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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
16,502 gross 1900 at Stettin by AG Vulcan Hamburg America Line 660.9ft x 67.3ft 
 YearRemarks
 1900 Jan. 10, launched as the DeutschlandAtlantic Journey ID 2564
 1900 July 4, maiden voyage Hamburg-Plymouth-New YorkAtlantic Journey ID 2565
 1900 Record passage Eddystone-Sandy HookAtlantic Journey ID 2566
 1911 Became HAPAG cruising yacht Victoria LuiseAtlantic Journey ID 2567
 1914 Became auxiliary cruiserAtlantic Journey ID 2568
 1920 Damaged by fire during reconditioning, renamed "Hansa"Atlantic Journey ID 2569
 1920 New tonnage: 16,333 tons gross, accommodation: 36 cabin, 1,350 steerage passengersAtlantic Journey ID 2570
 1922 Rebuilt: accommodation: 224 cabin, 1,065 steerageAtlantic Journey ID 2571
 1925 Scrapped at HamburgAtlantic Journey ID 2572
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

For more ship history see: S/S Deutschland (3)


Hansa (2), Hamburg America Line steamship.
Hansa (2), Hamburg America Line steamship.
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Hansa (2), Hamburg America Line steamship
The Hansa (2), ex. Deutschland, ex. Victoria Louise. She had two of her funnels removed in 1922 when renamed.
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S/S Deutschland (3), Hamburg America Line
Hansa as the S/S Deutschland (3), Hamburg America Line
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Victoria Luise, Hamburg America Line steamship
The Hansa as the Victoria Luise in cruising colors
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