SS Kaiserin Maria Theresia Archival Collection
Kaiserin Maria Theresia (1890) North German Lloyd
Built by "Vulkan", Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 7,840. Dimensions: 528' x 51' (545' o.l.). Propulsion: Twin-screw, 20 knots. Triple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and three funnels. Modifications: As originally built this liner had three masts and two funnels; also was of single-screw. In 1899 lengthened from 463 feet to 528 feet, which raised her tonnage to 7,840. Maiden Voyage: Made her first voyage as Kaiserin Maria Theresa, March 11, 1900. Renamed: Ural (1904) Russian. Fate: Sunk during the Russo-Japanese War at Battle of Tsushima, May 27, 1905. Previously Named: Spree (1899). Ship Alternate Spelling: Kaiserin Maria Theresa.
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1902-09-30 SS Kaiserin Maria Theresia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 September 1902
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton
Commander: Captain P. Wettin
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First Class Smoking Room on the Kaiserin Maria Theresia of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (North German Lloyd) ca 1900. Detroit Publishing Company Photochrome. Library of Congress LC # 2002720835. GGA Image ID # 1d6fb22b7b
First Class Promenade Deck of the Kaiserin Maria Theresia of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, ca 1900. Detroit Publishing Company Photochrome. Library of Congress LC # 2002720834. GGA Image ID # 1d71600b12
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Pleasure Cruises by the Magnificent Twin-Screw Steamer SS Kaiserin Maria Theresia, 1904. SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Passenger List, 6 October 1903. GGA Image ID # 1ebc3920df
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Title Page, SS Kaiserin Maria Theresia Cabin Passenger List, 30 September 1902. GGA Image ID # 20e36f9c09
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Senior Officers and Staff, SS Kaiserin Maria Theresia Cabin Passenger List, 30 September 1902. GGA Image ID # 20e3c8b0ad
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Back Cover, SS Kaiserin Maria Theresia Passenger List, 30 September 1902. GGA Image ID # 1ebdb39c68
S. S. Kaiserin Maria Theresia - 1900
When the North German Lloyd S. S. Kaiserin Maria Theresia reached New York last month on her westward trip, few would have recognized in the magnificent liner the old familiar Spree so great a metamorphosis had she undergone. The new vessel is a remarkable example of the present-day possibilities in vessel construction.
The practically new vessel is of these dimensions: Length, 546 ft.; beam, 52 ft.; depth. 37 ft.; gross tonnage, 7,800 tons. She has accommodations for 330 first cabin, 140 second cabin and 400 steerage passengers, and carries besides a crew of 290 all told.
The twin screws are driven by triple expansion engines of 17,000 I. H. P., which are expected to give a sustained speed of 20 knots. The engines have cylinders, 43 1/2 in., 67 in., and (2) 77 in. dia. by 63 in, stroke. All shafting in the vessel is of nickel steel, and the propellers are of bronze. They are three-bladed and are 18 ft. 4 1/2 in. dia.
In addition to the main engines, there are 38 auxiliary engines with 66 steam cylinders. Steam is generated in nine double-ended boilers, 15 it. 4 in. dia., and 18 it. 7 in. long, four single-ended boilers of the same diameter, and 10 ft. 3 in. long.
In the passenger quarters, the decorations and furnishings are unusually magnificent. In its exterior appearance, the vessel has a pleasing appearance in the water. (Marine Engeering, April 1900:138)
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Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 1857-1970, Volume One, History -- Fleet -- Ship Mails
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Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 1857-1970, Volume Two, History -- Fleet -- Ship Mails
The second volume begins with the years after World War One, The Great War, and the recovery after the war, starting from scratch to rebuild their steamship line. Although Norddeutscher Lloyd would again win the Blue Riband of the North Atlantic in 1929, the depression of the 1930s affected NDL as yet another crisis in ship ownership and management to which commercial shipping interests had always been prone. The ranks of transatlantic passenger carriers thinned out as large and small concerns went out of business.
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
Passenger Ships of the World, 1963, represents an incredible resource covering passenger ships that are Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Trans-Pacific via Panama Canal, Latin American, Africa and the Eastern Oceans, and California-Hawaii.
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