Hamburg America Line steamship built 1890 at Dumbarton by William Denny & Co. for the Union Line. Launched as the "Scot" for their Southampton - Madeira - Cape Town service. Rebuilt and lengthened 1896. Used as a Boer War troopship 1899. Purchased by HAPAG 1904 to be used for cruising and renamed Oceana.
Hamburg America Line steamship Oceana (2)
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Hamburg America Line steamship Oceana (2) - at Wilhelmhafen.
On this image she is seen alongside an other HAPAG steamer of the Pennsylvania class.
"Luxusyacht "Oceania" der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie im Kaiser Wilhelmhafen).
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Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1890 |
Dec. 30, launched as the "Scot" for the Union Line |
| 1895 |
Rebuilt |
| 1905 |
Purchased by HAPAG, used as cruising liner |
| 1906 |
June 8, first voyage Hamburg-New York |
| 1911 |
Sold to Canadian owners |
| 1915 |
Sold to U.S. owners |
| 1915 |
Sold to Cia Trasatlantica, renamed "Alfonso XIII" |
| 1923 |
Renamed "Vasco Nunez de Bilbao" |
| 1927 |
Scrapped in Italy |
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