Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1897 at Stettin by AG Vulcan	14,349 gross	649ft x 66ft x 39ft	Norddeutscher Lloyd , Bremen, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship - longitudinal sctional view

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, longitudinal sctional view.
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The "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" was 649 feet long, 66 feet broad, and 39 feet deep, from main deck to keel. Her register tonnage was 14,349 tons, and displacement 20,000 tons. The powerful engines indicated 28,000 horse power, giving the leviathan an average speed of from 22 to 23 knots per hour. On one voyage from Southampton to Bremerhaven, in the spring of 1900, she attained a speed of 24.05 knots. With a view to increased steadiness the vessel was fitted with bilge keels, with the intention to eliminate the unpleasant rolling motion. The engines were balanced on the Schlick system which prevented movement to be transferred to the body of the ship, thus reducing unpleasant vibration. The special improvement in the arrangement of this steamer, as compared with other express steamers previously built by the Lloyd or other companies, consisted in the entire upper deck, i. e., the best part of the vessel, being used for cabin passenger accommodation, the crew's quarters being placed on the maindeck below. By the enlargement of the upper deck from side to side a good deal of space had been gained. This newly created design was used as a model in the construction of later express steamers. From her first trip across the Atlantic the "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" became a popular ship with the travelling public.

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off New York.
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Picture of the S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship - at Cherbourg
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship
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Steerage passengers on deck of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
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Steerage passengers on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship

Steerage passengers on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, NDL
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - steerage passengers on deck
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - steerage passengers 1904.
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - looking foreward on a voyage in April 1904
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship - passengers on deck

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, passengers on deck
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S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Steerage passengers gathered in the fore deck

Steerage passengers gathered in the fore deck of the ship
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - steerage passengers on the fore deck
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - sheltered promenade deck
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship - sheltered promenade deck

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sheltered promenade deck
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S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, band playing on the sheltered promenade deck

The band playing on the sheltered promenade deck
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - the boat deck
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - tender Lloyd alongside at Cherbourg
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The Captain's cabin with Capt. Heinrich Engelbart

Capt. Heinrich Engelbart

Captian Otto Cuppers posing with a passenger on the deck of the steamer on a voyage in April 1904.
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - Captian Otto Cuppers posing on the bridge deck of the steamer on a voyage in April 1904
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - passengers on deck, a girl looking quite seasick
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - Capt. Polack posing with passengers 1909. Capt Polack is the officer standing behind the woman
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - frontal view, with her characteristic bridge-house with the 5 widows

Frontal view, with her characteristic bridge-house with the 5 widows
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - boat deck
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship, gangway and bridge
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - looking aft April 1904.
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - funnels and ventilators, April 1904
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Description of the collision between the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and the Orinoco off Cerburg in November 1906:

On November 21st, 1906 the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse (Capt. O. Cuppers) which was bound from Bremen to New York, called at Southampton, and then crossed to Cherbourg, where 170 1st class passengers were embarked. When she left Cherbourg shortly after 8 o'clock, she carried 330 1st class, 350 2nd class, and 700 3rd class (steerage) passengers. The Orinoco, bound from Southampton to the West Indies and New York, had 60 1st class passengers, and four in the 2nd cabin. After leaving Cherbourg she was to call at Vigo to embark a number of emigrants for the West Indies and South America. According to one account there was a dense fog, and the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse steamed slowly through the channel leading out of the roadstead, in charge of the French pilot, who was to be dropped off the Casquets.

According to another report the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was rounding the head of the dyke when her Captain perceived the Orinoco and gave two blasts of his whistle as a signal for the Orinoco to keep to starboard. The Orinoco, the report ads, did not respond and the signal was repeated from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, but still the Orinico did not change her course, and almost immediately afterward crashed into the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse's starboard bow. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was according to the report going at a rate of 18 knots, while the Orinoco was only steaming 3 knots. Capt. Cuppers of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was also blamed for discharging the pilot before the vessel was clear of the harbor.

