All digitized ephemera for the ss kronprinz wilhelm available at the gg archives. 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. 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. The little british cruiser rids the seas of a german pest. A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four. 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. With a speed of 22 knots 41 kmh, she captured the blue riband from cunard lines campania and lucania. Listing includes date voyage began, steamship line, vessel, passenger class and route. Kaiser wilhelm ii, named for the german emperor, was a 19,361 gross ton. Breakfast held by norddeutscher lloyd bremen at ss. Constructed in stettin for the north german lloyd ndl, she entered service in 1897 and was the first liner to have four funnels.
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 german transatlantic liner was fitted with wireless communication by its owner, norddeutscher lloyd, in order to outdo its rival hamburg america line. The german vessel set steam for a commerce raiding mission in the atlantic ocean. All submissions must deal with things that happened exactly 100 years ago, using the gregorian calendar. She won the blue ribband for speed in 1898 and was hailed as the new standard in firstclass luxury and comfort. It was the first liner to have four funnels and is considered to be the first. A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four stacker of the north atlantic. Ss kronprinz wilhelm ephemera collection gg archives. Artist impression photo booklet postcard publisher. Rms mauretania on its tyneside builders ways prior to launch in 1906. Common items of ephemera in our maritime collection include passenger lists, brochures, event and entertainment programs, and other memorabilia produced for a voyage or ship. This is a timeline list of the worlds largest passenger ship, ranked initially by gross register tonnage and subsequently by gross tonnage.
For some countries, such as austria, the arrangement is chronological by departure date, with names. 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. The sad story of ss burdigala, former ss kaiser friedrich. Rms arundel castle project gutenberg selfpublishing.
The liner was constructed in stettin now szczecin, poland for the north german lloyd ndl, and entered service in 1897. The title held years reflect the largest extant passenger ship in the world at that time. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available. Tlc model ship world by the nautical research guild. His ship sank only three merchant ships with a total tonnage of 10,685 tons. Page 21 of 43 departing bremen, germany 29 november 1910 departing southampton, england 30 november 1910 departing cherbourg, france 30. Government during world war i, and subsequently served as a transport ship under the name uss agamemnon. Richlarrousse ship tutorial minecraft ss kaiser wilhelm. Ellis island, new york passenger arrivals from 1892 to 1924. 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. A page celebrating the first german blue riband holder, as well as the first true four stacker of the north.
Ss america wreck canary islands learn more about the fastest ship in the world. W momencie zwodowania byl najwiekszym statkiem swiata wiekszy od niego brytyjski statek pasazerski great eastern zostal wczesniej zezlomowany. Ss kronprinz wilhelm project gutenberg selfpublishing. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. But, as this book demonstrates, the kaiser was not much of a militarist. If a given ship was superseded by another, scrapped, or lost at sea then a new one is listed as a successor. Uss huron id1408 was a united states navy transport ship during world war i. Determined to show the world that the german empire had what it took. Front cover of north german lloyd steamship passenger book.
Articles on ships of north german lloyd, including. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and. 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.
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. Germany, bremen passenger departure lists, 19041914. 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 famous photograph taken by alfred stieglitz called the. It wasnt until gunther grass wrote a book about the story in 2002 that some light was shed on. Listing includes date voyage began, steamship line, vessel. Abandoned excavator left in woods for 16 years will it start. These are index cards, arranged alphabetically by place of last residence and then by surname, of german emigrants, based upon the bremen passenger lists. Ndls optimism and confidence for a successful future could not be hidden, as indicated by an eight.
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