S.S. Spree, Norddeutscher Lloyd

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1890 at Stettin by AG Vulcan 6.963 gross 463ft x 51.8ft Norddeutscher Lloyd , Bremen, Germany
Spree - Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship
Spree - Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship
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Spree, NDL steamship
Photo of the S/S Spree
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Havel and Spree, Norddeutscher Lloyd steamships
Sectional view and deck plan of the Norddeutscher Lloyd sisters Havel and Spree
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Kaiserin Maria Theresia (ex Spree), Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship
Kaiserin Maria Theresia (ex Spree), Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship after rebuilding and lengthening in 1898-99
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Lengthening of the Spree at the Vulcan yards at Stettin
Lengthening of the Spree by 20 meters at the Vulcan yards at Stettin
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Chronological History

Year Event
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 8
1892 Bremen → New York May 11
1892 Bremen → New York July 6
1892 Bremen → New York Aug. 10
1892 Bremen → New York Sept. 7
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

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