The majority of the 3rd class passengers, who were berthed forward, had gone below to arrange their belongings, and many had already retired in anticipation of sea-sickness in the Channel. The 1st class passengers had finished dinner, and many were on deck. Suddenly the outlines of a steamer loomed through the fog on the star board bow of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, not more than a hundred feet away. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse instantly altered her course, but the vessel, which proved to be the Orinoco entering the harbor, kept steadily on, and crashed into the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse with terrific force, driving her steel plates inward and killing four emigrants who were lying in there bunks. So powerful was the impact that the bow of the Orinoco remained locked in the side of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse for several minutes. When the liners finally drew apart, it was found that a great hole had been driven in the side of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, while her plates were twisted and bent for a considerable distance along the starboard side. The bow plates of the Orinoco were likewise broken for a distance of five feet, but the damage was much less.

Orinoco, Royal Mail Line steamship
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Orinoco, Royal Mail Line steamship - after the collision with the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

Orinoco after the collision
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship - At Cherbourg after the collision with the Orinoco

At Cherbourg after the collision with the Orinoco
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S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, damages after the collision in 1906

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, damages after the collision
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The emigrants on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse lost all self control and rushed on deck, shouting for the boats, and fighting madly to reach them. Great alarm likewise existed among the first and second cabin passengers on both liners, and one distracted woman on the Orinoco threw herself into the sea, but was promptly rescued. The captain of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sent up distress rockets and made preparations to launch boats, but as the principal damage appeared to be above the waterline he anchored in the roadstead and awaited assistance. The ship's officers and doctors immediately cared for the injured emigrants who had been badly hurt by the collision. The bodies of the four killed outright were badly mangled: They were afterwards identified as: Anna Koucelik, of Bohemia; Georges Muhllbeier, Russian; Samuel Croseint, Russian; Michael Zimbelmann, Russian. An eleven year old girl named Marin Steurer was fatally injured, and died soon afterwards. Eight emigrants were seriously injured. A number of other emigrants were slightly injured by the shock. Three members of the crew of the Orinoco were on duty on the bow of that steamer as she entered the harbor. All were swept overboard by the collision and drowned. The names were: — H. Denny, seaman; F. Hearn fireman; W. Pickett, coal trimmer (all of Southampton). The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse remained in constant wireless communication with the Marconi station at Nitou, Isle of Wight, and in addition to reporting the accident the operator transmitted hundreds of reassuring messages from the passengers to their friends. Naval tugs and other vessels hurried to the assistance of the damaged liners and the wounded were quickly removed to the municipal hospital. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse's passengers were then disembarked. The hole in the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse's hull was about 3ft, above the waterline, 45ft, long, and 30ft. in breadth.

The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sailed to Bremerhaven under her own steam for repairs, and 60 men were immediately dispatched from the Vulcan Shipbuilding Yard to make the necessary repairs. Some of the ship's plates were doubled up by the force of the impact, as though they had been paper, and in the fold of one of these plates the workmen found a small baby. Happily the child was not injured in any way, though the mother, who must have been standing in the immediate neighborhood at the moment of the accident, was killed.

The Maritime Court at Bremerhaven later decided that the collision was due to excusable errors on the part of both captains. The British admiralty board however, found that the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was to blame for the collision and awarded the Orinoco the verdict and costs. The NDL then appealed against the judgment by The British admiralty board.

Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship built 1897 at Stettin by AG Vulcan. This image shows the ship at the Neuer Kaiserhaven, Bremerhaven ca. 1900.

The KWdG at the "Neuer Kaiserhaven", Bremerhaven ca. 1900
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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in dry dock at the Blom Voss yard at Hamburg - probably in connection with the repairs after loosing her rudder in October 1907.

