SS Victoria Luise Archival Collection
SS Victoria Luise Entering the Havana Harbor, c1913. Photo by American Photo Company. Library of Congress LCCN 2007663134. GGA Image ID # 2063502e44
Victoria Luise (1899) Hamburg-American Line
Built by "Vulkan" Stettin, Germany. Tonnage: 16,502. Dimensions: 660' x 67'. Propulsion: Twin-screw, 18 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and four funnels Service: Served as a cruise ship, but did make some Hamburg-New York sailings. Modifications: As the Victoria Luise, had some of her boilers removed, thus reducing her speed to 16 1/2 knots. Repairs and Reconditioning: Recovered in a deplorable condition at Hamburg after First World War. Reconditioned and converted to emigrant carrier. Renamed: Hansa (1922). Fate: Scrapped in 1925. Previously Named: Deutschland (1899-1911).
c1911 SS Victoria Luise Breakfast Menu Card
Vintage Breakfast Bill of Fare Card from circa 1911 on board the SS Victoria Luise of the Hamburg America Line featured an impressively large selection of items including Scrambled Eggs with Morils, with Mushrooms, Fried Eggs with Ham or Bacon, and Broiled Salt Mackerels. The reverse side of the Bill of Fare was printed in German.
Sailing Schedule, Hamburg-New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Cherbourg, from 4 October 1912 to 20 February 1913 and Hamburg-Philadelphia from 7 October 1912 to 17 December 1912. Ships Included the Amerika, Cincinnati, Corcovado, Graf Waldersee, Hamburg, Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Patricia, Pennsylvania, President Grant, President Lincoln, Pretoria, Prinz Adalbert, Prinz Oskar, and Victoria Luise. Assignment of Ship's Captains Included with Hamburg-New York Ships. SS Patricia Passenger List, 28 September 1912. GGA Image ID # 1ed91a7f1a
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
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