Spree, Norddeutscher Lloyd

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Burden	Built	Shipowner or operator	Dimensions
6.963 gross	1890 at Stettin by AG Vulcan	Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, Germany	463ft x 51.8ft

Year	Departure	Arrival		Remarks
1890				May 17: launched at Stettin
1890				Oct 11: departed Bremen on her maiden voyage to New York via Southampton
1890	Bremen	New York	Oct. 21
1890	Bremen	New York	Dec. 22
1891	Bremen	New York	Jan. 24
1891	Bremen	New York	Feb. 27
1891	Bremen	New York	Mar. 25
1891	Bremen	New York	Apr. 22
1891	Bremen	New York	June 18
1891	Bremen	New York	July 15
1891	Bremen	New York	Aug. 19
1891	Bremen	New York	Oct. 14
1891	Bremen	New York	Nov. 11
1891				Dec. 15: departed New York for Bremen, Capt. Willigerod
1891				Dec. 18: rescued the passengers and crew of the burning Guion Line steamship Abyssinia
1891				Dec. 22: arrived Southampton with the rescued crew and passengers from the Abyssinia
1892	Bremen	New York	Mar. 16
1892	Bremen	New York	May 08
1892	Bremen	New York	May 11
1892	Bremen	New York	July 06
1892	Bremen	New York	Aug. 10
1892	Bremen	New York	Sept. 07
1892				Nov. 22: departed Bremen for New York
1892				Nov. 26: broke her shaft about 1.000 miles from Queenstown. The broken machinery punded a hole in the stern, filling the compartment under the 2nd cabin with water
1892				dec. 3: arrived Queenstown in tow of the S/S Lake Huron
1894				Apr.12: arrived New York with her turtleback smashed by a big sea which had thumbled over her stern while in a gale
1895				Dec. 10: departed New York for Bremen, Capt. Willigerod
1895				Dec. 19: stranded on the Warden Ledge on Coast of the Isle of Wight while in charge of a pilot
1895				Dec. 22: arrived Southampton - went on dry dock for examination
1897				June 26: departed New York for Bremen, Capt. Meier
1897				July 2: broke her crankshaft 550 miles west of the coast of Ireland
1897				July 9: arrived Queenstown in tow of the British steamer Maine, Capt. Tubb
1897				July 16: was taken in tow from Queenstown for Southampton for repairs
1897				Sept 13: arrived New York from Bremen
1897				Nov. 26: arrived New York from Bremen
1897				Nov. 30: departed New York for Bremen via Southampton, last voyage as Spree
1898				Went to Stettin for rebuiling, was lengthened and converted to a twin screw steamer, 1 extra funnel added, masts reduced to 2, renamed Kaiserin Maria Theresia (Theresa)
1900				Mar. 13: departed Bremen on her first transatlantic voyage as the Kaiserin Maria Theresia
1900				Mar. 22: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton - first arrival as Kaiserin Maria Theresia
1900				Apr. 21: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton
1900				May 16: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton
1900				June 14: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg
1900				July 12: arrived New York from Bremen via Antwerp
1900				Aug 16: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton
1900				Sept. 12: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg
1900				Oct. 10: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton
1900				Nov. 8: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton
1901				Jan. 6: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton
1901				Feb. 2: arrived New York from Genoa
1901				Mar. 15: arrived New York from Bremen via Genoa and other ports
1901				Mar. 18: departed New York for Genoa
1901				Apr. 14: arrived New York from Genoa
1901				May. 14: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton
1901				June 6: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton
1901				Aug. 8: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg
1901				Sept. 4: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton
1901				Oct. 3: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton
1901				Oct. 31: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg
1902				Jan. 10: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton
1902				Feb. 18: arrived New York from Genoa via other Mediterranean ports
1902				Mar. 24: arrived New York from Genoa via other Mediterranean ports
1904				Sold to Russia, rebuilt as an auxiliary cruiser and renamed Ural
1905				May: torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

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Kaiserin Maria Theresia (ex Spree), Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship after rebuilding and lengthening in 1898-99
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Lengthening of the Spree by 20 meters at the Vulcan yards at Stettin
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