KWdG in dry dock at Blom & Voss, Hamburg
probably in connection with the repairs after loosing her rudder in 1907
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Somme of the Captains mastering the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse:

Capt. Heinrich Engelbart
Master 1897-1901

S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Dietrich Högemann

Capt. Dietrich Högemann
Master 1901-1902

S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Capt. Otto Cuppers

Capt. Otto Cuppers
Master 1902-1906

S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Capt. P. Wettin

Capt. P. Wettin
Master 1907

S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Capt. Chas Polack

Capt. Chas Polack
Master 1907-1910

S/S Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Capt. R. Dahl

Capt. R. Dahl
Master 1911-1913

THE RECORD RACE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC - The Hamburg Liner "Deutchland's" Victory, winning the blue riband from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, when crossing the Atlantic from New York to Plymouth in 5 days 7 hours and 38 minutes

The last days of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse:

Kaipara New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. (Canadian-Australian Line) steamship

The Kaipara, sunk by the KWdG Aug. 16, 1914
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H.M.S. Highflyer which sunk the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

H.M.S. Highflyer which sunk the KWdG on Aug. 26, 1914
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Pictures of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse taken Aug. 16, 1914

Pictures of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse painted all black taken by a passenger on the R.M.S. Arlanza on Aug. 16, 1914

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in battle with the H.M.S. Highflyer Aug. 26, 1914 as see by Dr. J. C. Dick, surgeon of the Kaipara

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in battle with the H.M.S. Highflyer Aug. 26, 1914
as seen by Dr. J. C. Dick, surgeon of the Kaipara

