S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Norddeutscher Lloyd

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1889 at Stettin by AG Vulcan 4,773 gross 449.6ft x 51ft Norddeutscher Lloyd , Bremen, Germany

Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II (Hohenzollern)
Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II (Hohenzollern)
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Kaiser Wilhelm II (1)
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1) before she was rebuilt and masts reduced to two.
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Originally built as the Kaiser Wilhelm II, renamed Hohenzollern 1901

Chronological History

Year Event
1889 Apr. 23: Launched
1889 Aug. 27: departed from Bremen on her maiden voyage to New York via Southampton
1889 Aug. 29: departed Southampton for New York
1889 Sept. 7: arrived New York from Bremen via Southampton after having had some trouble with her machinery on the voyage
1890 Bremen → Adeleide Apr. 4. Sidney 1890-04-10.
1890 Bremen → Australia Apr. 10. Arrived in <B>Sidney</B>. Arrived in Adelaide 1890-04-04.
1890 Bremen → New York July 29
1890 Bremen → New York Sept. 5
1890 Bremen → Adeleide Nov. 15
1891 Bremen → Adeleide Mar. 7
1891 Bremen → New York May 31
1891 Bremen → New York June 26
1891 Bremen → New York Sept. 5
1892 Bremen → New York July 12
1892 Bremen → New York Aug. 8
1892 Bremen → New York Sept. 10
1892 Dec. 17: departed New York for Mediterranean ports
1893 July 18: arrived New York from Bremen
1893 Oct. 21: departed New York for Genoa
1893 Nov. 25: departed New York for Europe
1894 Feb. 7: arrived New York from Genoa
1894 Apr. 20: arrived at New York carrying the passengers of the diabeled Ems from the Azores
1894 May 10: departed Genoa for New York via Gibraltar
1894 May 21: arrived New York from Genoa via Gibraltar
1899 Jan. 30: arrived New York from Mediterranean ports
1899 Mar. 27: arrived New York from Mediterranean ports
1899 June 3: arrived New York from Mediterranean ports
1899 Nov. 2: arrived New York from Mediterranean ports
1899 Dec. 24: arrived New York from Mediterranean ports
1901 Renamed Hohenzollern
1908 Wrecked on Sardinia

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