds for kupjack miniature rooms book on kickstarter. Pictorial sketch book of pennsylvania its scenery, internal improvements, resources. The style is very german gold parket and domes are typicall for german ships. The third ship of norddeutscher lloyds kaiserclass, the kaiser wilhelm ii, held the eastbound record between 1904 and 1907. A famous photograph taken by alfred stieglitz called the. Government during world war i, and subsequently served as a transport ship under the name uss agamemnon. Listing includes date voyage began, steamship line, vessel. Ss kaiser wilhelm ii wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Ndls optimism and confidence for a successful future could not be hidden, as indicated by an eight.
A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four stacker of the north atlantic. It was the first liner to have four funnels and is considered to be the first. Breakfast held by norddeutscher lloyd bremen at ss kaiser. Its a german liner and was the biggest and fastest ship in the world. Page 3 of 43 departing bremen, germany 29 november 1910 departing southampton, england 30 november 1910 departing cherbourg, france 30. Ss america wreck canary islands learn more about the fastest ship in the world. Cunard line passenger log book 1894 features over 500 vintage ocean liner ads. Christopher clark wrote a balanced and wellresearched book on the reign of kaiser wilhelm ii. The second ss kaiser wilhelm ii, named for the german emperor, was a 19,361 gross ton passenger ship built at stettin, germany now szczecin, poland. The other early german merchant cruisers were abroad at the start of the war and were armed by german warships. At the outbreak of the first world war she was converted into an auxiliary cruiser, given six 4. She won the blue ribband for speed in 1898 and was hailed as the new standard in firstclass luxury and comfort.
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