S.S. Kaiser Wilham II
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S.S. Kaiser Wilham II
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Vessel Name - S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II
Renamed 1900 - Hohenzollern
Class – Passenger Steamship
Hull - Steel
Masts - 4
Designed by –
Build date – 1889
Launched – April 23, 1889
Built by – A.G. Vulcan
Built at – Stettin, Germany
Built for – North American Lloyd Steamship Company
Named for – Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von Preußen; Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia (1859-1941)
Power – Steam – Triple expansion engines, 1 screw, 2 funnels – 16 knots
Gross tons – 4,773 – after 1892 rebuild – 6,661
Capacity – 1,200 passengers
Length – 450’
Beam – 51’
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Crew –
Grounded on May 10, 1908 at Alghero, Sardinia. Refloated and sold for scrap in Italy.
Renamed 1900 - Hohenzollern
Class – Passenger Steamship
Hull - Steel
Masts - 4
Designed by –
Build date – 1889
Launched – April 23, 1889
Built by – A.G. Vulcan
Built at – Stettin, Germany
Built for – North American Lloyd Steamship Company
Named for – Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von Preußen; Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia (1859-1941)
Power – Steam – Triple expansion engines, 1 screw, 2 funnels – 16 knots
Gross tons – 4,773 – after 1892 rebuild – 6,661
Capacity – 1,200 passengers
Length – 450’
Beam – 51’
Draught -
Crew –
Grounded on May 10, 1908 at Alghero, Sardinia. Refloated and sold for scrap in Italy.
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1896
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“S.S. Kaiser Wilham II,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed April 21, 2025, https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/797.Item 8630