Wreck of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, photo

Chronological History

Year	Event
1897	May 4: launched at Stettin in the precense of Kaiser Wilhelm
1897	Sept. 19: departed Bremen on her maiden voyage mastered by Capt. Engelbart
1897	Sept. 20: called at Southampton - she made an average speed of 20.7 knots per hour on the voyage from Bremen
1897	Sept. 26: arrived Sandy Hook Lightship 5 days 22 hour 45 mintes from the Needles off Southampton - a new record. Average hourly speed was 21.39 knots
1897	Sept. 30: departed Hoboken eastbound
1897	Oct. 6: arrived Plymouth, new eastward record: 5 days, 15 hours, 10 minutes - average speed of 21.91 knots per hour
1897	Oct. 12: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. Heinrich Engelbart)
1897	Oct. 19: arrived at New York from Bremen via Southampton
1897	Oct. 26: departed New York for Bremen via Southampton
1897	Oct. 27: the upper exhaust passage of the high pressure cylinder of the port engine was fractured, ship proceeded at reduced speed
1897	Nov 2: arrived at Southampton , was docked to have her bottom cleaned before proceeding to Bremen
1897	Nov. 9: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1897	Nov 17: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton. 6 days and 58 minutes from Southampton - new record: 567 knots in one day
1897	Nov. 23: departed New York for Bremen via Southampton
1897	Nov. 29: arrived Southampton - new rocord Sandy Hook to the Needles in 5 days 17 hours 8 minutes, was delayed to stand by a burning ship for 25 minutes
1897	Dec. 14: Departed Bremen for New York (Capt. Engelbart)
1897	Dec. 23: arrived at New York
1898	Jan. 10: arrived at Southampton from New York
1898	Mar. 1: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton. Prominent passenger: Prince Albert of Belgium
1898	Mar. 9: arrived at New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Mar. 15: departed New York for Bremen via Southampton
1898	Mar. 21: arrived Plymoth from New York crossing in 5 days 17 hours 22 minutes, maintaining an average speed of 22 knots an hour
1898	Mar. 25: departed Bremerhaven with the German emperor Kaiser Wilhem for an exlusive 1 day cruise to test the speed of the vessel
1898	Mar. 29: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Apr. 5: arrived at New York in 5 days and 20 minutes from Southampton (Gained the Blue Riband - The Needles to Sandy Hook - 3,120 nautical miles)
1898	Apr. 12: departed New York for Bremen
1898	Apr. 26: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Apr. 28: at Southampton
1898	May 3: arrived at New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	May 10: departed New York
1898	May 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. Engelbart)
1898	May 31: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. Engelbart)
1898	June 21. departed Bremen for New York via Southampton, broke a blade on one of her preopellers while on way to Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	June 24: departed Southampton after having been in dry dock for repairs of a broken blade of one of the propellers. Was also scraped while in dock.
1898	June 30: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Aug. 1: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Aug.. 9: arrived at New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Aug. 30: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Sep. 7: arrived New York
1898	Sep. 27: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Oct. 5: arrived New York
1898	Nov. 1: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Nov. 9: arrived New York
1898	Dec. 13: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1898	Dec.. 21: arrived New York
1899	Feb. 28: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Mar. 1: called at Southampton
1899	Mar. 7: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg - 5 days 21 hours 8 minutes from Cherbourg at an average speed of 22.33 knots an hour
1899	Mar. 28: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Apr. 4: arrived New York from Bremen
1899	Apr. 25: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	May 3: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	May 9: departed New York for Europe
1899	May 23: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	May 24: called at Southampton on way from bremen to New York. Took on some of the passengers from the stranded S/S Paris of the American Line
1899	May 30: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton
1899	June 6: departed New York for Bremen via Southampton
1899	June 20: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	June 27: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton
1899	Aug. 1: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Aug. 8: arrived new York from Bremen via Southampton
1899	Aug. 15: departed New York for Bremen via Southampton
1899	Aug. 29: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Sept. 4: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton - 783 cabin passengers and 629 steerage passengers
1899	Sept. 26: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Oct. 4: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Oct. 21: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Oct. 29: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Nov. 14: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Nov 21: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Dec. 12: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1899	Dec. 20: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Jan. 4: departed New York for Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Jan. 10: arrived Cherbourg from New York after a record crossing from Sandy Hook in 5 days, 6 hous and 6 min. (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Feb. 27: departed Bremen for New York as the first commercial liner to have the Marconi wireless telegraphy system installed, the system was tested out during the voyage (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Mar. 7: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Mar. 3: departed New York for Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton
1900	Mar. 27: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Apr. 4: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Apr. 10: departed New York
1900	Apr. 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	May 2: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	May 22: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	May 30: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	June 19: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	June 27: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	June 30: just escaped the great fire at the NDL piers with her outer woodwork already on fire as she was assisted by two tugs to get out of her berth
1900	July 3: departed New York for Bremen with about 300 survivors from the fire on the Saale, Bremen and Main among her 1039 passengers
1900	July 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Aug. 1: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Aug. 21: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Aug. 29: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Sep. 18: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Sep. 26: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Oct. 16: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Oct. 24: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Nov. 13: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Nov. 23: arrived NY from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg after an exciting trip - lost a propeller blade, was tossed by storms, narrowly escaped collision, ran aground and got entangled in buoy chains (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Nov. 27: departed New York for Bremen with one blade of her port propeller still missing
1900	Dec. 11: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1900	Dec. 20: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	Feb. 19: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	Feb. 27: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	Mar. 19: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	Mar. 27: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg carrying 1,051 passengers (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	Apr. 16: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	Apr. 24: arrived New Yorkfrom Bremen via Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	May 14: departed Bremen for New York via Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	May 21: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg (Capt. H. Engelbart)
1901	June 11: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. H. W. Engelbart)
1901	June 19:arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. H. Engelbart) - this was the last trip before Capt. Engelbart was appointed superintendent for the construction of the Kaiser Wilhelm II (2)
