Page 21 of 43 departing bremen, germany 29 november 1910 departing southampton, england 30 november 1910 departing cherbourg, france 30. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available. A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four stacker of the north atlantic. Richlarrousse ship tutorial minecraft ss kaiser wilhelm. 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.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and. She won the blue ribband for speed in 1898 and was hailed as the new standard in firstclass luxury and comfort. If a given ship was superseded by another, scrapped, or lost at sea then a new one is listed as a successor. It wasnt until gunther grass wrote a book about the story in 2002 that some light was shed on. For some countries, such as austria, the arrangement is chronological by departure date, with names. I used to buy into the popular idea of kaiser wilhelm ii as an unstable militarist who was largely responsible for the first world war. Government during world war i, and subsequently served as a transport ship under the name uss agamemnon. Includes marital status, occupation, ship name, place of last residence, and destination. The style is very german gold parket and domes are typicall for german ships. His ship sank only three merchant ships with a total tonnage of 10,685 tons. The ship was one of the first battleships built by the german imperial navy kaiserliche marine as part of a program of naval expansion under kaiser wilhelm ii.
Constructed in stettin for the north german lloyd ndl, she entered service in 1897 and was the first liner to have four funnels. The sad story of ss burdigala, former ss kaiser friedrich. Uss huron id1408 was a united states navy transport ship during world war i. Listing includes date voyage began, steamship line, vessel, passenger class and route. Listing includes date voyage began, steamship line, vessel. Breakfast held by norddeutscher lloyd bremen at ss. The liner was constructed in stettin now szczecin, poland for the north german lloyd ndl, and entered service in 1897. W momencie zwodowania byl najwiekszym statkiem swiata wiekszy od niego brytyjski statek pasazerski great eastern zostal wczesniej zezlomowany. A famous photograph taken by alfred stieglitz called the. The german vessel set steam for a commerce raiding mission in the atlantic ocean.
Germany, bremen passenger departure lists, 19041914. It was the first liner to have four funnels and is considered to be the first. Ss america wreck canary islands learn more about the fastest ship in the world. Articles on ships of north german lloyd, including. Abandoned excavator left in woods for 16 years will it start.
Determined to show the world that the german empire had what it took. Ss kronprinz wilhelm project gutenberg selfpublishing. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. Of all the books i have read about the first world war, none have changed my mind about an aspect of it more than this. Artist impression photo booklet postcard publisher. 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 port of new york affidavit of surgeon. These are index cards, arranged alphabetically by place of last residence and then by surname, of german emigrants, based upon the bremen passenger lists. The title held years reflect the largest extant passenger ship in the world at that time. Ndls optimism and confidence for a successful future could not be hidden, as indicated by an eight. The german transatlantic liner was fitted with wireless communication by its owner, norddeutscher lloyd, in order to outdo its rival hamburg america line. With a speed of 22 knots 41 kmh, she captured the blue riband from cunard lines campania and lucania. Ss kronprinz wilhelm ephemera collection gg archives. Ellis island, new york passenger arrivals from 1892 to 1924.
The first of four sister ships built between 1903 and 1907 by ndl the others being. The ship was one of the first battleships built by the german imperial navy kaiserliche marine as part of a program of naval expansion under kaiser. This is a timeline list of the worlds largest passenger ship, ranked initially by gross register tonnage and subsequently by gross tonnage. Rms arundel castle project gutenberg selfpublishing. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. She had a varied career, starting off as a worldrecordholding passenger liner, then becoming an auxiliary warship from 19141915 for the imperial german navy. All submissions must deal with things that happened exactly 100 years ago, using the gregorian calendar. All digitized ephemera for the ss kronprinz wilhelm available at the gg archives. A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four stacker of the north. A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four. Start the title of your submission with the relevant date in brackets.
Front cover of north german lloyd steamship passenger book. Kaiser wilhelm ii, named for the german emperor, was a 19,361 gross ton. Rms mauretania on its tyneside builders ways prior to launch in 1906. 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 little british cruiser rids the seas of a german pest. But, as this book demonstrates, the kaiser was not much of a militarist. 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. Henry kupjack is raising funds for kupjack miniature rooms book on kickstarter. Its a german liner and was the biggest and fastest ship in the world. Tlc model ship world by the nautical research guild. Page 38 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 kronprinz wilhelm, ss kaiser wilhelm ii and ss kronprinzessin cecilie all of whom were part of a kaiser.
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