SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Archival Collection

Prinzessin Victoria Luise (1901) Hamburg-American Line

Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 4,409. Dimensions: 407'X 47'. Twin-screw, 15 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels. Clipper bow. Service: Built as a cruise ship. Did make some sailings to New York. Fate: Wrecked near Plum Point, Jamaica in 1906.

 

 

Across the Atlantic - Hamburg American Line - 1905

Although small in size, this 80 page booklet / brochure from 1905 provides an excellent record of the steamships and services of the Transatlantic Fleet of the Hamburg America Line. Ships Covered Included the Blücher, Deutschland, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Moltke, Patricia, Pennsylvania, Pretoria, Prinz Adalbert, Prinz Oskar, and Prinzessin Victoria Luise.

 

 

North Country Voyages (Nordlandfahrten) - 1908

Hamburg-Amerika Linie cruise book, depicting visits to Norwegian ports and sights, such as Allesund, Bergen, Bellsund, Brontheim, Geirangerfiord, Gudvangen, Hammerfest, Stahlheim, and many stunning fiords and glaciers. The roughly 200-page brochure offered exquisite images of several ships of The Hamburg-American Line, including the Auguste Victoria, Prinzessin Victoria Luise (wrecked off Jamaica in 1906), Oceana, Meteor, and Blücher.

 

The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Cruising on the the Atlantic Ocean. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbe5ef452

 

Entrance to the Social Hall on the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbf188850

 

Gymnasium on the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbf18a8f4

 

Library on the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbf1a49d9

 

Main Saloon and Cupola on the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbf4e847f

 

Smoking Room on the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbf54f4ca

 

Social Hall on the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Across the Atlantic, 1905 HAPAG Brochure. GGA Image ID # 1bbf97da70

 

SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise First Class Conversation Salon. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 16683b75a7

 

SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise First Class Conversation Salon Showing Light Shaft. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 16680cbe80

 

Side View of the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise First Class Conversation Salon. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1667eeeb73

 

SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise First Class Gymnasium. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1668867c87

 

SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise First Class Smoking Room. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 16677d43f9

 

SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Inner Promenade Space. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1668c948dd

 

Lifeboat Drills on the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e2b866fec

 

The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise at Bergen With Tenders Along Side. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1669a10dc4

 

SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise at Næs (Nes), Akershus, Norway. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e2c0470d8

 

The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Approaches the Harbor at Tromsø. Great View of Passengers on the Deck Watching the Ship. Note the Height of the Railing on the Upper Deck. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1669774e1d

 

The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise Near Balestrand, Sogndal, Norway. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1e2c0585f9

 

The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise at Molde Norway. Note the Fashions Worn by the Women at the Pier, They Appear to Be Waiting for Passengers From the Ship to Arrive via a Tender. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 16694f05a0

 

The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise is Anchored at Næs (Nes), Romsdal, Norway. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1669727802

 

The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise at Odda. People, Possibly Immigrants, Waiting at the Pier for the Tender to Arrive From the Steamer. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 166922bf78

 

The SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise at Odda Fjord. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 166912bffb

 

SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise (1900). Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 166722b4c3

 

View of the SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise From the Shore With Two Women and Eight Children in the Foreground. Hamburg-Amerika Linie Nordland-Fahrten, 1908. GGA Image ID # 1669dcff46

 

 

The First Great Ocean Liners in Photographs - 1983

Sumptuous volume recalls the glorious early years of elegant transatlantic travel. Over 190 historic photographs depict exterior and interior views of 101 great ocean liners, including the Virginian, Imperator, Vaterland, Bismarck, Lusitania, Mauretania, Balmoral Castle, Titanic, Olympic, Aquitania and dozens more. Full captions.