SS Deutschland (1900)
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SS Deutschland
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| Owner: | Hamburg America Line |
| Port of registry: | Hamburg,  Germany |
| Route: | Transatlantic |
| Ordered: | 1896 |
| Builder: | AG Vulcan, Stettin |
| Yard number: | 244 |
| Laid down: | 1899 |
| Launched: | 10 January 1900 |
| Completed: | December 1900 |
| Maiden voyage: | July 6th, 1900 |
| In service: | 1900 |
| Out of service: | 1925 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap in France 1925 |
| Status: | Scrapped in France Since 1925 |
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| Name: | SMS Victoria Luise |
| Acquired: | 3 August 1914 |
| Decommissioned: | 18 August 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage: | 16,703 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Displacement: | 27,350 metric tons (26,920 long tons; 30,150 short tons) |
| Length: | 207.2 m (679 ft 9 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 20.52 m (67 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Decks: | 6 |
| Installed power: | 15,000 ihp (11,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,050 passengers in three classes |
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SS Deutschland was a passenger liner built in Stettin and launched in 1900 by the Hamburg America Line of Germany. The rival North German Lloyd line had launched Germany's first four funnel liner, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in 1897, and SS Deutschland was built by Hamburg America as Germany's second four-funnel liner in order to compete.
Although SS Deutschland was able to capture the Blue Riband from Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in just over five days, she suffered from persistent engine issues, and was withdrawn from transatlantic service in 1910 after just ten years. At this time she was renamed Viktoria Luise and converted to a dedicated cruise ship. As Viktoria Luise she saw brief service in World War I. In 1921 she was converted again into an immigrant ship and renamed Hansa, although changes in United States immigration laws reduced the value of this trade, and ultimately she was sold for scrap in 1925.
When it became clear that Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was a success, Hamburg America Line decided to join the battle for supremacy on the Atlantic. North German Lloyd responded to the Deutschland threat by ordering three more liners, the Kaiser class.
Built by AG Vulcan in Stettin and launched in 1900, she won the Blue Riband from Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of the North German Lloyd line, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in just a little over five days. She was the first and only four-stacker built for Hamburg America. She was 207.2 m (679 ft 9 in) long, 20.52 m (67 ft 4 in) wide and measured 16,502 gross tons. Her service speed was 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) and she carried 2,050 passengers in first, second and third class.
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