1901	July 16: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann - previously the commander of the Hohenzollern (2))
1901	July 24: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Aug. 13: departed Bremen for New York via Cherbourg - crossed in 5 days, 17 hours and 24 min. between Cherbourg and Sandy Hook - a new record (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Aug. 20: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Sep. 10: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Sep. 17: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Oct. 8: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Oct. 15: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg - crossed in 5 days, 17 hours and 37 min. between Cherbourg and Sandy Hook at an average speed of 22.23 knots (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Nov. 5: departed Bremen for New York via Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Nov. 14: arrived New York from Bremen via Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1901	Dec. 3: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Jan. 7: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Jan. 15: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Feb. 4: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Feb. 12: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Feb. 18: departed New York for Bremen
1902	Mar. 11: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Mar. 18: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Mar 25: departed New York for Bremen
1902	Apr. 8: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Apr. 14: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg in 5 days, 18 hours and 45 min. from Southampton at a new record average speed of 22.70 knots an hour (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Apr. 23: departed New York for Bremen
1902	May 6: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	May 12: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	June 3: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	June 9: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg - several passengers datained at quarantine till June 11 (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	June 17: departed New York for Bremen via Cherbourg and Plymouth at 10 o clock in the morning
1902	July 1: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	July 9: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	July 16: departed New York for Bremen - only prompt action by Captain Högemann averted a collision with the HAPAG steamer Moltke on North River
1902	July 29: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Aug. 5: arrived New York from Bremen after a quick passage of 5 days, 19 hours, and 48 minutes, carrying 735 saloon passengers in her cabins and 647 passengers in the steerage (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Aug. 12: departed New York for Bremen
1902	Aug. 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Sep. 2: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg with 303 cabin passengers and 646 steerage passengers. The vessel broke her westward record, crossing in 5 days 15 hours and 20 min. (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Sep. 9: departed New York for Bremen
1902	Sep. 23: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Oct. 1: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Oct. 7: departed New York for Bremen
1902	Oct. 21: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Oct. 29: arrived New York from Bremen after a rough passage of 5 days 21 hours and 40 min. (Capt. D. Högemann)
1902	Nov. 4: departed New York for Bremen. Capt Högemann vent to Stettin to superintend on the building of the Kaiser Wilhelm II (2) after this trip
1902	Nov. 18: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton (Capt. Otto Cuppers)
1902	Nov. 26: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1902	Dec. 13: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1902	Dec. 22: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Jan. 6: departed New York for Bremen
1903	Feb. 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Mar. 5: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Mar. 10: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Mar. 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Apr. 1: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Apr. 7: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	May 5: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	May 13: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	May 19: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	June 2: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	June 10: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	June 16: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	June 30: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	July 7: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	July 21: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	July 28: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Aug. 4: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Aug. 18: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Aug. 25: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg with 778 cabin- and 664 steerage passengers in 5 days 19 hours and 23 min. at an average speesd of 21.9 knots (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Sep. 15: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Sep. 22: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Sep. 29: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Oct. 13: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Oct. 21: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Nov. 10: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1903	Nov. 18: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Jan. 26: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Feb. 4: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg coated with ice after a voyage of 7d. 12h. 3min. - having been delayed by 3 fierce storms which carried away 5 of her ventilators (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Feb. 9: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Feb. 23: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Mar. 1: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Mar. 15: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Mar. 23: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Apr. 12: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Apr. 20: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Apr. 26: departed New York for Bremen carrying a cargo of gold amounting $6,600,000 (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	May 10: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	May 18: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	May 24: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	June 7: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	June 14: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg after a very rough trip (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	June 20: record braking voyage sailing the 3,112 miles from Sandy Hook Lightship to Eddystone Lighthouse at an average speed of 23.58 knots per hour (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	July 5: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	July 13: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	July 19: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Aug. 2: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Aug. 10: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Aug. 30: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Sep. 6: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Sep. 13: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Sep. 27: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Oct. 5: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Oct. 11: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Nov. 7: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Nov. 16: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg after batling violent weather and waves (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Nov. 22: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Dec. 7: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1904	Dec. 14: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Jan. 