SS Hohenzollern Archival Collection

Count Eulenburg, Admiral Sir J. E. Commerell, and the Kaiser on Board the Hohenzollern: The Kaiser and His Suite. The Illustrated London News, 12 August 1893. GGA Image ID # 1d3b7d106d

Hohenzollern (1873) North German Lloyd

Built by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Hull, England. Tonnage: 3,288. Dimensions: 353' x 39'. Propulsion: Single- screw, 12 1/2 knots. Compound engines. Triple expansion engines in 1890. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull. Passengers: 142 first, 800 third. Launched, May 24, 1873. Maiden voyage: Bremen-Southampton-Panama, December 7, 1873. Service: Also in Bremen-New York service. Placed in Bremen-Far East trade in 1886. Fate: Sold in 1899 and broken up for scrap. Sister ship: Habsburg. Note: Both vessels were also used in South American trade.

Steamer "Hohenzollern": built in 1873 by Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. in Hull. 1890 with new machines and boilers provided by the corporation "Vulcan" in Bredow near Szczecin. Length 107.06 m, width 11.887 m, room depth 9.71 m, measurement register tons gross 3287, register tons net 2,175, draft empty 15 F. 6 1/2 Z. = 4.768 m, carrying capacity 2,109 t at 22 F. = 6.736 m draft. Crew 107 people. Passengers: I. class 44, II. Class 18, III. Class 540 people. Machines indicate 2380 horsepower. Electric lighting 2 dynamos with together 251 lamps. Speed ​​13 knots.

Hohenzollern (1889) North German Lloyd

This Ship Sailed as the SS Hohenzollern from 1901-1908

Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 6,668. Dimensions: 449'x 51'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 16 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Service: Mediterranean-New York. Fate: Wrecked on Sardinia in 1908. Previous Name: Kaiser Wilhelm II (1889-1901).

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Australian Ports and Genoa-New York, from 14 October 1903 to 16 April 1904. Ships Included the Barbarossa, Bremen, Friedrich dr Grosse, Gneisenau, Hohenzollern, König Albert, Lahn, Neckar, Prinz Regent Luitpoid, Prinzess Irene, and Zieten. SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Cabin Passenger List, 6 October 1903. GGA Image ID # 213715a8fe

Sailing Schedule, Bremen-Australia, Genoa-New York-Genoa, Marseille-Naples-Alexandria-Naples-Marseille, from 17 May 1905 to 18 November 1905. Ships Included the Hohenzollern, König Albert, Königin Luise, Neckar, Prinzess Irene, Schleswig, Seydlitz, Stuttgart, Weimar, and Zieten. SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse First and Second Class Passenger List, 23 May 1905. GGA Image ID # 2108ac16c3

Sailing Schedule, Marseille, Naples, Alexandria, and Zurich, from 17 October 1906 to 16 July 1907. Ships Included the Hohenzollern and Schleswig. SS Bremen Passenger List, 27 October 1906. GGA Image ID # 21413418d4