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Feb. 2: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Feb. 21: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Mar. 1: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Mar. 21: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Mar. 28: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Apr. 25: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	May 3: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	May 23: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	May 31: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	June 20: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	June 28: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	July 25: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Aug. 3: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Aug. 22: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Aug. 29: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Sep. 19: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Sep. 26: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Oct. 16: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Oct. 24: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Nov. 14: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Nov. 22: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Dec. 12: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1905	Dec. 20: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Jan 23: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Jan. 31: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Feb. 20: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Feb. 27: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Apr. 4: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Apr. 10: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	May 1: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Apr. 10: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	May 29: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	June 7: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	June 26: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	July 3: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	July 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	July 31: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Aug. 28: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Sep. 5: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Sep. 25: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Oct. 2: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Oct. 23: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Oct. 30: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Nov. 6: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Nov. 20: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. O. Cuppers)
1906	Nov. 21: collided with the Royal Mail S.S. Orinoco off Cherbourg. Both vessels were severely damaged, the KWdG had a rip in her hull. 13 persons lost their lives and 14 were injured. Both ships went back to Cherbourg, see more info below
1906	disembarked passengers at Cherbourg and sailed back to Bremerhaven for repairs.
1906	Dec. 8: the passengers of the KWdG arrived New York on the NDL steamship York (Capt. Randemann)
1907	Jan. 15: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Jan. 23: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Jan. 26: departed New York for a 35 days cruise in the Mediterranean, calling at Alexandria, Naples and Genoa among other places (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Mar.2: arrived New York from Alexandria, Genoa and Naples (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Mar. 19: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Mar. 28: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Apr. 23: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	May 1:arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	May 21: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	May 30:arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	June 18: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	June 27:arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	July 16: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	July 23: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Aug. 13: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Aug. 20: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. P. Wettin)
1907	Sep. 10: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1907	Sep. 18: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1907	Oct. 8: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1907	Oct. 16: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1907	Oct. 22: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1907	Oct. 25: lost her rudder in a terrible hurricane
1907	Oct. 29: arrived at Plymouth without a rudder, guided only by her propellers - proceeded to Bremen for repairs (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1907	Nov. - Mar. 1908: Underwent refitting, stern was rebuilt and strengthened, the great dome over the saloon was removed and a ladies room and lounge was added on the deck above, 8 new staterooms were added amidships
1908	Mar. 23: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg - first voyage after repairs and refitting (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Apr. 2: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Apr. 21: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Apr. 29: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	May 19: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	May 26: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	June 6: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	June 23: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	July 14: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	July 21: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Aug. 11: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Aug. 18: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg in 5 days 16 hours and 51 minutes (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Sep. 8: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Sep. 15: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Oct. 6: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Oct. 13: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Nov. 3: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Nov. 11: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Dec. 15: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1908	Dec. 23: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Jan. 19: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Jan. 29: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Mar. 16: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Mar. 24: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Apr. 13: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Apr. 20: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	May 11: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	May 18: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	June 8: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	June 16: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	July 6: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	July 13: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Aug. 10: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Aug. 17: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg - on this vaoyage she made her best run to date when sailing 583 knots in one day (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Aug. 30: arrived Plymouth from New York on her way to Bremen, reported that she had collided with a seventy-foot sleeping whale when off Newfoundland, no damage to the ship (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Sep. 7: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Sep. 14: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Oct. 5: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Oct. 12: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Oct. 19: departed New York for Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1909	Oct. 26: arrived Bremen from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Jan. 25: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Feb. 1: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Feb. 22: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Mar. 2: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Apr. 5: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Apr. 12: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	May 3: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	May 10: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	May 31: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	June 7: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	June 28: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	July 5: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	July 12: departed New York for Bremen via plymouth and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	July 26: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Aug. 2: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Aug. 9: William J. Gaynor, mayor of New York city was shot in the neck and seriously wounded as he stood on the promenade deck, the ship was about to depart for Bremen
1910	Aug. 16: arrived Bremen from New York (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Aug. 30: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Sep. 6: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Sep. 27: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Oct. 4: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Oct. 25: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Nov. 1: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Nov. 29: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Dec. 6: her port propeller was carried away and she had to proceed with only the use of her starboard propeller (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Dec. 7: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1910	Dec. 13: departed New York for Bremen (Capt. Ch. Polack)
1911	Apr. 11: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	Apr. 18: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	May 9: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	May 16: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	June 6: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	June 13: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	July 4: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	July 11: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	Aug. 15: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	Aug. 22: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	Sep. 12: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	Sep. 19: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	Oct. 10: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1911	Oct. 17: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Mar. 19: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Mar. 26: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Apr. 24: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Apr. 30: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	May 21: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	May 29: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	June 20: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	June 28: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	July 16: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	July 23: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Aug. 20: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Aug. 27: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Sep. 17: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Sep. 24: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Oct. 15: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Oct. 22: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Nov. 12: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1912	Nov. 19: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. R. Dahl)
1913	Apr. 8: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Apr. 15: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	May 6: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	May 14: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	June 3: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	June 10: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	July 1: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	July 8: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	July 29: departed Bremen for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Aug. 5: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Sept. 2: departed Bremerhaven for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Sep. 9: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Sept. 30: departed Bremerhaven for New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, went ashore off the Red Sand Light at the mouth of the River Weser, refloated the next day (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Oct. 8: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton and Cherbourg - 12 hours delayed due to going aground at Bremerheven at low tide, and due to bad weather (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Oct. 28: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Nov. 5: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. H. Rehm)
1913	Nov. 13: departed New York for Bremen - last trip before rebuilding at Bremerhaven. Saloons on the promenade deck to be converted to 3rd class cabins, 2nd class cabins aft to be converted to steerage accommodations
1914	March 18: departed Bremen on her first trip after having been rebuilt to a 3rd class and steerage ship only. All her luxurious fittings had been removed (Capt. H. Rehm)
1914	March 19: collided with and sank the fishing schooner Fimmo near Haaks Light in the North Sea
1914	March 26: arrived at New York from Bremen with 628 3rd class passenger and 1483 steerage passengers (Capt. H. Rehm)
1914	Apr. 15: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. R. Meyer)
1914	Apr. 21: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. R. Meyer)
1914	May 13: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. R. Meyer)
1914	May 21: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. R. Meyer)
1914	June 9: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. R. Meyer)
1914	June 18: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. R. Meyer)
1914	July 8: departed Bremen for New York (Capt. R. Meyer)
1914	July 15: arrived New York from Bremen (Capt. R. Meyer)
1914	July 21: departed New York for Bremen
1914	July 28: arrived at Bremen to be fitted out as an armed mercant cruiser. She was strengthened and armed with 4 old 10.5 cm cannons and painted all black
1914	Aug. 4: departed Bremen as an armed merchantman commanded by Fregattenkapitän Max Reymann
1914	Aug. 7: captured the trawler Tubal Cain and took her crew as prisoners before sinking her
1914	Aug. 15: captured the Union Castle passenger liner Galician off the Canary Islands, but released her the next day as she had women and cildren aboard
1914	Aug 16: captured and sank the British ship Kaipara and Nyanga - crew taken as prisoners. Captured the R.M.S. Arlanza but released her due to high number of women and children on board
1914	Aug. 26: sunk in neutral waters at Bay of Rio de Oro off the West coast of Africa by the British cruiser Highflyer while serving as a German WW1 auxiliary cruiser, commanded by Capt. Reymann

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - promenade deck

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - sheltered promenade deck

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - passengers on deck

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - after collision – Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - after collision with the Orinoco

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse – image 3

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - life in the steerage

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - steerage passengers – Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship built 1897 at Stettin by AG…

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - steerage passengers 1904

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - looking foreward

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - steerage passengers on the fore deck

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - sheltered promenade deck – image 2

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - the boat deck

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - tender Lloyd alongside

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - Capt. Cuppers and passenger

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - Capt. Cuppers on the bridge deck

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - passengers on deck – image 2

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - Capt. Polack and passengers

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - frontal view

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - boat deck

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - gangway

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse – image 4

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - looking aft

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - funnels and ventilators

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - in dry dock

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse - at Bremerhaven

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse – image 5

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Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse – image 6

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S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Norddeutscher Lloyd

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Description of the collision between the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and the Orinoco off Cerburg in November 1906:

Somme of the Captains mastering the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse:

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